There are 10 ways to get from Tarifa to Bilbao by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, or train (Renfe)
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Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AGP - BIO
6h 3m€55–176Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
12h 23m€126–274Bus
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodalbus Algeciras
16h 36m€75–150Drive 1,047.4 km
- Drive from Tarifa to Bilbaocar 1,047.4 km
10h 38m€166–239Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the carferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TNG - BIO
5h 59m€79–575Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane XRY - BIO
6h 36m€82–245Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SVQ - BIO
8h 8m€70–199Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane AGP - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
6h 42m€136–398Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
14h 10m€144–235Bus via Málaga
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
17h 32m€102–178
Tarifa to Bilbao by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarifa to Bilbao is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tarifa to Bilbao is to car ferry and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €75 - €600.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Tarifa and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Tarifa to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Algeciras and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between Tarifa and Bilbao is 916 km. The road distance is 1047.4 km.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 23m and costs €120 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Tarifa to Bilbao, including transfers.
Tarifa to Bilbao bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Tarifa station.
Tarifa to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Algeciras station.
The best way to get from Tarifa to Bilbao is to bus which takes 16h 36m and costs €75 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
Socibus operates a bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodal twice daily. Tickets cost €75–150 and the journey takes 16h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarifa to Bilbao-Abando via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Jerez Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Jerez Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–190
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–110
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Jerez Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Jerez Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–190
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–110
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- [email protected]
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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More Questions & Answers
Tarifa to Bilbao bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Tarifa to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarifa to Bilbao is 1047 km. It takes approximately 10h 38m to drive from Tarifa to Bilbao.
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