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Cheap Flights to Bilbao

 
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Recent return flight deals to Bilbao

Tue, 24 Nov - Sat, 28 Nov
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06:55 - 10:00MAN  Manchester-BIO Bilbao
2h 05mdirect
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10:55 - 12:00BIO  Bilbao-MAN Manchester
2h 05mdirect
£45easyJet
Wed, 7 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
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06:50 - 10:00MAN  Manchester-BIO Bilbao
2h 10mdirect
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10:05 - 11:10BIO  Bilbao-MAN Manchester
2h 05mdirect
£48easyJet
Thu, 7 Jan - Mon, 11 Jan
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09:20 - 12:20LGW  London Gatwick-BIO Bilbao
2h 00mdirect
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07:50 - 08:40BIO  Bilbao-LGW London Gatwick
1h 50mdirect
£55Vueling
Sat, 14 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
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09:20 - 12:20LGW  London Gatwick-BIO Bilbao
2h 00mdirect
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07:50 - 08:40BIO  Bilbao-LGW London Gatwick
1h 50mdirect
£55Vueling
Fri, 13 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
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13:45 - 16:45LTN  London Luton-BIO Bilbao
2h 00mdirect
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17:25 - 18:25BIO  Bilbao-LTN London Luton
2h 00mdirect
£55Wizz Air
Sat, 7 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
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13:45 - 16:45LTN  London Luton-BIO Bilbao
2h 00mdirect
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17:25 - 18:25BIO  Bilbao-LTN London Luton
2h 00mdirect
£55Wizz Air
Wed, 7 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct
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21:10 - 09:25LGW  London Gatwick-BIO Bilbao
11h 15m1 stop Milan Malpensa
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18:10 - 19:00BIO  Bilbao-LGW London Gatwick
1h 50mdirect
£55Multiple Airlines
Sat, 31 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
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20:25 - 16:00LTN  London Luton-BIO Bilbao
18h 35m1 stop Milan Malpensa
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17:25 - 18:25BIO  Bilbao-LTN London Luton
2h 00mdirect
£56Multiple Airlines
Fri, 11 Dec - Sun, 13 Dec
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15:30 - 18:35LHR  London Heathrow-BIO Bilbao
2h 05mdirect
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17:05 - 18:00BIO  Bilbao-LHR London Heathrow
1h 55mdirect
£57Iberia
Wed, 14 Oct - Tue, 20 Oct
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15:30 - 18:35LHR  London Heathrow-BIO Bilbao
2h 05mdirect
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13:45 - 14:45BIO  Bilbao-LHR London Heathrow
2h 00mdirect
£62Iberia
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Price, demand, and travel trends for United Kingdom to Bilbao flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines, and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights from the United Kingdom to Bilbao with more confidence.

What is the cheapest flight to Bilbao?

Manchester to Bilbao is the cheapest route at £45 return, found in the past 5 days on KAYAK. London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao is the most popular connection with return deals from £55.

How much is a flight to Bilbao?

A return flight to Bilbao costs £126 on average, based on data over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Return fares from London average £117, while Bristol runs a bit higher at £128.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Bilbao?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Bilbao at £110 return on average over the past 12 months on KAYAK. Thursday is the most expensive at £151.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Bilbao?

•November is the cheapest month to fly to Bilbao with an average price of £94 return.
•August (£164) and December (£158) are the most expensive.
•Based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Bilbao?

Evening flights to Bilbao are the cheapest at £118 return on average. Night flights are the most expensive at £183.

What is a good deal for flights to Bilbao?

Flights under £82 are considered a good deal. 25% of KAYAK users found return flights to Bilbao at or below these prices, with the lowest fares from:
•London £77.

When are flights to Bilbao the cheapest?

Flights to Bilbao are cheapest 9 weeks before departure. Booking in this window typically costs about 29% less than the average last-minute fare (within 2 weeks of the flight), based on KAYAK data.

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Expert advice for your flight to Bilbao

 
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Duncan Madden

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Duncan is a freelance travel writer, copywriter and book author in constant search of travel stories and the perpetual sensation of being on holiday. He’s never happier than when on a dusty trail in search of empty waves or ducking under the piste tape in search of snowbound solitude. British born, living in Germany, but happiest heading for the horizon. His first book, Found in Translation, explores the etymologies and stories of country names around the world and is out now.

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Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has travelled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

Key details for flights to Bilbao

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

£27
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
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When to book flights to Bilbao

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Your questions about flights to Bilbao, answered

Find helpful route details based on KAYAK data, including flight times, airports, airlines, and booking questions.

  • How do I get from Bilbao Airport to downtown Bilbao?

    The city centre is easily accessible from Bilbao Airport via a couple of transport modes: the Bizkaibus Line A3247 which takes about 25 minutes to downtown (approximately €3.00 - £2.65 single fare) or take a taxi from the rank located just outside the airport which will cost you around €30 (£26.40) and take you to the downtown area.

  • Are there any places to grab a meal at Bilbao Airport?

    If you’re feeling a bit hungry before or after your flight to Bilbao, the airport has several places where you can get a bite to eat. There’s a full service menu at Yandiola as well as fast food options like Burger King or you can enjoy handmade pastries at Santa Gloria, all located on the third floor, Departures lounge.

  • What hotels offer complimentary transport to and from Bilbao Airport?

    Holiday Inn Express Bilbao, Hotel Seminario Bilbao and Hotel New Bilbao Airport are just a few of the hotels in Bilbao that offer free shuttle service to and from Bilbao Airport giving visitors one less thing to be concerned with after their flight leaving additional time to explore the beautiful Basque region.

  • How far is Bilbao Airport from San Mames Stadium?

    San Mames Stadium is where the popular Athletico Bilbao football club plays its home games and is located about 14 kilometres from Bilbao Airport so your journey should be a short one (about 17 minutes by car) traffic permitting via the N-637 motorway if you’re flying in to attend a game.

  • What is the difference between the most popular and the most frequent airline at Bilbao?

    Vueling operates the most flights from the United Kingdom to Bilbao at 28 per week, and for this route Vueling is also the airline most often selected by KAYAK users searching for flights from the United Kingdom to Bilbao. The two are sometimes different because flight volume reflects an airline's schedule, while popularity reflects traveller choice.

  • How long are direct flights to Bilbao from different departure cities?

    Direct flight time to Bilbao varies depending on your departure city:

    • from Manchester: 2h 00m
    • from London: 1h 50m
    • from Edinburgh: 2h 35m
    • from Bristol: 1h 45m

  • Where can I fly from to get the cheapest fares to Bilbao?

    Based on fares booked in the past 5 days, the cheapest flights to Bilbao are from:
    • London, from £55 return

  • How many flights serve Bilbao?

    Bilbao receives 6 flights per day and 41 per week from across the world. London has the most flights to Bilbao with 34 weekly flights.

  • How do I know if a flight to Bilbao is a good deal?

    A good deal on a flight to Bilbao is around £82 return. This fare is in the lowest 25% of return flight prices searched on KAYAK, averaged across the cities most often searched as origins by KAYAK users.

  • How expensive are last-minute flights to Bilbao?

    Last-minute fares to Bilbao – booked within 2 weeks of departure – run 15% above the average return fare of £126.

  • Which airlines should I consider for flights to Bilbao?

Your guide to booking Bilbao flights

From booking to airport arrival, find tips to help you plan your flight with more confidence.
  • For the best chance at a low fare to Bilbao, aim to book around 9 weeks before you fly. That window historically saves about 29% versus last-minute pricing based on KAYAK booking data over the last 12 months.
  • For flights to Bilbao, recent KAYAK data shows that stronger deals tend to be around £82 return. If you see a fare below that threshold, it's a good deal – book before the price climbs back up.
  • If you can choose when to go, aim to travel to Bilbao in November. Return fares historically average £94 that month – typically the cheapest month to travel based on the last 12 months.
  • Before you book:

    • Check the route's typical price range so you can spot a deal.
    • Confirm baggage fees and seat selection costs on budget carriers.
    • Verify whether you need any travel documents beyond an ID.
    • Pick a departure airport, since your nearest may not be the cheapest origin.
  • Shift your departure to afternoon to save up to £65 per return. Afternoon flights to Bilbao average £118 compared to £183 for evening flights. See the time-of-day chart above for the full breakdown.
  • Bag allowances vary by airline, fare type, cabin class, and route. On flights to Bilbao, some airlines may include bags at no extra cost. For example, Vueling includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class, Wizz Air includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class, and easyJet includes a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class. Always check the fare details before booking, since bag policies can change by ticket type.
  • International visitors on flights to Bilbao will be pleased to know that there are a few ATMs where they can exchange money for Euros at the airport. Four of them are located on the third floor of the Departures Lounge (Euro 6000 (Kutxabank), 4B (Santander) and Servired (BBVA and LA Caixa) and another can be found in the Arrivals Hall on the main floor.
  • First time visitors to Bilbao Airport should take advantage of the Tourist Office at Bilbao Airport at the Arrivals Hall which employs an interactive computer system to assist with any last minute reservations and to help you find your way around the region as well as receive weather updates during your travels.
  • If you’re planning on driving to Bilbao Airport to pick up or drop off passengers there are two Express car parks for your convenience in addition to one for medium stay (P1 Car Park) and another if you’re travelling on a long holiday (P2 Long Stay Car Park) or you can reserve a spot at the Premium Car park with direct access to the terminal.
  • Need a place to relax before your flight? Well you may wish to check out Bilbao VIP Lounge at Bilbao Airport located on the second floor (mezzanine) of the terminal and is open to passengers on flights within the Schengen Zone as well as non-Schengen. The lounge is open daily until 9:30 pm local time.
  • If your flight to Bilbao is just the start of your journey it’s good to know that there are transportation links from the airport to other regional towns and cities such as to Plaza de Pio XIII and San Sebastian (approximately €17.10 - £15.10) which is a 75 minute journey and Bergara which takes one hour (approximately €10.00 - £8.80).

