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How to get fromLucerne to Bilbaoby train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 9 ways to get from Lucerne to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    5h 40m
    €83–232

  2. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    14h 49m
    €266–532

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Lausannetrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus bus
    22h 4m
    €190–442

  4. Drive  1,215 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Bilbaocar car 1,215 km
    13h 12m
    €216–311

  5. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BSL - BIO
    6h
    €104–260

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane GVA - BIO
    7h 49m
    €158–483

  7. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MXP - BIO
    8h 33m
    €84–316

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Genèvetrain train
    2. Take the train from Geneve to Avignon Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain train
    4. Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    19h 45m
    €300–599

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zürich to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    22h 25m
    €99–185

Lucerne to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration14h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,083.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 40m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a train from Luzern to Bilbao-Abando via Geneve, Avignon Tgv, and Zaragoza-Delicias in around 19h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Bilbao Intermodal via Zürich and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 22h 25m.

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