There are 13 ways to get from Braunschweig to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car train
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Train to Hannover Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAJ - BIO
7h 48m€122–265Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BER - BIO
7h 41m€110–353Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
17h 6m€418–719Train, bus
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
24h 57m€183–353Drive 1,718.9 km
- Drive from Braunschweig to Bilbaocar 1,718.9 km
15h 58m€281–406Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LEJ - BIO
9h 50m€176–442Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAM - BIO
7h 53m€119–339Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
8h€136–360Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
8h 14m€159–382Train
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbftrain 10
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
24h 14m€567–903Bus
- Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1335
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1093 / ...
26h 30m€155–239Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
30h 4m€185–322Drive, car train
- Drive from Braunschweig to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Bilbaocar
20h€294–423
Braunschweig to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Braunschweig to Bilbao is to bus which costs €150 - €240 and takes 26h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Braunschweig to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Braunschweig station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Brunswick central station and arriving at Bilbao via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Braunschweig to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 14m.
The distance between Braunschweig and Bilbao is 1471 km. The road distance is 1718.9 km.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 17h 6m and costs €410 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Braunschweig to Bilbao, including transfers.
Braunschweig to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brunswick central station.
Braunschweig to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Braunschweig to Bilbao is to train which takes 24h 14m and costs €550 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €240 and takes 26h 30m.
What companies run services between Braunschweig, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Bilbao-Abando via Essen Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 24h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brunswick central station to Bilbao via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 26h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brunswick central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
Braunschweig to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Braunschweig to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Braunschweig to Bilbao is 1719 km. It takes approximately 15h 58m to drive from Braunschweig to Bilbao.
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