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How to get fromDresden to Bilbaoby plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly from Dresden Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane DRS - BIO
    7h 10m
    €143–405

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praguebus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane PRG - BIO
    7h 9m
    €73–231

  3. Train, bus via Antony

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain train
    4. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    20h 27m
    €372–667

  4. Bus via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N1305 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1093 / ...
    26h 45m
    €171–260

  5. Drive  1,860.8 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Bilbaocar car 1,860.8 km
    17h 16m
    €344–496

  6. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BER - BIO
    6h 52m
    €98–289

  7. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LEJ - BIO
    8h 31m
    €156–370

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    6. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    27h 26m
    €362–634

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the bus from Trier central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus bus N36
    4. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    31h 51m
    €243–465

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Padua Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    40h 4m
    €179–268

Dresden to Bilbao by train and bus

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration20h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€372Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,552.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 10m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?

Lufthansa, Eurowings, and Lufthansa City fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Bilbao via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 26h 45m.

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