There are 6 ways to get from Cobh to Bilbao by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Cork Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the train from Cobh to Corktrain
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
5h 45m€79–201Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cobh to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
30h 10m€79–600Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
9h 2m€90–230Fly Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORK - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 49m€145–341Fly Cork Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORK - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 13m€84–305Drive, taxi, ferry, bus
- Drive from Cobh to Hook Headcar
- Take the taxi from Ballyhack Lwr to Rosslaretaxi
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
34h 35m€306–524
Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cobh to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cobh to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs €75 - €210.
The distance between Cobh and Bilbao is 1079 km.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Cobh to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Cobh. It is currently 8:59 PM in Cobh and 9:59 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1761+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Cobh, Ireland and Bilbao, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cobh to Bilbao. However, you can take the train to Cork, walk to Cork Kent Stn, take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Bilbao Airport (BIO), walk to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Gran Vía 74. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cobh to Bilbao via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 30h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cobh to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €3–5
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €70–90
Ardkeen Taxis
- Phone
- +353 87 333 3333
- Website
- ardkeentaxis.ie
Liga Taxi
- Website
- ligataxi-wd.com
Rapid Cabs
- Phone
- +353 51 858 585
- Website
- rapidcabs.com
Waterford Taxis
- Phone
- +353 51 331 033
- Website
- waterfordtaxi.com
Joe O’Sheas Taxi
- Phone
- +353 86 305 3009
Strand Cabs
- Phone
- +353 51 390 553
Tramore Cabs
- Phone
- +353 51 391 500
Dinny's Cabs
- Phone
- +353 86 025 2590
O C Cabs
- Phone
- +353 87 838 3230
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