There are 8 ways to get from Salzburg to Bilbao by plane, train (TGV), train, bus, 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 Salzburg Airport
best- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SZG - BIO
7h 17m€104–266Train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
20h 22m€311–866Train, bus via Geneva
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus
28h 58m€272–598Drive 1,649.9 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Bilbaocar 1,649.9 km
17h 5m€269–388Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
7h 8m€117–340Train to Linz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LNZ - BIO
9h 59m€160–366Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg P&R South to Metz - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 8m€157–313Train, bus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Padovatrain Nj
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
32h 24m€145–256
Salzburg to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Bilbao is to fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 7h 8m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Salzburg P&R South and Metz - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 22m.
The distance between Salzburg and Bilbao is 1354 km. The road distance is 1649.9 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 20h 22m and costs €310 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Salzburg to Bilbao, including transfers.
Salzburg to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Salzburg P&R South station.
Salzburg to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €900 and takes 20h 22m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €320 and takes 29h 8m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Bilbao, Spain?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 20h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Linz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €70–110
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Annemasse to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salzburg P&R South to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Salzburg to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Metz - Bus Station.
Salzburg to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Bilbao is 1650 km. It takes approximately 17h 5m to drive from Salzburg to Bilbao.
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