There are 8 ways to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZAG - BIO
5h 36m€65–205Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
28h 56m€578–1,555Bus via Maribor
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
30h 7m€268–1,735Drive 1,842.1 km
- Drive from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbaocar 1,842.1 km
19h 16m€289–418Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ZAG - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 10m€89–334Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ZAG - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
7h 50m€113–406Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
30h 54m€207–1,449Bus #2
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus
38h 30m€224–709
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao is to fly which costs €65 - €210 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Airport and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Edvard Rusjan Airport and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 7m.
The distance between Zagreb Airport (ZAG) and Bilbao is 1537 km. The road distance is 1842.1 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 56m and costs €550 - €1600.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao, including transfers.
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Zagreb Airport station.
The best way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Maribor, which costs €260 - €1800 and takes 30h 7m.
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Edvard Rusjan Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao is 1842 km. It takes approximately 19h 16m to drive from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Zagreb Airport (ZAG), Croatia and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, Croatia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb Airport to Bilbao Intermodal via Edvard Rusjan Airport and Padova in around 30h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €78–1,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €78
- Private
- €463
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–430
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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