There are 9 ways to get from Malmö to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, car, train (TGV, Renfe), or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CPH - BIO
6h 1m€74–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Antwerpbus
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
25h 55m€347–581Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nordtrain Trn
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
33h 49m€289–489Drive 2,268.1 km
- Drive from Malmö to Bilbaocar 2,268.1 km
21h 7m€379–547Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CPH - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
9h€81–367Bus
- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N770
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1093 / ...
32h 30m€173–265Train, bus
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain 345
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
36h 27m€187–303Train
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to München Osttrain 305
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
39h 42m€441–868Drive, car train
- Drive from Malmö to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bilbaocar
26h 45m€373–534
Malmö to Bilbao by bus, foot, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malmö to Bilbao is to fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Malmö to Bilbao is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Malmö station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop and arriving at Bilbao via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmö station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Malmö, Centralstation and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Muenchen Ost, München Hbf, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 42m.
The distance between Malmö and Bilbao is 1807 km. The road distance is 2268.1 km.
The best way to get from Malmö to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 55m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Malmö to Bilbao, including transfers.
Malmö to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop.
Malmö to Bilbao train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Malmö, Centralstation.
The best way to get from Malmö to Bilbao is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €270 and takes 32h 30m, you could also train, which costs €440 - €900 and takes 39h 42m.
What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Bilbao, Spain?
Norwegian Air International, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Bilbao via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 32h 30m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €83–87
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Malmö to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Malmö to Bilbao train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at München Ost station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malmö to Bilbao is 2268 km. It takes approximately 21h 7m to drive from Malmö to Bilbao.
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