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Compare bus and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $55. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 32m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $55, and a flight costs an average of $162.
Distance: 724 miles (1166 km)
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$342 Average price | $94 Average price Cheapest | $474 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 32m Average total duration Fastest 3h 32m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 22h 25m Average total duration 21h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 15h 3m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao:
A bus is $248 (€200) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao costing on average $342 (€276).
Other travel options to Bilbao take longer:
Bus takes on average 21h 55m.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
30485 · 9592712:00 PM23h00Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)11:00 AMBilbao, Estación de Autobuses$991One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- 30485 · 9592712:00 PM23h00Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)11:00 AMBilbao, Estación de Autobuses$991One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- LH11468:15 PM2h10Frankfurt am Main Airport10:25 PMBilbao Airport$4051One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus8:15 AM26h00Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)10:15 AMBilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea$1131One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus12:45 AM23h20Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)12:05 AMBilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea$1131One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus1:05 AM23h00Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)12:05 AMBilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea$1141One-way2 transfers
AF1619 · AF137612:10 PM9h50Frankfurt am Main Airport10:00 PMBilbao Airport$2571One-way1 transfer- AF1376 · AF10197:05 AM14h55Frankfurt am Main Airport10:00 PMBilbao Airport$2571One-way1 transfer
- AF1476 · AF161912:10 PM21h40Frankfurt am Main Airport9:50 AMBilbao Airport$2591One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao:
A bus is $248 (€200) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Bilbao costing on average $342 (€276).
Other travel options to Bilbao take longer:
Bus takes on average 21h 55m.
- Around 26 flights per day.
- Around 8 buses per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Bilbao as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Bilbao Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) and arrive in Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Bilbao by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Air Europa, KLM Cityhopper, Air Nostrum, Iberia, Malta Air, Lufthansa Cityline, KLM to go to Bilbao by flight.
- 2 direct flights per day with Lufthansa.
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