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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
    8h 57m
    €143–414

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane PRG - BIO
    7h 37m
    €83–228

  3. Train, bus via Antony

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    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 38m
    €366–718

  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
    €159–243

  5. Drive  1,860.8 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Bilbaocar car 1,860.8 km
    17h 18m
    €303–438

  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 54m
    €102–295

  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
    9h 33m
    €164–475

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    26h 50m
    €378–793

  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 train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    31h 50m
    €254–531

  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
    €174–258

Dresden to Bilbao by train and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration20h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket€366Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,552.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 57m

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

Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. 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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