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

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There are 10 ways to get from Kiel to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car train

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  1. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane HAM - BIO
    6h 56m
    €97–340

  2. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    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
    19h 29m
    €450–864

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N74
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1183 / ...
    28h 10m
    €169–259

  4. Drive  1,864.3 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Bilbaocar car 1,864.3 km
    17h 18m
    €305–441

  5. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BRE - BIO
    9h 54m
    €113–501

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane HAJ - BIO
    10h 26m
    €179–348

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train Tha
    4. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    26h 24m
    €579–1,025

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    31h 4m
    €158–328

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    32h 22m
    €217–447

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bilbaocar car
    23h 39m
    €294–420

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

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration19h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€450Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,621.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 56m

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

You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Bilbao via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 28h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Bilbao-Abando via Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 26h 24m.

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