There are 5 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
26h 31m€608–3,277Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CNS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
34h€929–4,956Fly 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 Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
32h 57m€735–3,748Fly 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
35h 33m€1,201–3,108Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane CNS - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
30h 19m€1,120–3,192
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 €600 - €3300 and takes 26h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Bilbao is to fly which takes 26h 31m and costs €600 - €3300.
The distance between Cairns and Bilbao is 15870 km.
It takes approximately 26h 31m to get from Cairns to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:42 PM in Cairns and 9:42 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1716+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Bilbao, Spain?
Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and Vueling Airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–6,000
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,100
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Santander Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–5,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–6,000
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Santander Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–5,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–5,000
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Santander Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–5,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–5,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–3,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cairns to Santander Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–5,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
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