There are 8 ways to get from Londonderry to Bilbao by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from City Of Derry Airport
best- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LDY - BIO
14h 6m€75–327Bus to Donegal Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlíbus
- Fly from Donegal Airport (CFN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CFN - BIO
14h 51m€67–345Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Londonderry to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
32h 25m€118–656Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BFS - BIO
9h 19m€68–233Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BHD - BIO
9h 48m€92–291Train, bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
9h 35m€78–348Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Derry Foyleside to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the train from Tara Street to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
40h 5m€287–307Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from North West Transport Hub to Dublin Airport T2bus X4 / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Bilbaobus
40h 44m€446–1,211
Londonderry to Bilbao by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Londonderry to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €65 - €240 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Londonderry to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 9h 19m and costs €65 - €240.
The distance between Londonderry and Bilbao is 1367 km.
The best way to get from Londonderry to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 40h 5m and costs €280 - €310.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Londonderry to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Londonderry. It is currently 8:03 AM in Londonderry and 9:03 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1716+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Bilbao, Spain?
Loganair and Vueling Airlines fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from City Of Derry Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Donegal Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Tara Street to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Bus from North West Transport Hub to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- 074 9741644
- [email protected]
- Website
- TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
- Leap/Contactless
- €3–5
- Cash
- €6–7
- Phone
- +35 374 913 5201
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
Bus from Letterkenny Bus to Croithlí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–21
- Website
- Bus Feda Teoranta
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Derry Foyleside to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- Aircoach
- 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
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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