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There are 7 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
    €87–248

  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 20m
    €233–480

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Heidelberg central train stationbus bus N36
    2. Take the bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    23h 29m
    €122–218

  4. Drive  1,386 km

    1. Drive from Heilbronn to Bilbaocar car 1,386 km
    13h 46m
    €221–320

  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
    7h
    €113–294

  6. 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
    17h 22m
    €229–487

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Bordeauxbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus bus
    25h 7m
    €131–216

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

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration14h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€233Cheapest 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 bus from Heilbronn central train station to Bilbao Intermodal via Heidelberg and Metz - Bus Station in around 23h 29m. 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 17h 22m.

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