There are 13 ways to get from Grantham to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV), ferry, or car train
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
6h 59m€81–225Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
6h 51m€77–201Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
13h 5m€299–560Train, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h 30m€205–377Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Grantham to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
26h 9m€189–830Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
7h 15m€92–310Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
8h 17m€115–248Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane STN - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 6m€114–363Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STN - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 29m€98–317Train
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
17h 35m€312–561Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the bus from Lille to Bilbaobus
20h 44m€149–297Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
40h 20m€307–573Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Grantham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
15h 6m€355–466
Grantham to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grantham to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €75 - €210 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Grantham to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct train from Grantham to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Grantham and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Grantham and Bilbao is 1126 km.
The best way to get from Grantham to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 13h 5m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Grantham to Bilbao, including transfers.
Grantham to Bilbao train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Grantham station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Grantham. It is currently 3:58 AM in Grantham and 4:58 AM in Bilbao.
Grantham to Bilbao train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 1759+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Grantham, England and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Grantham to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 17h 35m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €210–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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