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Bilbao

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Bilbao? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.2
VuelingOverall score based on 1302 reviews
5.9Entertainment
7.2Boarding
6.2Food
6.9Comfort
7.7Crew
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Was a really good flight and so fast always try to get the first 5 road if you can

10.0 Excellentjason, Jul 2026
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Was a really good flight and so fast always try to get the first 5 road if you can

Almost as usual, half an hour take off dilay, on the other hand - the checked in baggage arrived as magic super quickly. By the way - why do you ask to rate the food and entertainment on flights without them? at least offer the option of "Not Relevant" or similar...

Comfy seats, great cabin service and a very relaxed experience

Basic service for the basic price. Efficient and cost effective, so ticked all the right boxes.

To complex. So many types of fare. This made the boarding a caos.

Needs faster boarding procedure. Not their fault but should still take into account indifferent flyers.

I am writing to demand an immediate refund and compensation for the absolutely unacceptable experience I endured with VUELING this week. On Monday, my flight was canceled, and despite this, I have yet to receive any refund. I was then taken to a hotel in a terrible location, where no food or even water was provided. The next day, I was rebooked on another flight, for which I had to personally cover an additional €50 in transportation costs—only to have that flight canceled as well. After waiting 10 hours, only 10 of us were offered alternative accommodations, while the rest were left stranded. We were forced to remain in this situation until Thursday without a single explanation or proper assistance. During this entire ordeal, we were only provided with breakfast and dinner, while being charged extra for drinks. This level of treatment is completely unacceptable. I expect an immediate refund for the cancelled flights and full compensation for the inconvenience, additional expenses, and the significant distress caused.

Good standard flight the plan was clean could not complain the only thing is checking in the pushchair was very slow only 3 people at the counter.

Boarding was very poor as the flight was initially delayed. We were told the flight would be at 21:40. We were with our 10 month baby who was sleeping. I received an email from Kayak which said the flight was now due to take off at 21:04. When we checked the screens at Gatwick we were told the gate was closed. The lack of communication was extremely poor and we had to run with our baby and there were many other passengers, including elderly people, also running to the gate. When we got to the gate, the staff had no reasons for the poor communication.

I liked the regular updates and appreciated the automatic online checkin which didn’t work for our Vueling flight so I had to do this myself.

Everything was on time and easy. Food in business class was great. There was no entertainment on board, though with business class you could get free internet, but so spotty it wasn't worthwhile.

They could have provided more than a premade mass produced tina sandwich for a 10 hour delay and/or had something available on oars other than potat chips once we boarded. They also could have not lost our luggage. Or barring that, at least foled a claim for us once we landed. Instead all of those things happened and they told us if we wanted to file a claim to do so online. I laid for business class for both of us. What an incredible waste of money.

We were bumped out of bulkhead seats we purchased a year ago. We were moved to row 5 and the folks in row 4 fully reclined making it difficult to get out to use the restroom. The seat have too little padding making them uncomfortable 3 hours into the flight. The movies did not offer closed captioning and the earbuds were poor so the entertainment was mostly unusable. The food was just passable. I would not fly Iberia/level again. Iberia also bumped us off our direct return flight so I would say the whole experience with this airline is poor.

The flight was operated by level, who had a sister’s check in procedure (2 hours) due to understaffing and a computer malfunction. While 3 agents stood at the business check in, with a total of maybe one actual customer there at a time, a huge line formed at economy check in with only 1 agent staffing the check in. Then, my luggage was lost - a guitar case with contents inside valued at 3,000 USD. The computer system of LEVEL could not locate my bag and had no record of it, and IBERIA (with whom I purchased my ticket and the checked bag) refused to help. It was a disastrous experience and I will never book Iberia again

Without any prior warning, I was seated in a row just in front of an exit row (27F), and I had no idea that my seat would not recline. However, the person in front of me did recline her seat, reducing my space. And because I could't recline to regain some space, it was my WORST flight ever.

