There are 7 ways to get from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao by bus, train (TGV), car, train, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from La Roche sur Yon to La Rochellebus N723
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1721 / ...
11h 45m€54–97Train
- Take the train from La Roche Sur Yon to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
12h 4m€93–206Drive 601.6 km
- Drive from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbaocar 601.6 km
6h 18m€95–136Train, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NTE - BIO
8h 23m€91–242Train, bus
- Take the train from La Roche Sur Yon to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 45m€62–135Train, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NTE - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
9h 45m€132–360Train, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane NTE - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 58m€114–382
Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao is to bus which costs €50 - €100 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao is to drive which takes 6h 18m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Les Sables D'olonne and arriving at Bilbao via La Roche sur Yon and La Rochelle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Les Sables D'olonne and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via La Roche Sur Yon, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 4m.
The distance between Les Sables-d'Olonne and Bilbao is 629 km. The road distance is 601.6 km.
The best way to get from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 11h 45m and costs €50 - €100.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao, including transfers.
Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Roche sur Yon station.
Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from La Roche Sur Yon station.
The best way to get from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao is to bus which takes 11h 45m and costs €50 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €210 and takes 12h 4m.
What companies run services between Les Sables-d'Olonne, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Les Sables D'olonne to Bilbao via La Roche Sur Yon, La Roche sur Yon, and La Rochelle in around 11h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Les Sables D'olonne to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via La Roche Sur Yon, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 12h 4m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
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 La Roche Sur Yon to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Roche Sur Yon to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Les Sables D'olonne to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Roche sur Yon to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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More Questions & Answers
Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at La Rochelle station.
Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bordeaux St Jean station.
Yes, the driving distance between Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao is 602 km. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bilbao.
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