ACCOMMODATION
Please notice that Bilbao is one of the most popular and touristic cities in Northern Spain, so we recommend booking the hotel as soon as possible to avoid availability issues.
For accommodation options you can check these websites, where you can find the full list of hotels, hostels and also last-minute offers:
-http://www.bilbaoturismo.net/BilbaoTurismo/es/turistas
-http://www.hotel.info/en/bilbao/hotels-70857/
We have special rate rooms in Catalonia Gran Vía Bilbao (https://www.cataloniahotels.com/es/hotel/catalonia-gran-via-bilbao)
The prices given are per room and night, breakfast and taxes included.
Individual Room: 105€ Doble Room: 115 €
FOOD
The Basque Country is noted for its internationally renowned culinary heritage. Basque cuisine is wide-ranging and varied: based on ingredients sourced from the Cantabrian sea (fish and seafood) and the local gardens and farms (vegetables, cereals, meat, etc.). But if any feature stands out in our gastronomy, it has to be the use of seasonal, top-quality produce.
In Bilbao, you will find a wide range of traditional cuisine and also nouvelle cuisine, based on innovation and creativity, to choose from.
www.bilbaoturismo.net
HOW TO GET TO BILBAO
Its strategic situation and its infrastructures have made Bilbao an easily accessible place, connected by every kind of transport to the rest of the world. Choose the one that suits you best and begin your journey to Bilbao!
GETTING TO BILBAO BY PLANE
Bilbao Airport is served by the most important airlines. The best option to get downtown from the airport is to take Bizkaibus A3247 outside the arrivals hall. The bus leaves every half hour at :15 and :45 and takes about 25 minutes. The reverse journey is at :25 and :55 from the bus terminal to the airport.
Taxis to downtown Bilbao from the airport cost about €25-30.
Biarritz Airport is about an hour and a half drive to the east of the city and is a popular airport for visitors from France. There are buses between Biarritz and San Sebastian. Once in San Sebastian, you can take a PESA bus to Bilbao.
GETTING TO BILBAO BY TRAIN
RENFE-- runs intercity trains to Madrid, Barcelona, Vigo (Galicia). All Renfe trains leave from Abando Station.
FEVE -- runs regional trains to Santander (3 daily) and Leon (1 Daily). They are very slow and make a stop in almost every single town they pass through. From Santander you can continue to Oviedo (Asturias) and La Coruña (Galicia). This journey has three legs, but it is only possible to do two legs in one day. FEVE trains leave from Santander Station (next to Abando Station).
EuskoTren -- runs a local service to San Sebastian, with a connection there for Irun (on the Spanish-French border). It takes two hours to reach San Sebastian. Trains leave from Atxuri Station.
GETTING TO BILBAO BY BUS
Bilbao has a sizeable bus station called Termibus that connects the city with others throughout Spain.
Main bus lines companies from Bilbao:
- Alsa
- Pesa
- La union/ La Burundesa
- Bilman Bus
- Vibasa
GETTING TO THE VENUE FROM THE CITY CENTER:
The following public transport lines have routes that pass near Bilbao-Cruces / Gurutzeta-Barakaldo: