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There are 11 ways to get from Plovdiv to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

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    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane SOF - BIO
    10h 42m
    €64–218

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus bus
    3. Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    5. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    6. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    42h 52m
    €355–502

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    44h 49m
    €213–259

  4. Drive  2,763.2 km

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Bilbaocar car 2,763.2 km
    27h 43m
    €450–649

  5. Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane plane SOF - VIT
    3. Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus bus
    13h 51m
    €122–440

  6. Fly Plovdiv Airport to Santander Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane PDV - SDR
    2. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    19h 19m
    €256–822

  7. Fly Plovdiv Airport to Bilbao Airport

    1. Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane PDV - BIO
    10h 46m
    €146–558

  8. Train to Sofia Airport, fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain train
    2. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane plane SOF - EAS
    3. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    15h 24m
    €154–312

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Nj / ...
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain train
    4. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    46h 9m
    €506–789

  10. Bus via Bordeaux

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Ljubljana bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Bordeauxbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus bus
    2d 1h
    €261–402

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Salzburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Bilbaocar car
    33h 34m
    €561–806

Plovdiv to Bilbao by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration42h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket€355Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,295.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 42m

What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Bilbao Intermodal via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Padova in around 44h 49m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a week.

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