By Car
Northern Spain features excellent road connections. Bilbao is 3 hours from Zaragoza, 4 hours from Madrid and 6 hours from Barcelona.
By Train
Two kinds of trains depart from Bilbao: Short and Long Distance Trains.
There are many long distance lines departing from Abando Station to different destinations, among which the following are included: A Coruña-Vigo, Alicante, Barcelona, Burgos, Logroño-Zaragoza, Madrid, Málaga, Miranda de Ebro and Valladolid-Salamanca.
By Ferry
The port of Bilbao is the largest ferry port in Spain and as well as being the countries 6th largest city, it is the destination of the P&O cruise ferries from one of the main ferry ports in the UK - Portsmouth.