There are 8 ways to get from Leon to Bilbao by bus, plane, shuttle, car, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Kansas City, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the bus from Lamoni to Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MCI - BIO
19h 24m€401–1,388Drive to Kirksville Regional Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Drive from Leon to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)car
- Fly from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane IRK - BIO
20h 10m€269–979Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DSM - BIO
20h 37m€381–1,203Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DSM - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
27h 18m€561–1,767Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane DSM - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
23h 19m€571–1,867Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DSM - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain
23h 26m€441–1,292Bus to Kansas City, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MCI - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain
24h 1m€471–1,477Taxi, bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the taxi from Leon to Bethanytaxi
- Take the bus from Bethany to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CID - BIO
25h 32m
Kansas City (MCI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leon to Bilbao is to drive and fly which costs €260 - €1000 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Leon to Bilbao is to bus and fly which takes 19h 24m and costs €400 - €1400.
The distance between Leon and Bilbao is 7532 km.
It takes approximately 19h 24m to get from Leon to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 7h ahead of Leon. It is currently 2:22 AM in Leon and 9:22 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1696+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Leon, IA, USA and Bilbao, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Leon to Bilbao. However, you can take the taxi to Lamoni, take the bus to Kansas City, walk to East Village - Bay C, take the line 229 bus to Kci Airport Terminal C, walk to Kansas City (MCI) airport, fly to Bilbao Airport (BIO), walk to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Gran Vía 74. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Lamoni, take the bus to Ames, walk to Ames, IA - Iowa State University, take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, walk to Des Moines (DSM) airport, fly to Bilbao Airport (BIO), walk to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Gran Vía 74.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Charlotte, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Atlanta, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Charlotte, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Atlanta, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Atlanta, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Charlotte, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Atlanta, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Atlanta, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to San Sebastián Airport via Charlotte, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Lamoni to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–50
Bus from Lamoni to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–45
Bus from Lamoni to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–45
Bus from Lamoni to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–45
Bus from Lamoni to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–45
Bus from Lamoni to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- €30–50
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bethany to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- €80–100
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