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How to get fromHeilbronn to Bilbaoby train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 8 ways to get from Heilbronn to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane STR - BIO
    6h 2m
    €88–276

  2. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    14h 19m
    €251–496

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Neckarsulm station west to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N109
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1093 / ...
    20h 49m
    €126–204

  4. Drive  1,386 km

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Bilbaocar car 1,386 km
    13h 46m
    €227–327

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane FRA - BIO
    6h 59m
    €112–324

  6. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hessental Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Schwaebisch Hall-Hessental to Nuernberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane NUE - BIO
    9h 26m
    €111–367

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain train Ter
    5. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1
    16h 58m
    €274–472

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    23h 32m
    €105–215

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

Calendar13Weekly Services
Duration14h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€251Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,192.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

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

You can take a train from Heilbronn Sülmertor to Bilbao via Neckarsulm, Neckarsulm station west, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 20h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 16h 58m.

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