There are 5 ways to get from Gijón to Bilboa by plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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 Asturias Airport, bus
best- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane OVD - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 16 to Carlow Bus Stnbus
8h 56m€88–231Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gijón to Bilbaocar
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Bilboacar
33h 1m€101–632Bus to Santander Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SDR - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 16 to Carlow Bus Stnbus
10h 56m€89–232Bus, bus to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Villalbabus
- Take the bus from Vilalba to Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiagobus
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SCQ - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 16 to Carlow Bus Stnbus
14h 5m€89–295Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Gijon to Leontrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Leon to Miranda De Ebrotrain Alv
- Take the train from Miranda De Ebro to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the bus from Rosslare Europort to Bunclodybus 132
41h 25m€198–782
Asturias Airport (OVD) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gijón to Bilboa is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Gijón to Bilboa is to fly and bus which takes 8h 56m and costs €85 - €240.
The distance between Gijón and Bilboa is 1258 km.
The best way to get from Gijón to Bilboa without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 41h 25m and costs €190 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Gijón to Bilboa, including transfers.
Bilboa is 1h behind Gijón. It is currently 10:38 AM in Gijón and 9:38 AM in Bilboa.
There are 112+ hotels available in Bilboa.
What companies run services between Gijón, Spain and Bilboa, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Gijón to Bilboa. However, you can take the bus to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073], walk to Asturias Airport (OVD) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Airport Zone 16, take the bus to Carlow Bus Stn, walk to Carlow Fairgreen, then take the line 487 bus to Bilboa. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Gijón to Bilboa via Bilbao and Rosslare Harbour in around 33h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Dublin Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Dublin Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Gijon to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Miranda De Ebro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Miranda De Ebro to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Gijon to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 16 to Carlow Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 16 to Carlow Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Airport Zone 16 to Carlow Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Villalba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 981 31 12 13
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.es
Bus from Vilalba to Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Schedules at
- arriva.es
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Rosslare Europort to Bunclody
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €16–22
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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