There are 10 ways to get from Kassel to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
6h 34m€121–390Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
15h 35m€301–541Bus
- Take the bus from Kassel to Brussels-North train stationbus N1360b
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1143
24h 35m€138–216Drive 1,587.8 km
- Drive from Kassel to Bilbaocar 1,587.8 km
15h 29m€260–375Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
8h 5m€122–322Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAJ - BIO
8h 46m€156–297Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
10h 6m€134–345Train
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
18h 43m€318–553Train, bus
- Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Gießen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus
27h 39m€166–447Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
30h 57m€167–314
Kassel to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Bilbao is to bus which costs €130 - €220 and takes 24h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs €120 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Kassel to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Kassel and arriving at Bilbao via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 43m.
The distance between Kassel and Bilbao is 1367 km. The road distance is 1587.8 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 15h 35m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Kassel to Bilbao, including transfers.
Kassel to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kassel station.
Kassel to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
The best way to get from Kassel to Bilbao is to bus which takes 24h 35m and costs €130 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €600 and takes 18h 43m.
What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Kassel to Bilbao via Brussels-North train station in around 24h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Gießen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Kassel to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Kassel to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kassel to Bilbao is 1588 km. It takes approximately 15h 29m to drive from Kassel to Bilbao.
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