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How to get fromBolzano to Bilbaoby shuttle, plane, train, bus, night train, car, or train (Trenitalia, Renfe, TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Bolzano to Bilbao by shuttle, plane, train, bus, night train, car, or train (Trenitalia, Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Bolzano to Flughafen Münchenshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MUC - BIO
    9h 10m
    €236–396

  2. Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train
    2. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain train
    3. Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane VCE - BIO
    8h 3m
    €57–217

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    6. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    19h 42m
    €310–504

  4. Night train, bus

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bolzano Bozen to Padovanighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    27h 20m
    €132–241

  5. Drive  1,502.6 km

    1. Drive from Bolzano to Bilbaocar car 1,502.6 km
    15h 52m
    €245–353

  6. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    1. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train
    2. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MXP - BIO
    8h 48m
    €58–223

  7. Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Bolzano to Orio al Serio Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane plane BGY - VIT
    3. Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus bus
    9h 1m
    €187–499

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    1. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Brennero - Brennertrain train
    2. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    11h 42m
    €139–353

  9. Fly Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Bilbao Airport

    1. Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BZO - BIO
    8h 15m
    €97–351

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    22h 30m
    €246–459

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bolzano South to Veronabus bus 486 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Verona to Bordeauxbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus bus
    31h 40m
    €149–244

Bolzano to Bilbao by train and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration19h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket€310Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,566.8 km
  • Duration: 9h 10m

What companies run services between Bolzano, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?

SkyAlps, Vueling Airlines, and Eurowings fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bolzano Bozen to Bilbao-Abando via Verona Porta Nuova, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 22h 30m.

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