There are 4 ways to get from Louisville to Bilbao by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Covington, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CVG - BIO
13h 49m€396–1,425Fly Louisville International Airport to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SDF - BIO
16h 44m€273–1,005Fly Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane SDF - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 55m€503–1,819Fly Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane SDF - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h 8m€762–2,816
Covington (CVG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Bilbao is to fly which costs €270 - €1100 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Bilbao is to drive and fly which takes 13h 49m and costs €390 - €1500.
The distance between Louisville and Bilbao is 6740 km.
It takes approximately 13h 49m to get from Louisville to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 6h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 5:56 AM in Louisville and 11:56 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1682+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Bilbao, Spain?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Charlotte, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Washington Dulles, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Newark, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Charlotte, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Washington Dulles, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €900–3,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Covington to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Washington Dulles, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Newark, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Charlotte, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Washington Dulles, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €900–3,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Covington to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Washington Dulles, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Newark, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Charlotte, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Washington Dulles, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €900–3,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Toronto, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Newark, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Charlotte, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Covington to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Toronto, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- 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
- +34 945 18 20 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
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