There are 12 ways to get from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián by plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train
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Fly Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane FRA - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
5h 43m€117–344Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
6h 37m€89–244Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
17h 21m€365–1,027Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1387
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 2m€141–314Drive 1,845.2 km
- Drive from Berlin to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 1,845.2 km
16h 52m€289–417Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
6h 29m€91–235Fly Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
6h 30m€104–233Fly Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
6h 55m€105–232Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
7h 50m€117–335Train
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris-Esttrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
26h 51m€328–680Bus via Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1387
- Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
29h 45m€171–269Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
20h 54m€305–428
Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €250 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián is to fly and bus which takes 5h 43m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián station. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at San Sebastián - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Berlin Hbf, Strasbourg, Massy Tgv and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 21m.
The distance between Germany and Donostia / San Sebastián is 1120 km. The road distance is 1845.2 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 17h 21m and costs €360 - €1100.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián, including transfers.
Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián is to train via Strasbourg which takes 17h 21m and costs €360 - €1100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €320 and takes 29h 2m.
What companies run services between Germany and Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain?
You can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Amara-Donostia via Berlin Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 17h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to San Sebastián - Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 29h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris-Est
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–410
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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More Questions & Answers
Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián is 1845 km. It takes approximately 16h 52m to drive from Germany to Donostia / San Sebastián.
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