There are 12 ways to get from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao by plane, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), car, train, or car train
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Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ARN - BIO
5h 38m€70–272Bus
- Take the bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus N32 / ...
- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus
42h 40m€224–378Train
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain 345
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
43h 34m€615–1,462Drive 2,907.3 km
- Drive from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbaocar 2,907.3 km
27h 59m€467–674Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ARN - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
8h 35m€120–407Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ARN - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 50m€106–348Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ARN - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 12m€119–377Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ARN - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h 57m€83–353Train, bus via Essen
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
43h 22m€342–754Train, bus
- Take the train from Stockholm C to Pinnebergtrain 083
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
43h 41m€312–542Train, bus via Harburg
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
44h 47m€342–794Drive, car train
- Drive from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bilbaocar
33h 36m€471–667
Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao is to fly which costs €70 - €280 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 and arriving at Bilbao via Malmö central train station FlixBus stop and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Arlanda Norra/ Arlanda Express and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Stockholm Centralstation, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Strasbourg, Perpignan and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 34m.
The distance between Stockholm Airport (ARN) and Bilbao is 2313 km. The road distance is 2907.3 km.
The best way to get from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 42h 40m and costs €220 - €380.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao, including transfers.
Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 station.
Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Stockholm Centralstation.
The best way to get from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €70 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €380 and takes 42h 40m, you could also train, which costs €600 - €1500 and takes 43h 34m.
What companies run services between Stockholm Airport (ARN), Sweden and Bilbao, Spain?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and Eurowings fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 to Bilbao via Malmö central train station FlixBus stop and Brussels-North train station in around 42h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bilbao Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm C to Pinneberg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 5 to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- 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
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
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More Questions & Answers
Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Malmö central train station FlixBus stop.
Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Berlin Gesundbrunnen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao is 2907 km. It takes approximately 27h 59m to drive from Stockholm Airport (ARN) to Bilbao.
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