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How to get fromSan Jose to Bilbaoby train, plane, or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Bilbao by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane SFO - BIO
    18h 6m
    €405–571

  2. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bilbao Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane SJC - BIO
    19h
    €293–1,105

  3. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane SFO - BIQ
    3. Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus bus
    20h 6m
    €337–888

  4. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane SFO - SDR
    3. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    20h 26m
    €395–1,335

  5. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Pamplona Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane plane SFO - PNA
    3. Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    21h 16m
    €724–2,532

  6. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane plane SFO - EAS
    3. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    19h 48m
    €425–1,535

  7. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane SFO - BOD
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain train
    4. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    22h 48m
    €335–1,063

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration16h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€227Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,214.9 km
  • Duration: 18h 6m

What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Bilbao, Spain?

Delta, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day.

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