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There are 10 ways to get from Hamburg to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, car, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car train

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  1. Fly from Hamburg Airport

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    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane HAM - BIO
    5h 37m
    €79–236

  2. Train, bus via Düsseldorf

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Hendaye to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    17h 20m
    €439–737

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1093 / ...
    26h 5m
    €159–251

  4. Drive  1,774 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Bilbaocar car 1,774 km
    16h 38m
    €329–476

  5. Train to Bremen Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BRE - BIO
    8h 27m
    €100–415

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane HAJ - BIO
    9h 15m
    €160–293

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi 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
    25h 40m
    €466–745

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Esttrain train Trn
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    29h 45m
    €226–386

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    30h 27m
    €200–340

  10. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bilbaocar car
    22h 41m
    €311–427

Hamburg to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar16Weekly Services
Duration17h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€439Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,514.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 37m

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

Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Bilbao via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris in around 26h 5m.

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