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How to get fromThun to Bilbaoby train, plane, bus, car, or train (Renfe)

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There are 10 ways to get from Thun to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Renfe)

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Thun to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    6h 11m
    €130–306

  2. Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Thun to Brigtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus bus
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MXP - BIO
    9h 11m
    €46–140

  3. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    15h 13m
    €263–551

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Thun to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train S1
    2. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    18h 35m
    €122–197

  5. Drive  1,160.1 km

    1. Drive from Thun to Bilbaocar car 1,160.1 km
    12h 23m
    €209–301

  6. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BSL - BIO
    6h 23m
    €84–301

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane GVA - BIO
    7h 28m
    €123–292

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Bayonnebus bus FlixBus N1149
    2. Take the bus from Bayonne to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus 1645 / ...
    18h 59m
    €107–164

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    19h 47m
    €249–380

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Thun to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train S1
    2. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Lausannetrain train S41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain train
    4. Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus bus
    22h 4m
    €159–242

Thun to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration15h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€263Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,177.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 11m

What companies run services between Thun, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a train from Thun to Bilbao via Bern, Bern, Hauptbahnhof, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, and Bayonne in around 18h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thun to Bilbao-Abando via Bern, Genève, Bellegarde, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 19h 47m.

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