There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
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 Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
5h 28m€86–221Train, bus via Bordeaux
- 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 bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
14h 35m€247–569Bus
- Take the bus from Leonberg Bus Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seinebus : Paris Bercy Central Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1183 / ...
21h 26m€116–185Drive 1,353.6 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Bilbaocar 1,353.6 km
13h 57m€213–307Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
6h 23m€111–345Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
8h 25m€127–415Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
8h 2m€126–416Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Poitiers to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
15h 22m€256–562Train via Angoulême
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
15h 43m€256–572Train, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
23h 15m€135–308
Stuttgart to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Bilbao is to fly which costs €85 - €230 and takes 5h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Feuersee and arriving at Bilbao via Leonberg Bus Station and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Strasbourg, Poitiers, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 22m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Bilbao is 1140 km. The road distance is 1353.6 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 14h 35m and costs €240 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Stuttgart to Bilbao, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Bilbao bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Leonberg Bus Station.
Stuttgart to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 21h 26m, you could also train, which costs €250 - €600 and takes 15h 22m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Eurowings, Vueling Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Feuersee to Bilbao via Leonberg Bus Station, Paris Gare de Bercy Seine, and Paris in around 21h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- 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
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angouleme to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Leonberg Bus Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Stuttgart to Bilbao bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Paris Gare de Bercy Seine station.
Stuttgart to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Bilbao is 1354 km. It takes approximately 13h 57m to drive from Stuttgart to Bilbao.
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