Basque Country Transportation

Getting to Zarautz

by bnanno

You will get better deals to Bilbao. Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, Air Berlin, all fly to Bilbao from several airports in Germany/ Belgium. Also Easyjet form London.San Sebastian has a small airport in Hondarribia.Two ways to reach Zarautz, take airport bus, which will take you the main Bilbao bus station.Alsa Turitrans operates a bus service Gijon-Bilbao-Zarautz-San Sebastian (Donosti)http://www.alsa.es/ Price: 5.27 one way. There is one leaving Bilbao around 14:00. Otherwise you may take a bus to Donosti, which are frequent through out the day, and take a bus back to Zarautz.A very direct route is the train, a narrow-guage train that will take you straight to Zarautz from Bilbao. It is slow, but extremely picturesque, and if you are tourist, you will see a lot this way!From Bilbao airport take the bus to the final stop, that is the Bus Station. From outside the bus station you can take...

Getxo cruise terminal to Bilbao city centre

by bnanno

There tow ways to arrive by ship in Bilbao, 1)the Portsmouth-Bilbao P&O Ferry terminal (in Santurzi) and2) the Cruise ship terminal in Getxo.For the Getxo terminal:Cruise ships dock at the opposite bank (the right bank), at new cruise port in Getxo, next to the Marina. Most cruise ships offer their own tours: usually either to the Guggenheim in the city or to Gernika/Bizkaia. To translate 20kms distance, it is about a 20 minutes drive from the docking port to the city centre in Bilbao, increase time for times of heavy traffic.If you want to do it on your own, the quickest and most expensive would be to take a cab, which may await the cruise ship docking. Fare approx: 15-20 euros. From the port you can walk it to the Marina area (5-7 minutes), here there are some traditional and some international chain restaurants.People who have mentioned Bizkaibus and Metro, should warn you that it is...

RENFE Commuter lines from Bilbao

by timtregenza

Bilbao's public transport system is improving rapidly, with some major infrastructure works. Part of this has been the changes to the RENFE rail services from Vizcaya to Bilbao. There are three local service lines from Abando to Orduna, Muskiz, and Santurtzi.These are not tourist lines, they are commuter lines. Although I would recommend Santurtzi for the fish restaurants, I would not recommend Muskiz unless you spend your spare time hanging around petrol stations sniffing the vapours. Orduna I have been to only during fiesta, so have no memories.

Local Roads

by DPando

Motorways

by DPando