How to get fromFunchal to Bilbaoby plane or bus

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There are 2 ways to get from Funchal to Bilbao by plane or bus

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Fly to Bilbao Airport
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1. Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FNC - BIO
7h 30m
€107–230
Fly to Santander Airport, bus
1. Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane FNC - SDR
2. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 6m
€125–244

Madeira Airport (FNC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights

20Weekly Planes

5h 44mAverage Duration

€67Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,718.5 km
Duration: 7h 30m

What companies run services between Funchal, Portugal and Bilbao, Spain?

TAP Portugal, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day.

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Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the tenth largest city in Spain, with a population of more than 347,000 as of 2023. The Bilbao metropolitan area has 1,037,847 inhabitants, making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern Spain; with a population of 875,552, the comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region.

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