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How to get fromBrest to Bilbaoby train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Brest to Bilbao by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1 / ...
    13h 20m
    €263–436

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Nantes to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1721 / ...
    15h 15m
    €80–131

  3. Drive  941.3 km

    1. Drive from Brest to Bilbaocar car 941.3 km
    9h 29m
    €178–257

  4. Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BES - BIO
    8h 46m
    €144–326

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from La Carène to Gare Routière SNCFbus bus 931
    2. Take the train from Quimper to Nantestrain train Ter
    3. Take the bus from Nantes to Bilbaobus bus
    15h 25m

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Nantes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1 / ...
    15h 44m
    €190–309

  7. Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane BES - BIQ
    2. Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus bus
    9h 46m
    €156–573

  8. Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    1. Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain train
    2. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane RNS - BIO
    11h 18m
    €183–542

Brest to Bilbao by train

Calendar74Weekly Trains
Duration13h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€263Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,500.3 km
  • Duration: 13h 20m

What companies run services between Brest, France and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a train from Brest to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 13h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Bilbao via Nantes in around 15h 15m.

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