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How to get fromGießen to Bilbaoby train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 7 ways to get from Gießen to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport

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    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane FRA - BIO
    5h 51m
    €105–274

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain train
    4. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    17h 7m
    €310–772

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gießen to Metzbus bus N235
    2. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    23h 59m
    €127–244

  4. Drive 1,480.6 km

    1. Drive from Gießen to Bilbaocar car 1,480.6 km
    14h 39m
    €234–338

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane FRA - BIQ
    3. Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus bus
    7h 57m
    €136–412

  6. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane STR - BIO
    7h 51m
    €127–422

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt 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
    23h 17m
    €312–731

Gießen to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration17h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€310Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,240.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 51m

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

You can take a bus from Gießen to Bilbao Intermodal via Metz and Metz - Bus Station in around 23h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Bilbao-Abando via Frankfurt, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 23h 17m.

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