There are 9 ways to get from Florence to Bilbao by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or train
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FLR - BIO
5h 11m€68–205Train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
22h 20m€267–593Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus N718
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1721 / ...
23h 5m€141–231Drive 1,400 km
- Drive from Florence to Bilbaocar 1,400 km
13h 35m€222–321Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BLQ - BIO
7h 33m€76–242Fly Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane FLR - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 15m€113–289Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VCE - BIO
7h 27m€74–235Bus, train
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Toulousebus
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
23h 7m€158–281Train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Padovatrain 8900 / ...
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
25h 55m€137–203
Florence to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at Bilbao via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
The distance between Florence and Bilbao is 1154 km. The road distance is 1400 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 22h 20m and costs €260 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Florence to Bilbao, including transfers.
Florence to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Florence to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €600 and takes 22h 20m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 23h 5m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?
Volotea and Vueling Airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bilbao-Abando via Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, and Barcelona-Sants in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 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 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- 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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Florence to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Florence to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Bilbao is 1400 km. It takes approximately 13h 35m to drive from Florence to Bilbao.
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