There are 7 ways to get from Chania to Bilbao by plane, car ferry, bus, train, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chania International Airport
best- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CHQ - BIO
8h 46m€98–336Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
2d 8hPrivate transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HER - BIO
10h 1m€219–473Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Chania to Larissabusferry
- Take the bus from Larissa to Librazhdbus
- Take the bus from Librazhd to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
2d 9hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Chania to Heraklionbus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos de Sants to Pamplonabus
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus L20
2d 16hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbusferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Leskovac Motel Atinabus
- Take the bus from Leskovac , Autobuska stanica to Grenoblebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Bilbaobus
3d 3hBus and ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Chania to Patrabusferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the bus from Venezia to Stazione Padovabus 53E
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
3d 3h€350–474
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chania to Bilbao is to fly which costs €95 - €340 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chania to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs €95 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Chania to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Chania and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Heraklion Port, Tirana, Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos de Sants and Pamplona / Iruña. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Chania and Bilbao is 2494 km.
The best way to get from Chania to Bilbao without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Chania to Bilbao, including transfers.
Chania to Bilbao bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, depart from Chania station.
Chania to Bilbao bus services, operated by KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A, arrive at Heraklion station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Chania. It is currently 6:52 AM in Chania and 5:52 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1695+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Chania, Greece and Bilbao, Spain?
Aegean Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Piraeus to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Casa Delfino to Heraklion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–180
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €220–240
- Phone
- +302821093052
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Bus from Chania to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
Busferry from Chania to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- KTEL Chanion-Rethymnou S.A
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Larissa to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Librazhd to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos de Sants to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €38–40
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Leskovac Motel Atina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Leskovac , Autobuska stanica to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–270
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia to Stazione Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- ANEK Lines
Car ferry from Port of Souda to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–55
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–140
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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