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 28m€632–4,572Fly 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
29h 50m€956–6,846Fly 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
33h 15m€721–4,951Fly 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
28h 41m€936–6,724Fly 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
36h 10m€1,258–3,574
Cairns (CNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Bilbao is to fly which costs €600 - €4600 and takes 26h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Bilbao is to fly which takes 26h 28m and costs €600 - €4600.
The distance between Cairns and Bilbao is 15869 km.
It takes approximately 26h 28m to get from Cairns to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 7:19 AM in Cairns and 11:19 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1821+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,600
Flights from Cairns to Santander Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–7,000
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–8,000
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €1,200–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,600
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–4,900
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,600
Flights from Cairns to Santander Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–7,000
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–8,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €950–7,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–7,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–4,900
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cairns to Santander Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to San Sebastián Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €1,200–3,600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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