There are 13 ways to get from Hanover to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), car, or car train
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Fly Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAJ - BIO
7h 27m€125–302Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRE - BIO
8h 45m€108–370Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
19h 46m€277–618Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
24h 15m€424–855Drive 1,660.7 km
- Drive from Hanover to Bilbaocar 1,660.7 km
15h 30m€261–377Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAM - BIO
7h 26m€111–447Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
7h 42m€123–444Fly Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane HAJ - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 30m€198–413Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
7h 50m€154–480Bus
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus
23h 31m€132–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
24h 31m€189–615Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
29h 1m€163–386Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Bilbaocar
18h€315–440
Hanover to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Bilbao is to bus which costs €130 - €220 and takes 23h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €110 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Bilbao via Essen central train station and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 15m.
The distance between Hanover and Bilbao is 1410 km. The road distance is 1660.7 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 19h 46m and costs €270 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Hanover to Bilbao, including transfers.
Hanover to Bilbao bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hanover to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €120 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €420 - €900 and takes 24h 15m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €220 and takes 23h 31m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bilbao-Abando via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 24h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Bilbao bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Hanover to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Bilbao is 1661 km. It takes approximately 15h 30m to drive from Hanover to Bilbao.
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