There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Bilbao by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, or 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 from Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DRS - BIO
9h 39m€144–329Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BER - BIO
6h 44m€101–339Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
20h 55m€340–984Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1305 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1183 / ...
27h€169–283Drive 1,860.8 km
- Drive from Dresden to Bilbaocar 1,860.8 km
17h 18m€295–427Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PRG - BIO
7h 25mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LEJ - BIO
9h 51m€157–478Train, bus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 55
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1 / ...
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourgtrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus
31h 40m€276–856Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Padua Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
40h 4m€191–276
Dresden to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €100 - €340 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Bilbao via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 55m.
The distance between Dresden and Bilbao is 1552 km. The road distance is 1860.8 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 20h 55m and costs €340 - €1000.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Dresden to Bilbao, including transfers.
Dresden to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Bilbao is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs €140 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €1000 and takes 20h 55m, you could also bus via Paris, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 27h.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Erfurt Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 20h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–1,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Padua Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Dresden to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Bilbao is 1861 km. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Dresden to Bilbao.
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