There are 9 ways to get from Cornwall to Bilbao by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRS - BIO
9h 3m€137–306Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NQY - BIO
9h 41m€91–335Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cornwall to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
22h 22m€136–789Bus
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoriabus 805
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
30h 29m€154–259Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cornwall to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
17h 24m€408–538Train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Par to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EXT - BIO
10h 37m€195–371Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Par to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
10h 27m€186–497Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Par to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
11h 11m€168–397Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CWL - BIO
13h 9m€177–497
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Bilbao is to bus which costs €150 - €260 and takes 30h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 9h 3m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cornwall to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Roundabout and arriving at Bilbao via Dennison Road Car Park, London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
The distance between Cornwall and Bilbao is 1191 km.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 30h 29m and costs €150 - €260.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Cornwall to Bilbao, including transfers.
Cornwall to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dennison Road Car Park station.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Bilbao is to bus which takes 30h 29m and costs €150 - €260. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €340 and takes 9h 41m.
Cornwall to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Cornwall. It is currently 10:42 AM in Cornwall and 11:42 AM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Roundabout to Bilbao via Mount Folly, Dennison Road Car Park, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 30h 29m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and two other airlines fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Exeter to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bilbao Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Bilbao Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Exeter to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Exeter to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
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