There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Bilbao by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SEA - BIO
16h 59m€337–809Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane SEA - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 27m€568–1,129Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SEA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
22h 31m€416–1,009
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Bilbao is to fly which costs €330 - €850 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Bilbao is to fly which takes 16h 59m and costs €330 - €850.
The distance between Seattle and Bilbao is 8346 km.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Seattle to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 1:15 AM in Seattle and 10:15 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1822+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Bilbao, Spain?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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