Bilbao Airport lies 12 kilometres away from the city, in the Loiu district. The Vizcayan capital and its airport are linked by highway, which makes the journey quick and easy.
Besides, the airport is linked to the most important northern Spain cities: A-8 motorway leads to Santander (108 km) to the West, and to San Sebastián (119 km), Bayona (160 km) y Pau (265 km) to the East; A-68 motorway links the Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz (66 km), Logroño (152 km), Burgos (158 km) and Pamplona (159 km).
By bus
The bus that links Bilbao and the airport is Bizkaibus A3247, a yellow urban bus whose departure point is Termibús, a bus terminal providing connections with San Mamés station of Metro Bilbao, Euskotran, and RENFE short-distance trains.
Buses also stop at Gran Vía, 79; Plaza Moyúa and Alameda Recalde, the only three other stops in their way to the airport.
At the airport, the departure point is the stop in front of the Arrivals Terminal, and the stops in Bilbao are at Alameda Recalde, 14; Gran Vía (Government Regional Office); Gran Vía, 74. Then it reaches Termibús, where the route ends.