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

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There are 10 ways to get from Lucerne to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    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
    €83–242

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    cheapest
    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
    €77–185

  3. 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
    €284–521

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Genèvetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    18h 35m
    €160–243

  5. Drive  1,215 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Bilbaocar car 1,215 km
    13h 12m
    €218–315

  6. 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
    5h 59m
    €105–271

  7. 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
    €153–329

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Genèvetrain train
    2. Take the train from Annemasse to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1
    19h 5m
    €362–555

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonnebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bayonne to Bilbaobus bus
    21h 18m
    €111–175

  10. Train, bus #2

    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
    €195–286

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

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration14h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€284Cheapest 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 Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Genève, Annemasse, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 19h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Bilbao via Zurich Bus Station and Bayonne in around 21h 18m.

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