Terrible boarding procedures in Madrid. The airplane barely has any legroom and I am 68 inches.

Not bad but they lost 2 of my bags when I got to Florence

Couldn’t get boarding passes online, delayed an hour, and smallest amount of space on board I’ve ever encountered for such a long flight.

It was a good flight overall. Nothing to add. Keep it up!

Late boarding. Delayed departure leading to rushed connection at Madrid Barajas. Not necessarily Iberia's fault but delay loading cargo didn't help.

There was a delay because they had to switch planes it wasn’t explained very well nor were there updates.

Flight was two hours delayed then instead of flying to Gatwick we got diverted to Southend airport! Then they cancelled our flight and we all got told we had to get off the plane and make our own way to wherever we had to go? EasyJet just abandoned us, no help and as a tourist not knowing even where I was? Disgusting behaviour from the company!!

I’ve always flew with Ryan, but never again I’ll always fly with easyJet

There was no useful information given regarding the flight back to the UK from Tenerife. This despite the week publicised problems around the EES system and the delays caused to boarding. This aspect of the customer experience could have been much better.

Fast boarding, smooth takeoff and landing. plenty of space in seats. Excellent air-conditioning on a hot day. Perfect experience

Whole way through - far more professional and slick than I expected

Sitting on the last row in between the aisle and a massive person, all people going to the bathroom bumped into me including the flight attendants.

The best budget airline in Europe. Flight was on time, crew friendly and worked hard during flight and were able to meet our needs. Only downside (not the airline's fault), there were no rear steps.

easyJet need to ensure that whether pre-booking seats or not children aren’t split from their parents the crew spent the majority of boarding asking passengers to move to accommodate two families. Surely the system identifies minors on a booking !!!!! It was all very frustrating to watch and caused delays which I’m sure cost easyJet more in the long run rather that automatically allocating families with minors seats together automatically.

The communication about the delay could have been better before and during the flight. Also, this online form could have less bugs. It is almost impossible to type in this window.

Pleasant and friendly staff. Comfortable aircraft. Speedy boarding. Took off on time. Arrived earlier than scheduled. Overall very enjoyable flight.

Could have used more leg room for “business class” which is basically coach with a middle seat blocked. Crew was friendly, attentive. Zero entertainment.

Wonderful business class flight in a lovely new plane with an excellent crew

BA code for a Vueling flight. All god but the temperature in the plane (too hot when engine not running but otherwise ok)

Food options limited and quality wasn’t very good. I was I was in premium economy and the people in front of me pushed their seats back to fully reclined position which made it difficult for me. My seat wouldn’t recline at all. I suggest that BA restrict the recliner more. Also, the audio in my headset didn’t work unless I held it in all the time. Entertainment choices were good. Customer services is excellent. Thank you to BA team.

The luggage problem I previously mentioned was actually this flight

Late. And service was very slow - passengers sat for well over an hour with dirty trays etc surrounding them

The plane was dirty the food was awful and the boarding process took too long

No WiFi in either flight. No leg room, the seat in front of me left dents on my knees and the tray was so low my knees propped it up if I tried to use it.

It was a good experience, especially travelling with a baby and their accessories

Far easier than I expected it to be. Checked in online & had our boarding passes emailed through. Straight through security & boarded on time. No issues.

It’s a budget airline. You get what you pay for. They insisted on getting us out of the gate and into our slot on time. They got us to the destination safely. Aircraft was clean and well maintained. What more could we want

Were delayed in the airport for 5 hours with no explanation. Flight kept getting delayed by an hour at a time and wizz air staff were no where to be found

The cabin crew on that flight were super fantastic and super helpful. They were so polite and considerate that i felt i travelled with a 5star airline.

Delayed delayed delayed - always with Wizzair. Staff were friendly and well mannered but clearly the company is unorganized and the aircrafts are outdated.

4 hr delay and only told less than 2hrs before. Only given water and nuts on the flight as complimentary service. Left to wait in rain before boarding.

To be honest I did not like anything. Communication to why my flight was cancelled mid air 2 and half hours into my flight. Customer service desk were not helpful with providing information or a solution on what can be done.

What I liked new airplane Sitting was extremely uncomfortable! Crew not smiley at all Always chewing gum

The flight was cancelled just 4 hours before the take off...

No food on board. Not comfortable. Had to move seats was delayed more than 3 hours.

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