There are 9 ways to get from Copenhagen to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, car, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car 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 Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CPH - BIO
5h 55m€62–216Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
22h 39m€457–780Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Brussels-North train stationbus N770
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1143
31h 25m€182–280Drive 2,235.3 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Bilbaocar 2,235.3 km
20h 41m€495–714Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CPH - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h 29m€82–373Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
30h 1m€615–981Train, bus
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
34h 41m€185–365Train, bus #2
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
36h€240–479Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bilbaocar
26h 50m€425–607
Copenhagen to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Bilbao is to fly which costs €60 - €220 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Copenhagen to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Copenhagen Busterminal and arriving at Bilbao via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Copenhagen to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Hamburg-Altona, Köln Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 1m.
The distance between Copenhagen and Bilbao is 1789 km. The road distance is 2235.3 km.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 22h 39m and costs €450 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Copenhagen to Bilbao, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Copenhagen to Bilbao train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €280 and takes 31h 25m, you could also train, which costs €600 - €1000 and takes 30h 1m.
What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Bilbao, Spain?
Norwegian Air International, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Bilbao via Brussels-North train station in around 31h 25m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
Copenhagen to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Copenhagen to Bilbao train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Copenhagen to Bilbao is 2235 km. It takes approximately 20h 41m to drive from Copenhagen to Bilbao.
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