There are 7 ways to get from Salou to Bilbao by train (Renfe), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train (Renfe)
best- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
8h 1m€74–117Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Pamplonabus
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus L20
8h 40m€42–64Drive 536.5 km
- Drive from Salou to Bilbaocar 536.5 km
5h 12m€85–122Bus, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Salou - Plaça d'Europa - Apart. CYE to Estació del Camp de Tarragonabus
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
4h 55m€43–171Bus via Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Ba-Gi-St / ...
8h 40m€46–96Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VLC - BIO
7h€67–200Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona 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
7h 28m€70–235
Salou to Bilbao by bus and train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salou to Bilbao is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Salou to Bilbao is to bus and train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €40 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Salou to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Salou, Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Pamplona / Iruña. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Salou to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Camp De Tarragona and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
The distance between Salou and Bilbao is 581 km. The road distance is 536.5 km.
The best way to get from Salou to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €70 - €120.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Salou to Bilbao, including transfers.
Salou to Bilbao bus services, operated by MonBus, depart from Salou, Estación de Autobuses station.
Salou to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Camp De Tarragona station.
The best way to get from Salou to Bilbao is to train which takes 8h 1m and costs €70 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €65 and takes 8h 40m.
What companies run services between Salou, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
Renfe Viajeros operates a train from Camp De Tarragona to Bilbao-Abando twice daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 6h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Bilbao Intermodal via Pamplona / Iruña in around 8h 40m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Saturday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Saturday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–120
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Salou - Plaça d'Europa - Apart. CYE to Estació del Camp de Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- HIFE
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- HIFE
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
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More Questions & Answers
Salou to Bilbao bus services, operated by MonBus, arrive at Pamplona station.
Salou to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao-Abando station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salou to Bilbao is 536 km. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Salou to Bilbao.
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