There are 9 ways to get from Sète to Bilbao by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
11h€104–206Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1155
11h 45m€62–112Drive 647.2 km
- Drive from Sète to Bilbaocar 647.2 km
6h 17m€103–148Bus to Fréjorgues Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellierbus
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MPL - BIO
6h 58m€162–315Train via Bayonne
- Take the train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
11h 14m€100–208Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 37m€63–117Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MRS - BIO
8h 49m€87–262Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Sete to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
7h 20m€74–247Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane MRS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
7h 41m€119–391
Sète to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sète to Bilbao is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sète to Bilbao is to drive which takes 6h 17m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Sète to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Sete - Noel Guignon and arriving at Bilbao via Montpellier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Sète to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Sete and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h.
The distance between Sète and Bilbao is 703 km. The road distance is 647.2 km.
The best way to get from Sète to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 11h and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Sète to Bilbao, including transfers.
Sète to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
Sète to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Sete station.
The best way to get from Sète to Bilbao is to train which takes 11h and costs €100 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 11h 45m.
What companies run services between Sète, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Sete to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 11h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Montpellier to Bilbao 3 times a week. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 9h 45m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
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
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07 71 10 02 45
- Website
- totoom.fr
Bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Sète to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Sète to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sète to Bilbao is 647 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Sète to Bilbao.
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