There are 9 ways to get from Lisbon to Basque Country by plane, bus, train (Renfe), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane LIS - EAS
5h 31m€112–327Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lisbon to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1193 / ...
11h 35m€45–120Train
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv / ...
17h 25m€148–232Drive 917.7 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 917.7 km
8h 47m€151–217Fly to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LIS - BIO
4h 56m€49–213Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane LIS - VIT
9h 16m€203–379Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane LIS - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
8h 16m€111–670Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIS - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h 42m€94–307Bus via Bilbao
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Bilbaobus FlixBus N763 / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus Do01 / ...
12h 37m€91–132
Lisbon to Basque Country by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Basque Country is to bus which costs €45 - €120 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Basque Country is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €45 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lisbon and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Lisbon to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Lisboa Oriente and arriving at San Sebastian/Donostia via Entroncamento, Badajoz and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 25m.
The distance between Lisbon and Basque Country is 802 km. The road distance is 917.7 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Basque Country without a car is to bus which takes 11h 35m and costs €45 - €120.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Lisbon to Basque Country, including transfers.
Lisbon to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Lisbon to Basque Country train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Lisboa Oriente station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €110 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €120 and takes 11h 35m, you could also train, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 17h 25m.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Basque Country, Spain?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lisbon to San Sebastian / Donostia 3 times a day. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 11h 35m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Lisbon to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- 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 Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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Booking & Getting There
Lisbon to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Basque Country is 1h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 7:05 AM in Lisbon and 8:05 AM in Basque Country.
Lisbon to Basque Country train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Basque Country is 918 km. It takes approximately 8h 47m to drive from Lisbon to Basque Country.
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