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Compare bus and flight for Bilbao to Amsterdam
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Bilbao to Amsterdam among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $120 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 49m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.2 - 2.9kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $120, while a flight costs an average of $458.
Distance: 725 miles (1168 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$458 Average price | $120 Average price Cheapest | $313 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 49m Average total duration Fastest 3h 49m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 20h 44m Average total duration 20h 14m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 14h 28m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
3.5 - 7.0kg CO2 emissions | 1.2 - 2.9kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Bilbao to Amsterdam:
A bus is $338 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bilbao to Amsterdam costing on average $458.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Bus takes on average 20h 44m.
You'll arrive about 10h 39m sooner (3h 49m by flight vs 14h 28m by car). Tickets start at around $458 compared to roughly $313 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Bilbao to Amsterdam
How to get from Bilbao to Amsterdam by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bilbao to Amsterdam is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
3274 · 16618:00 PM23h05Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses7:05 PMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)$701One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- 3274 · 16618:00 PM23h05Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses7:05 PMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)$701One-way1 transfer
Fastest
KL15226:45 AM2h05Bilbao Airport8:50 AMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol$12791One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 95930 · 15633:45 PM22h30Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses2:15 PMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)$871One-way1 transfer
- 95926 · 16595:55 PM23h25Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses5:20 PMAmsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)$871One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:10 PM25h55Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea1:05 AMSchiphol, Airport Terminal 1$1511One-way2 transfers
- VY1423 · VY83097:10 AM5h25Bilbao Airport12:35 PMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol$3161One-way1 transfer
- VY1425 · VY83061:05 PM4h45Bilbao Airport5:50 PMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol$3481One-way1 transfer
- VY1421 · VY83028:55 AM6h50Bilbao Airport3:45 PMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol$3561One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Bilbao to Amsterdam:
A bus is $338 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bilbao to Amsterdam costing on average $458.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Bus takes on average 20h 44m.
- Around 62 flights per day.
- Around 19 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bilbao and Amsterdam as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Bilbao Airport and arrive in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
- Buses mostly depart from Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea and arrive in Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Infobus to go to Amsterdam by bus.
- Travel with Vueling, KLM Cityhopper, KLM, Iberia, Air Europa, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines, Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa Cityline, Air France, Air Baltic, CitizenPlane, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Royal Air Maroc, Turkish Airlines, ITA to go to Amsterdam by flight.
- 3 direct flights per day with KLM Cityhopper, KLM, CitizenPlane.
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