There are 10 ways to get from Nîmes to Bilbao by bus, train (TGV), car, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Nîmes to Bilbaobus FlixBus N716 / ...
11h 5m€55–95Train
- Take the train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
11h 45m€110–230Drive 707.7 km
- Drive from Nîmes to Bilbaocar 707.7 km
6h 45m€112–161Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MRS - BIO
8h 10m€75–247Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 5m€60–114Train via Bayonne
- Take the train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
12h 10m€110–232Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
6h 39m€132–414Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Nimes to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
7h 17m€81–262Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De Francetrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MPL - BIO
9h 14m€152–359Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane MRS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 3m€111–377
Nîmes to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nîmes to Bilbao is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Nîmes to Bilbao is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 39m and costs €130 - €420.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nîmes and arriving at Bilbao. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Nîmes to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Nimes and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
The distance between Nîmes and Bilbao is 752 km. The road distance is 707.7 km.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs €55 - €95.
The bus from Nîmes to Bilbao takes 11h 5m including transfers and departs once daily.
Nîmes to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nîmes station.
Nîmes to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nimes station.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Bilbao is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs €55 - €95. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €230 and takes 11h 45m.
What companies run services between Nîmes, France and Bilbao, Spain?
FlixBus operates a bus from Nîmes to Bilbao once daily. Tickets cost €55–95 and the journey takes 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nimes to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 11h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
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 Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nîmes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Nîmes to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Nîmes to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nîmes to Bilbao is 708 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Nîmes to Bilbao.
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