--- title: "Santiago De Compostela to Bilbao – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Santiago De Compostela to Bilbao is 458 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/santiago-de-compostela-to-bilbao" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/santiago-de-compostela-to-bilbao.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Santiago De Compostela to Bilbao [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Santiago+De+Compostela&to=Bilbao) [Bilbao to Santiago De Compostela](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bilbao-to-santiago-de-compostela) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 458 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 458 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 3h 10m quicker than driving for €55 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best 3h 46m€100–150 Estimated SCQ → BIO · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Santiago+De+Compostela&to=Bilbao) - [**Drive** 6h 55m€60–80 Estimated 585 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Santiago+De+Compostela&to=Bilbao) - [**Taxi** 6h 55m€700–1,050 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Santiago+De+Compostela&to=Bilbao) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Spain; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in Spain** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.esp.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:12 → 11:58 3h 46m · direct€100–150](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Santiago+De+Compostela&to=Bilbao&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Santiago De Compostela to Bilbao? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 46m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 458 km. What is the cheapest way from Santiago De Compostela to Bilbao? Fly is the cheapest, from €100. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Santiago De Compostela to Bilbao? About 1h 15m in the air (SCQ → BIO), about 3h 46m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €100–150; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Bilbao from Santiago De Compostela by road? About 585 km, roughly 6h 55m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €60–80; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Bilbao Municipality in Basque Country, Spain Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 347,342 as of 2024, it is the 11th most populous city in Spain, and the most populous in northern Spain. The Bilbao metropolitan area has 1,037,847 inhabitants, making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern Spain. The comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region. [The Bilbao guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bilbao) Worth your time - Guggenheim Museum Abandoibarra etorbidea, 2 (Tram: Guggenheim). - Puppy Not a museum, but it is directly in the front of the Guggenheim Museum, created by Jeff Koons. - Basque Museum Established in 1921 to focus on the prehistory, archaeology, ethnography and history of Euskadi (Basque homeland). - Itsasmuseum It's in what used to be the Euskalduna shipyard, this maritime museum is next to the current Euskalduna Performing Arts Centre. 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