There are 9 ways to get from Marseille to Bilbao by train, bus, train (Renfe), car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiautrain Intercités
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Bilbao Intermodalbus N7748
10h 21m€121–185Fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MRS - BIO
6h 45m€68–250Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain 9730
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
12h 24m€145–217Drive 819.1 km
- Drive from Marseille to Bilbaocar 819.1 km
7h 58m€154–222Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1137 / ...
12h 55m€75–120Train via Toulouse
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1 / ...
13h 6m€153–249Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h€68–119Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane MRS - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
9h 21m€86–372Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane MRS - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 28m€113–414
Marseille to Bilbao by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Bilbao is to bus via Toulouse which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Bilbao is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €65 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Marseille and arriving at Bilbao. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Zaragoza-Delicias. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Marseille and Bilbao is 867 km. The road distance is 819.1 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 21m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Marseille to Bilbao, including transfers.
Marseille to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille station.
Marseille to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Bilbao is to train which takes 12h 24m and costs €140 - €220. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €65 - €250 and takes 6h 45m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 12h 55m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Bilbao-Abando via Zaragoza-Delicias in around 12h 24m. Alternatively, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Toulouse to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Marseille to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Marseille to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Bilbao is 819 km. It takes approximately 7h 58m to drive from Marseille to Bilbao.
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