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Compare bus and flight for Bilbao to Florence
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Bilbao to Florence among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $174 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 40m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.1 - 2.9kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $174, while a flight costs an average of $408.
Distance: 710 miles (1143 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$408 Average price | $174 Average price Cheapest | $279 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 40m Average total duration Fastest 3h 40m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 24h 41m Average total duration 24h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 14h 15m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
3.4 - 6.9kg CO2 emissions | 1.1 - 2.9kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Bilbao to Florence:
A bus is $234 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bilbao to Florence costing on average $408.
Other travel options to Florence take longer:
Bus takes on average 24h 41m.
You'll arrive about 10h 35m sooner (3h 40m by flight vs 14h 15m by car). Tickets start at around $408 compared to roughly $279 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 Florence
How to get from Bilbao to Florence by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bilbao to Florence is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FR 39254:45 PM2h05Santander Airport6:50 PMBologna Airport$881One-way0 transfers
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- FR 39254:45 PM2h05Santander Airport6:50 PMBologna Airport$881One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- FR 39254:45 PM2h05Santander Airport6:50 PMBologna Airport$881One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus6:50 AM28h20Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea11:10 AMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)$1541One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus2:40 PM23h20Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea2:00 PMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)$1551One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus9:00 AM26h25Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea11:25 AMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)$1721One-way2 transfers
- VY1421 · VY60038:55 AM4h10Bilbao Airport1:05 PMFlorence Peretola Airport$1471One-way1 transfer
- VY1423 · VY60037:10 AM5h55Bilbao Airport1:05 PMFlorence Peretola Airport$1581One-way1 transfer
- VY1429 · VY60292:25 PM6h55Bilbao Airport9:20 PMFlorence Peretola Airport$1701One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Bilbao to Florence:
A bus is $234 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bilbao to Florence costing on average $408.
Other travel options to Florence take longer:
Bus takes on average 24h 41m.
- Around 38 flights per day.
- Around 9 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bilbao and Florence 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 Florence Peretola Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea and arrive in Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Florence by bus.
- Travel with Vueling, Volotea, Iberia, Malta Air, Air France, CitizenPlane, KLM Cityhopper, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, KLM, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, ITA, Edelweiss Air to go to Florence by flight.
- 1 direct flights per day with Volotea, Malta Air, CitizenPlane.
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