There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Bilbao by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CNS - BIO
27h 31m€594–3,202Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CNS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
29h 30m€828–2,951Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CNS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
33h 7m€713–3,670Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane CNS - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
33h 33m€1,153–3,081
Cairns (CNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Bilbao is to fly which costs €550 - €3200 and takes 27h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Bilbao is to fly which takes 27h 31m and costs €550 - €3200.
The distance between Cairns and Bilbao is 15870 km.
It takes approximately 27h 31m to get from Cairns to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 2:00 PM in Cairns and 6:00 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1715+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Bilbao, Spain?
Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,300
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–5,500
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,100
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,300
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–5,500
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–4,900
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–4,900
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €800–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,300
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–5,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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