There are 8 ways to get from Sète to Bilbao by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
10h 59m€105–188Bus via Toulouse
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 46m€48–85Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1155
11h 45m€62–92Drive 648 km
- Drive from Sète to Bilbaocar 648 km
6h 16m€106–153Bus to Fréjorgues Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellierbus
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MPL - BIO
8h 16m€199–401Train via Bayonne
- Take the train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
11h 16m€106–184Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MRS - BIO
8h 10m€94–269Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sete to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
7h 23m€67–237
Sète to Bilbao by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sète to Bilbao is to bus via Toulouse which costs €45 - €85 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sète to Bilbao is to drive which takes 6h 16m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sète to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Sete - Noel Guignon and arriving at Bilbao via Montpellier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Sète to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Sete and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Sète and Bilbao is 703 km. The road distance is 648 km.
The best way to get from Sète to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 10h 59m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Sète to Bilbao, including transfers.
Sète to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
Sète to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Sete station.
The best way to get from Sète to Bilbao is to train which takes 10h 59m and costs €100 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 11h 45m.
What companies run services between Sète, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Sete to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 10h 59m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Montpellier to Bilbao 3 times a week. Tickets cost €60–90 and the journey takes 9h 45m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
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 Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Sete to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Sete to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 07 71 10 02 45
- Website
- totoom.fr
Bus from Sète to Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €68
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Sète to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Sète to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sète to Bilbao is 648 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Sète to Bilbao.
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