The cheapest and fastest buses from Laredo to Bilbao
Cheapest price
$2
Average price
$5
Fastest journey
20 m
Average duration
28 m
Buses per day
18
Distance
43 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Laredo to Bilbao is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Laredo to Bilbao will cost around $5 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $2.
Of the 18 buses that leave Laredo for Bilbao on Sat, Dec 13, 18 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sat, Dec 13 the direct buses cover the 43 km distance in an average of 28 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 20 m .
On Sat, Dec 13 the slowest buses will take 40 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.




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Compare bus and train for Laredo to Bilbao
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Laredo to Bilbao among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €4. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 48m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €4, and a train costs an average of €6.
Distance: 26 miles (43 km)
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€4 Average price Cheapest | €6 Average price |
1h 18m Average total duration Fastest 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 26m Average total duration 1h 56m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Laredo to Bilbao Bus Timetables
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:30AM | Arrival Time 05:20AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 06:10AM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 06:20AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Tue, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:20AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 07:00AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:40AM | Arrival Time 07:10AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:40AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50AM | Arrival Time 07:40AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 07:10AM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:20AM | Arrival Time 07:50AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:40AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 08:40AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 08:20AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:20AM | Arrival Time 08:50AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:20AM | Arrival Time 09:10AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:50AM | Arrival Time 09:40AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 09:40AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:40AM | Arrival Time 10:30AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 10:30AM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:10AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:50AM | Arrival Time 11:40AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:40AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:55AM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:40PM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:50PM | Arrival Time 01:40PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 01:50PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:10PM | Arrival Time 02:10PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:40PM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:50PM | Arrival Time 03:10PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:40PM | Arrival Time 04:40PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:10PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:45PM | Arrival Time 05:45PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:50PM | Arrival Time 05:40PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 05:40PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 07:00PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 07:30PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:25PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 0h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:40PM | Arrival Time 08:45PM | Duration 1h05 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:05PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 0h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:25PM | Arrival Time 10:15PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:20PM | Arrival Time 10:50PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:25PM | Arrival Time 11:15PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:10PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $5 |
Live departures
Laredo to Bilbao bus times
The table below shows live departures for Laredo to Bilbao buses for today, Friday, December 12. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | 5:40 AM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 6:30 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 6:40 AM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 7:30 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 7:50 AM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 8:40 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 8:40 AM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 9:30 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 9:10 AM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 10:00 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 10:10 AM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 11:00 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 12:00 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 12:50 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 12:45 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 1h00 | 1:45 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 1:40 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 2:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 2:40 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 3:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 2:40 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 1h00 | 3:40 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 3:45 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 1h00 | 4:45 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 4:40 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 5:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 6:20 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 7:10 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 6:25 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h55 | 7:20 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 8:05 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h55 | 9:00 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal | 8:25 PM Laredo, Estación De Autobuses | 0h50 | 9:15 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Journey information
Overview: Bus from Laredo to Bilbao
Buses from Laredo to Bilbao run on average 18 times per day, taking around 48m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $5 (€4) if you book in advance.
There are 18 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:45, the last at 23:45. The fastest bus covers the 26 miles (43 km) distance in 50m.
Distance 26 miles (43 km) |
Average bus duration 48m |
Cheapest ticket price $5 (€4) |
Buses per day 18 |
Direct buses 18 |
Fastest bus 50m |
First bus 00:45 |
Last bus 23:45 |
Bus providers: Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Infobus from Laredo to BilbaoYou can travel by bus between Laredo to Bilbao with Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Infobus for as low as $5 (€4). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey
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Buses from Laredo to Bilbao
Laredo Bilbao buses link this Cantabrian city with the main city of Biscay in about 1 hour. This is a very common route, both for reasons of work and tourism. The total distance of the journey is about 60 kilometers.
Which buses go from Laredo to Bilbao?
Eurolines and Alsa are in charge of managing the Laredo Bilbao bus line. And they do it with coaches of basic services, given the proximity and daily life of the journey.
How long is the bus from Laredo to Bilbao?
The Laredo Bilbao buses take around 1 hour to cover the 60 kilometres of the itinerary. Some arrive directly at their destination, without stopping at intermediate populations, in which case the duration is reduced to 50 minutes. If the itinerary includes stops along the way, the journey may increase to 1 hour and 10 minutes.
How many buses from Laredo to Bilbao?
There are dozens of Laredo Bilbao buses throughout the day. At peak times, there may be 2 or 4 departures each hour, such as in the morning or early afternoon. At other times of the day, departures may be spaced in 1 or 2 hour increments.
Where do the buses from Laredo to Bilbao depart from and arrive at?
Laredo Bus Station: Laredo Bilbao buses depart from the bus station of this city located in Reconquista de Sevilla 1. It has a small lobby building with waiting benches and next to it, a car park with covered docks for coaches, where there is a photo booth and automatic stalls for drinks or food. This is also the starting point for the city's urban buses, known as LAREDOBUS: a line that goes as far as El Puntal and runs through the main parts of the town. The beach is located about 800 meters away.
Bilbao-Termibus Bus Station: located very close to Basurto Hospital and San Mamés Stadium, it is part of the city's main communications node, as the San Mamés train and tram station is just a few metres away. It also has a stop for urban and interurban buses on the BAI, DG01, DG02, DO01, DO03 and DO41G lines. The Casco Viejo, on the other hand, is located about 2 kilometers from here. This station offers useful services such as lockers and free WiFi, and has a stationery and press shop with various articles. The cafeteria and the taxi rank are not missing.
FAQs: Bus from Laredo to Bilbao
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Laredo to Bilbao by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Bilbao, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Passengers board the bus most frequently from Laredo, Estación De Autobuses, which is located around 0.2 miles (391 m) away from the city centre, and they get off the bus at Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses, located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away from the city centre.
- Alsa
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible seating.
- Infobus
- Assistance
- Priority seating
- Transport for wheelchairs and mobility aids.
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a modern and contemporary art museum known for its innovative architecture by Frank Gehry
- Casco Viejo, the old town of Bilbao featuring narrow streets, historic buildings, and vibrant local markets
- Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, a museum housing a diverse collection of artworks from the Middle Ages to contemporary pieces
- Santiago Cathedral, a Gothic-style cathedral with a rich history dating back to the 14th century
- Zubizuri Bridge, a striking white arch bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava offering scenic views of the city.
- Mount Artxanda, a scenic viewpoint accessible by funicular offering panoramic views of the city
- La Ribera Market, a vibrant market offering fresh produce, local delicacies, and a lively atmosphere
- A walk along the Nervión River, providing a relaxing experience with beautiful views of the cityscape
- Enjoying pintxos, the Basque version of tapas, in one of the many local bars
- Exploring the Azkuna Zentroa, a cultural and leisure center housed in a former wine warehouse.
- Alsa
- You can cancel your ticket up to 48 hours before departure for a partial refund. Changes allowed for a fee.
- Infobus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 24 hours before departure for a partial refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may incur a fee.
To find the cheapest bus tickets for your trip from Laredo to Bilbao, follow these tips:
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- Alsa
- One carry-on bag up to 10kg and one checked bag up to 25kg.
- Infobus
- One carry-on bag up to 5kg (40x20x25) and one checked bag up to 20kg (50x30x80).
- Alsa
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- Infobus
- 10€ per additional bag.
- Alsa
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets must travel in the hold.
- Infobus
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets may require a separate ticket.
popular bus stations
Popular bus stations from Laredo to Bilbao
- 06:00-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Café de la Estación (in the station)
- Fast Food Express (in the station).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 58, 62, 77 Metro: L1, L2 Train: C1, C2
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