There are 8 ways to get from Palma to Bilbao by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PMI - BIO
3h 37m€33–98Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
14h 38m€111–417Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos de Sants to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 21m€82–374Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Deniacarferry
- Drive from Port of Denia to Bilbaocar
12h 28m€139–338Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane PMI - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
4h 26m€73–310Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane PMI - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
5h 38m€44–182Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla Estaciótrain T2
- Take the carferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
15h 51m€157–418Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estació Intermodal to Pol·lèntiabus 302
- Take the carferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodalbus
17h 29m€107–342
Palma to Bilbao by car ferry, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palma to Bilbao is to fly which costs €30 - €100 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Bilbao is to fly which takes 3h 37m and costs €30 - €100.
The distance between Palma and Bilbao is 650 km.
The best way to get from Palma to Bilbao without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 14h 38m and costs €110 - €420.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Palma to Bilbao, including transfers.
There are 1755+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €24–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €24–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–75
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla Estació
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Consorci de Transports de Mallorca
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos de Sants to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Monbus
- 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
- 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
- €8–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació Intermodal to Pol·lèntia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Consorci de Transports de Mallorca
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €75–110
Car ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–234
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Lobby Bar
- €60
- Seating
- €80
- Cabin
- €234
Car ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–234
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Lobby Bar
- €60
- Seating
- €80
- Cabin
- €234
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +34 96 091 33 16
- [email protected]
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–238
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–238
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
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