There are 7 ways to get from Pals to Bilbao by bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe)
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
11h 4m€106–175Train, fly to Santander Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BCN - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h 59m€65–228Bus
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1
- 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
12h 25m€71–148Drive 682.2 km
- Drive from Pals to Bilbaocar 682.2 km
7h 26m€108–156Line 1 bus, bus, train, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Ullàbus
- Take the bus from Ullà to St Jordi Desvalls - Estacióbus
- Take the train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Gironatrain
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
6h 43mTrain (Renfe)
- Take the train from Girona to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Ave
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
11h 37m€94–185Bus, train via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
14h 11m€70–118
Pals to Bilbao by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to bus and train via Donostia / San Sebastián which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to drive which takes 7h 26m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Pals to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Pals, marquesina and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Pals to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Sant Jordi Desvalls and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Girona and Zaragoza-Delicias. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 37m.
The distance between Pals and Bilbao is 802 km. The road distance is 682.2 km.
The best way to get from Pals to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 4m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Pals to Bilbao, including transfers.
Pals to Bilbao bus services, operated by Moventis, depart from Pals, marquesina station.
Pals to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Girona station.
The best way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to bus which takes 12h 25m and costs €70 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 11h 37m.
What companies run services between Pals, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Pals, marquesina to Bilbao Intermodal via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza in around 12h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pals, marquesina to Bilbao-Abando via Ullà, St Jordi Desvalls - Estació, Sant Jordi Desvalls, Girona, and Zaragoza-Delicias in around 11h 37m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- 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 Sant Jordi Desvalls to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- 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 93 580 67 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Pals, marquesina to Ullà
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- 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
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 972 21 63 53
- [email protected]
- Website
- ampsa.org
Bus from Ullà to St Jordi Desvalls - Estació
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- ampsa.org
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
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More Questions & Answers
Pals to Bilbao bus services, operated by Moventis, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Pals to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pals to Bilbao is 682 km. It takes approximately 7h 26m to drive from Pals to Bilbao.
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