There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town 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 Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CPT - BIO
15h 58m€272–616Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CPT - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 22m€472–1,233Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane CPT - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
22h 43m€377–1,208
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Bilbao is to fly which costs €270 - €650 and takes 15h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Bilbao is to fly which takes 15h 58m and costs €270 - €650.
The distance between Cape Town and Bilbao is 8898 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Cape Town to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 11:39 PM in Cape Town and 10:39 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1705+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Bilbao, Spain?
Air France, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
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