There are 11 ways to get from Nuremberg to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NUE - BIO
6h 41m€83–286Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 61
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 17m€276–557Bus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg - Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 34m€122–201Drive 1,550.7 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Bilbaocar 1,550.7 km
15h 5m€254–367Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
7h 6m€127–392Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
7h 52m€126–322Fly Nuremberg Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NUE - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 20m€113–413Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PRG - BIO
8h 46m€86–260Train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 61
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
19h 10m€308–535Train, bus
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus
27h 4m€180–388Bus via Annecy
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Annecybus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Annecy to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1156
27h 50m€159–245
Nuremberg to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Bilbao is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €260 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Bilbao is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Nuremberg station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Nuremberg - Bus Station and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Metz - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Nuremberg to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Nürnberg Hbf and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 10m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Bilbao is 1291 km. The road distance is 1550.7 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 16h 17m and costs €270 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Nuremberg to Bilbao, including transfers.
Nuremberg to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nuremberg - Bus Station.
Nuremberg to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Nürnberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Bilbao is to fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €80 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 24h 34m, you could also train, which costs €300 - €550 and takes 19h 10m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nuremberg - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal via Metz - Bus Station in around 24h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nuremberg - Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Nuremberg to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Metz - Bus Station.
Nuremberg to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Bilbao is 1551 km. It takes approximately 15h 5m to drive from Nuremberg to Bilbao.
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