There are 8 ways to get from Romania to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, 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 from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
best- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TSR - BIO
7h 50m€102–224Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane OTP - BIO
8h 45m€72–194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
46h 13m€478–830Drive 2,817.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bilbaocar 2,817.2 km
30h 20m€446–644Fly from Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CLJ - BIO
8h 8m€101–188Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BUD - BIO
9h 34m€89–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 1h€156–208Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1721 / ...
2d 10h€289–481
Romania to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Bilbao is to fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €100 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 and arriving at Bilbao via București, Autogara Militari and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Romania and Bilbao is 1958 km. The road distance is 2817.2 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 13m and costs €470 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Romania to Bilbao, including transfers.
Romania to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Romania to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €100 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €490 and takes 2 days 10h.
Romania to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 11:00 AM in Romania and 10:00 AM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Romania and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 to Bilbao via Valea Cascadelor, București, Autogara Militari, and Bordeaux in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Braşov to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–430
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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