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Compare train and coach for Bilbao to Ponferrada
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Bilbao to Ponferrada among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from £37. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 43m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £37, and a coach costs an average of £40.
Distance: 309 km
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£42 Average Price | £37 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 50m Average total duration 6h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 13m Average total duration Fastest 5h 43m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Bilbao to Ponferrada
How to get to Ponferrada from Bilbao by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bilbao to Ponferrada is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- Normal · Normal10:009h00Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses19:00Ponferrada, Estación de Autobuses£421One-way1 change
Cheapest
- Normal · Normal10:009h00Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses19:00Ponferrada, Estación de Autobuses£421One-way1 change
Fastest
- Normal · Normal9:458h45Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses18:30Ponferrada, Estación de Autobuses£481One-way1 change
Other options
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041796:5314h49Bilbao-Abando21:42Ponferrada station£891One-way1 change
- Normal · Normal9:459h15Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses19:00Ponferrada, Estación de Autobuses£421One-way1 change
- Normal · Normal12:309h45Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses22:15Ponferrada, Estación de Autobuses£421One-way1 change
- Normal · Normal2:159h30Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses11:45Ponferrada, Estación de Autobuses£421One-way1 change
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FAQs: Bilbao to Ponferrada
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This is compared to other travel options from Bilbao to Ponferrada:
A train is £4 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Bilbao to Ponferrada costing on average £40.
Other travel options to Ponferrada take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 5m.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bilbao and Ponferrada as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses and arrive in Ponferrada, Estación de Autobuses.
- Travel with Renfe ALVIA, Renfe Viajeros to go to Ponferrada by train.
- Travel with Alsa, BlaBlaCar to go to Ponferrada by coach.
- 0 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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