There are 8 ways to get from Sanremo to Bilbao by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, or car
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Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NCE - BIO
8h 9m€89–227Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sanremo to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
9h 17m€62–197Train
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
17h 50m€196–376Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustintrain C3
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 48m€104–196Drive 1,035.5 km
- Drive from Sanremo to Bilbaocar 1,035.5 km
10h 1m€165–238Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NCE - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
7h 26m€115–315Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Sanremo to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRN - BIO
8h 55m€83–271Bus
- Take the bus from Sanremo to Nice Airportbus FlixBus 1404 / ...
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1155
18h 50m€95–169
Sanremo to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sanremo to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Sanremo to Bilbao is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 26m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Sanremo to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Sanremo and arriving at Bilbao via Nice Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Sanremo to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Sanremo and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Ventimiglia, Nice-Ville, Marseille St Charles and Zaragoza-Delicias. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
The distance between Sanremo and Bilbao is 889 km. The road distance is 1035.5 km.
The best way to get from Sanremo to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 17h 50m and costs €190 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Sanremo to Bilbao, including transfers.
Sanremo to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sanremo station.
Sanremo to Bilbao train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, depart from Nice-Ville station.
The best way to get from Sanremo to Bilbao is to train which takes 17h 50m and costs €190 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 18h 50m.
What companies run services between Sanremo, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Sanremo to Bilbao-Abando via Ventimiglia, Nice-Ville, Marseille-Saint-Charles, Marseille St Charles, and Zaragoza-Delicias in around 17h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sanremo to Bilbao via Nice Airport in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–80
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sanremo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sanremo to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sanremo to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sanremo to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Savona to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- 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
Bus from Sanremo to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sanremo to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Sanremo to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nice Airport station.
Sanremo to Bilbao train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, arrive at Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sanremo to Bilbao is 1036 km. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from Sanremo to Bilbao.
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