There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire by bus, train, train (TGV), car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain Ter
10h 17m€55–102Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain Ter
12h 54m€117–212Drive 709.5 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Saint-Nazairecar 709.5 km
7h 8m€116–167Fly Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BIO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
8h€83–273Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nantesbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Saint-Nazairebus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 55m€60–91Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SDR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
9h 22m€144–289Fly Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BIO - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Redontrain
- Take the train from Redon to Savenaytrain
10h 58m€159–377Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EAS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazairetrain
9h 50m€153–368
Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire is to bus and train which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire is to drive which takes 7h 8m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Saint-Nazaire via Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at St Nazaire via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Bilbao and Saint-Nazaire is 730 km. The road distance is 709.5 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 17m and costs €55 - €110.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire, including transfers.
Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire train services, operated by Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire is to train which takes 12h 54m and costs €110 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 10h 55m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Saint-Nazaire, France?
You can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to St Nazaire via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, and Nantes in around 12h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire via Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub in around 10h 55m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Redon to Savenay
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Redon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Saint-Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire is 710 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Bilbao to Saint-Nazaire.
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