There are 7 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 21m€30–88Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
14h 38m€106–417Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estació Intermodal to Pol·lèntiabus 302
- Take the car ferry 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 30m€109–367Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry 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 train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
17h 31m€71–362Fly 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 32m€40–163Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla Estaciótrain T2
- Take the car ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
15h 51m€162–418Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Deniacarferry
- Drive from Port of Denia to Bilbaocar
12h 28m€144–341
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 - €90 and takes 3h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Bilbao is to fly which takes 3h 21m and costs €30 - €90.
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 €100 - €420.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Palma to Bilbao, including transfers.
There are 1820+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Air Europa, and Volotea fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €20–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €20–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–70
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla Estació
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Bus from Estació Intermodal to Pol·lèntia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
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
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- 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
- €40–290
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–234
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Lobby Bar
- €60
- Seating
- €80
- Cabin
- €234
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–234
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Lobby Bar
- €60
- Seating
- €80
- Cabin
- €234
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €75–110
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- €23–238
- 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
- €23–238
- Schedules at
- trasmed.com
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
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