Bilbao Airport is located 12 kilometres from the capital of the Vizcaya province, in the city limits of Loiu.
Bilbao has exceptional links with the north of Spain; the A-8 links Santander, to the west, and San Sebastián, Irún and France, to the east; and the AP-68 links Vitoria, Logroño, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Burgos and Madrid.
The following Airlines operate to destinations in the UK and Ireland:
* Aer Lingus to Dublin
* Air France to Cork and Dublin
* British Airways to Heathrow
* Brussels Airlines flies to Birmingham, Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle
* Easyjet to Stansted
* Iberia flies to Aberdeen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Newcastlen
Other airlines operating out of Bilbao include: Aer Lingus, Air Berlin, Air Comet, Air Europa, Air France, Air Nostrum, Alitalia, Atlasjet, Brussels Airlines, Clickair, Czech Airlines,
Dubrovnik Airlines, Easyjet, Futura Internacional, Iberia, Iberworld, Lufthansa, Onur Air, Spanair, Swiftair, TAP Portugal, TUIfly, Tunis Air and Vueling Airlines
Information on Arrivals and Departures can be obtained from AENA, which is the operator of Bilbao Airport. This information is regularly updated and the site information is available in Spanish and English.
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Bizkaibus line 3247 operates between the Bilbao Bus Terminal and the airport with stops at Gran Vía 79, Plaza Moyua and Alameda Recalde 11. Full details of fares and timetables can be obtained from the Bizkaibus website.
Taxis are available from outside the Terminal Building.
The journey between the airport and the city of Bilbao takes about 15 minutes and costs approximately 20 euros and the cost to Getxo is 27 euros.
Bilbao airport has approximately 4000 parking spaces, with 15 spaces for the disabled.
Bilbao Airport has one cafeteria / bar and details of current opening hours can be found on the AENA website.