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Compare coach and flight for Antwerp to Bilbao
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Antwerp to Bilbao among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £80 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 56m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £80, while a flight costs an average of £394.
Distance: 1042 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight | Driving |
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£80 Average Price Cheapest | £394 Average Price | £285 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
18h 40m Average total duration 18h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 56m Average total duration Fastest 3h 56m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 12h 19m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Antwerp to Bilbao:
A coach is £315 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Antwerp to Bilbao costing on average £394.
Other travel options to Bilbao take longer:
Coach takes on average 18h 40m.
Tickets start at around £80 compared to roughly £285 in fuel and tolls — a saving of about £206. The journey takes 18h 10m versus 12h 19m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
Travel optionsfrom Antwerp to Bilbao
How to get to Bilbao from Antwerp by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Antwerp to Bilbao is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:2020h45Antwerp, P+R Luchtbal (Entrance of the parking garage)15:05Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea£521One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus18:2020h45Antwerp, P+R Luchtbal (Entrance of the parking garage)15:05Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea£521One-way1 change
Fastest
FR 60577:001h55Brussels South Charleroi Airport8:55Santander Airport£971One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:5919h11Antwerp, Van Ertbornstraat (Rooseveltplaats)19:10Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea£531One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus19:5019h15Antwerp, Van Ertbornstraat (Rooseveltplaats)15:05Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea£531One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus15:4019h45Antwerp, Van Ertbornstraat (Rooseveltplaats)11:25Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea£531One-way1 change
- VY8985 · VY142021:3510h40Brussels Airport8:15Bilbao Airport£1231One-way1 change
- VY8985 · VY143421:3515h10Brussels Airport12:45Bilbao Airport£1231One-way1 change
- VY8985 · VY142221:3512h40Brussels Airport10:15Bilbao Airport£1371One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Antwerp to Bilbao:
A coach is £315 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Antwerp to Bilbao costing on average £394.
Other travel options to Bilbao take longer:
Coach takes on average 18h 40m.
- Around 51 flights per day.
- Around 16 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Antwerp and Bilbao as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Antwerp, Van Ertbornstraat (Rooseveltplaats) and arrive in Bilbao, Calle Luis Briñas / Basurtuko Kaputxinoen kalea.
- Flights mostly depart from Brussels Airport and arrive in Bilbao Airport.
- Travel with Ryanair, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, KLM Cityhopper, CitizenPlane, Air Europa, Air France, Lufthansa City Airlines, KLM, Avion Express Malta, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Vueling, Royal Air Maroc, Air Baltic, Edelweiss Air, Iberia to go to Bilbao by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus to go to Bilbao by coach.
- 2 direct flights per day with Ryanair, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, CitizenPlane, Avion Express Malta.
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