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Distance between Bilbao and San Sebastian

Driving non-stop from Bilbao to San Sebastian

How far is San Sebastian from Bilbao? Here's the quick answer if you drive this relatively short distance without making any stops.

Nonstop drive: 65 miles or 105 km

Driving time: 1 hour, 19 minutes

Even though you can drive this distance straight through, it might be more interesting to stop along the way. You can scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.


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Flying non-stop from Bilbao to San Sebastian

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Bilbao, Spain and San Sebastian, Spain. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 48 miles or 77 km

Flight time: 36 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 17 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.4x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination.





Bilbao to San Sebastian road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to San Sebastian, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 2 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in Bilbao.

Drive for about 13 minutes, then stop in Larrabetzu and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 17 minutes then stop in Amorebieta-Etxano and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 20 minutes then stop in Ermua and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 21 minutes then stop in Mutriku and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 20 minutes then stop in Zarautz and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 19 minutes and arrive in San Sebastian.


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:





Plan a trip to San Sebastian

Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to San Sebastian, Spain. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in San Sebastian. Trippy has an entire Q&A community where you can post questions and get answers from expert travelers or locals who know the area. For instance, you might be interested in the answers to this question: Better to do north region from Barcelona or Madrid?. If you're looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out Hotel Leku Eder. A great place to eat might be Mugaritz Restaurante. Trippy members can suggest things to do in San Sebastian like Arzak. Check out some of the questions people have asked about San Sebastian like How many days in San Sebastian?. Click the button below to explore San Sebastian in detail.





How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from San Sebastian to Bilbao, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Bilbao, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Bilbao!





At a Glance
without making any stops
total driving distance is 65 miles
driving time of 1 hour, 19 minutes
flight distance is 48 miles
flight time of 36 minutes
35 Bilbao travel answers
83 San Sebastian travel answers








   
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