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

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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 39m
    €79–256

  2. Train, bus via Paris

    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 St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    17h 40m
    €423–755

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Brussels-North train stationbus bus N770 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1143
    26h 5m
    €151–235

  4. Drive  1,774 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Bilbaocar car 1,774 km
    16h 38m
    €291–419

  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 29m
    €96–416

  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 16m
    €160–309

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    24h 41m
    €566–935

  8. Bus via Brussels

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    28h 50m
    €142–244

  9. Train, bus

    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
    €203–362

  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
    €281–397

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

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration17h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€423Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,515.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 39m

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, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Bilbao via Brussels-North train station in around 26h 5m.

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