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The best way to find a cheap flight ticket from Bilbao to Zurich is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
3 h 50 m
Average
4 h 23 m
Flights per day
5
Distance
1005 km
It's difficult to get from Bilbao to Zurich without transferring at least once.
Distance | 623 miles (1005 km) | |
Average flight duration | 9 h 45 min | |
Average plane ticket price | $131 (€114) | |
Direct flight | No | |
Airlines | tab, Air Europa, Swiss, Vueling, Edelweiss Air, Brussels Airlines, White Airways, KLM, Eurowings, Iberia, Lufthansa Cityline, Air France or KLM Cityhopper |
Flights from Bilbao to Zurich cover the 623 miles (1005 km) long route taking on average 9 h 45 min with our travel partners like tab, Air Europa, Swiss, Vueling, Edelweiss Air, Brussels Airlines, White Airways, KLM, Eurowings, Iberia, Lufthansa Cityline, Air France or KLM Cityhopper. There are direct flight services available. You can get the cheapest plane tickets for this journey for as low as $86 (€75), but the average price of plane tickets is $131 (€114). Travelers depart most frequently from Bilbao and arrive in Zurich Airport.
Travel to Zurich from Bilbao from $86 (€75) with Omio’s flight partners Air Europa, Vueling Airlines and Brussels Airlines! You can find the best schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most affordable trip for you.
Air Europa is Spain's 3rd most popular airline with flights around Europe and the rest of the world and a choice between Economy or Business fares for your flight between Bilbao and Zurich.
Vueling is one of Spain’s leading low-cost airlines where you can choose between Basic, Optima or Time Flex tickets for your next flight between Bilbao and Zurich.
Numerous conventional and low-cost airlines cover the 1000 kilometre route between Bilbao and Zurich on a daily basis. Direct connections between the two cities last about 2 hours and are available most of the week. The routes with the fastest 1 transfer take place in 3 hours and 55 minutes, including transit time.
Direct flights are provided by Swiss International Air Lines. The airlines KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Iberia, Air Europa, Brussels Airlines, British Airways and Air Dolomiti operate Bilbao Zurich flights with 1 stopover in Madrid, Barcelona, Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, Düsseldorf and London.
The direct routes between the two cities last approximately 2 hours. The duration of the Bilbao Zürich flights operated by means of a transfer oscillates between 3 hours and 55 minutes and 10 hours. The shortest stopovers are managed by the airlines KLM, Air France, Vueling and Lufthansa.
Every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday there is a direct flight between Bilbao and Zurich. Generally speaking, from Monday to Friday there are approximately 30 daily flights, most of them with 1 stopover. On Saturdays there are around 25 connections in total and on Sundays there are around 18 air links between Bilbao and Zurich.
Bilbao Airport : it is located 12 kilometres from the city centre and has free internet access, work areas with tables and power sockets, first aid points, automatic teller machines, children's play areas, cafeterias, post office and lost and found. Bizkaibus line A3247 connects the airport with the centre of Bilbao in approximately 20 minutes.
Zurich Airport : is located 12 kilometers from the city center and communicates with the urban nucleus by means of lines S2 and S6 of train S-Bahn. The duration of this trip is 10 minutes. The airport has free high-speed wifi for 2 hours, several hotels, numerous tents, family rooms for sleeping, breastfeeding rooms with changing rooms and microwaves, smoking rooms, showers and medical care.
Travel by plane between Bilbao, Spain and Zurich, Switzerland is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Spain
Entry Requirements:
The government of Switzerland has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
The above information was last checked on 3/22/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your flight from Bilbao to Zurich closer to your date of departure here
The current restriction level for your return trip by plane from Zurich to Bilbao is: Unrestricted
Reentry to Spain is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
What are the requirements?
The government of Spain has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 3/8/23. We do our best to keep this information up to date, but regulations can change so please double check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations ahead of your flight to Bilbao from Zurich here.
When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Bilbao and arriving in Zurich Airport.
Passengers board their flight most frequently from Bilbao, which is located around 6.7 miles (10.8 km) away from the city center, and they get off the plane at Zurich Airport, located 7.5 miles (12.1 km) away from the city center. You can check for taxi services, public transit options or airport shuttle services available from Zurich Airport to take you to the city center of Zurich.
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