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Cheap Flight Deals to Bilbao

 
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19:35 - 12:50JNB-BIO
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13:40 - 9:30BIO-JNB
18h 50m2 stops
R14 161Brussels Airlines
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Wed, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 12
19:35 - 12:50JNB-BIO
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13:40 - 9:30BIO-JNB
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Flights to Bilbao - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Bilbao to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Bilbao?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Bilbao clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Bilbao is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R13 598. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are R19 327 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Bilbao?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Bilbao, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Bilbao is October, where tickets cost R9 797 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R24 501 and R19 144 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of R9 797.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Bilbao?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Bilbao depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Bilbao is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R15 527 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Bilbao is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R17 237.

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Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R14 161
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 15% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Bilbao

When to book flights to Bilbao

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Bilbao based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Bilbao based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Bilbao flights

  • How far is Bilbao Airport from central Bilbao?

    You’ll need to travel 5 km to reach the Bilbao city centre from Bilbao Airport.

  • What is the name of Bilbao’s airport?

    Bilbao is served by Bilbao Airport, also commonly referred to as Bilbao. The airport code is BIO.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Bilbao?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Bilbao.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Bilbao?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Bilbao is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Bilbao?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Bilbao with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Bilbao?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Bilbao up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Bilbao

  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Bilbao flight deals.

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Direct departures

South Africa to Bilbao

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +43 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +45 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +46 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +44 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +45 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +39 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +40 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

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Direct returns

Bilbao to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +43 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +45 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +46 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +44 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +45 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +39 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +40 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

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Top 4 airlines flying to Bilbao

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Bilbao. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Bilbao. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Bilbao? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1341 reviews
7,3Food
7,7Comfort
8,4Crew
7,8Boarding
7,2Entertainment
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Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

2,0 Mediocrejack, Jan 2025CPT - AMS
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Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever and no wifi. Prepare to disembark by a staircase.

Transfer at CDG to connecting KLM flight to Amsterdam was a NIGHTMARE. LONG WALKWAYS, NO MOVING WALKWAYS, POOR signage, Have to take a train & No staff visible to help navigate the maze. AVOID TRANSFER AT CDG AT ALL COST.

Good flight with KLM, friendly staff. Food was good, had much worse on other airlines. Selection of drinks also good enough for us. Entertainment was also good. The economy seats are ok and that’s it. For a 12 hour flight I think a little more comfort in the economy seats in pitch and softness would be highly appreciated by the customers and can makte the difference.

Good food. Excellent crew service. Clean aircraft. Narrow seats and isle.

I tried to upgrade to premium economy anis seat online during the checkin process. The payment didn’t work due to a technical glitch on KLM’s website. I wasn’t able to change my seat unless I called Amsterdam. Since I was in Canada and there’s a time difference this wasn’t practical. So when I arrived early to Ottawa airport my seat wasn’t available and I could only get a middle seat in premium economy which isn’t great. These middle seats are priced at the same rate as an aisle seat which makes no sense.

Seats were comfortable crew members support was very good but AVML ordered or selected by us needs a lot of improvement.

Transavia flight, was booked as KLM but i couldnt select seat or access boarding pass with KLM at all. Crammed seating and very no frills experience all around. First and last time.

Flight left a few minutes late, but that's it. I wish the seats could be wider and recline more.

Overall a very pleasant flight. No significant issues on either flight. Amsterdam airport is very convenient for connecting

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

I did not get my baggage at my final destination..poor coordination with connecting flights with partner airlines (Saudi airways). Also the food was very mediocre.

Not a good one this time. The absence of internet without any information/notification ahead was really the unacceptable part. Also this new A350-900 has a serious legroom challenge for economy seats. It’s more like a medium-haul flight legroom configuration.

There was 2 hours delay before boarding and 2 hours delay after boarding while waiting in the plane

Very good crew. Food service above average. Seats very small for a 12 hours flight.

Boarding was a disaster being moved by Air France by bus to the plane. The plane should have been at the right gate.

Same as before boarding process and lack of crew experience in the process

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

The flight was delayed so connection was missed. In Istanbul we were taken to a hotel and no one in the hotel knew so we had to wait hours in the lobby of the hotel while the airline and hotel coordinated. The airline staff is rude at times

For me it was a good experience… thank you Turkish Airlines

Istanbul to Miami is a very long flight, somewhat uncomfortable, especially because the seating offers very limited space outside of business class.

Seats are not clean inside the very dirty and need to improve

Very good except the boarding process too forever and wasn’t organized by group. I had a heavy pack or I wouldn’t have minded. I was in business. There were no audible announcements in the waiting area about boarding and everyone packed into the boarding area. Then boarding stopped for a long time but the staff made no announcements to update waiting passengers about the holdup. The flight was good after we got on.

This time my experience was very bad. The Turkish Airlines changed my flight from Erbil to Istanbul from 8:15 AM to 11:20 AM few days before the trip. This made my transit in Istanbul about ONE hour. I have a special needs child and need extra time to navigate the huge new Istanbul airport with a child. To make the matter even more stressful the flight took off about 20 minutes late from Erbil which made our transit even shorter (around 40 minutes). The Turkish Airlines failed me on too many points despite clearly asking for help and as follows: 1. I asked the checking agent in Erbil for seats at the front of the plane to exit first and he stated the closest one is in the middle of the plane and I should ask the flight crew for help 2. I asked the boarding agent in Erbil to ask the flight crew to let us out first since we don’t have much transit time and she said she can’t and they wouldn’t listen to her anyway. 3. When we boarded I specifically asked the cabin crew chief the same request and after some discussion he wanted to get rid of me and said, they will help when we land. I again politely reminded the same person to help us when we exit before landing and this time he stated he would NOT be able to even announce to the passenger to let the people which short transit first and I should just deal with it like other passengers. He also told me to ask for help from the airlines staff at the gate when we get to the airport. This is very rude coming from the Cabin Crew chief. 4. I asked the airline crew at the gate which he had a cell phone to call the gate of my flight to inform them we are on our way and the agent pretended he didn’t speak English… Frustrating 5. I went to the Golf Card station (used to transfer passenger in the large airport) and asked for a ride and the driver there “shooed” me away pretending he doesn’t understand English while looking into his phone constantly telling me “Go this way, Go this way”. I saw first-hand other well able passengers on these cards and Turkish looking families get help on our way … which is clear discriminations. 6. We finally got to the Gate as one of the last people and we didn’t even use the bathroom on our way and made it back to Canada. I am extremely frustrated with the TKY this time and feel discriminated against just because I look from the Middle East despite I am and my child are Canadian. The Turkish Airlines operations failed me on too many points this time.

The seats have to be one of the worst when it comes to comfort and you have to scramble around to out your handbag in the overhead. The food is still awful. Definitely will not travel on Turkish again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone for sure.

Food quality and the overall service of the staff and significantly decreased. The flight was delayed at the Istanbul airport and the passengers were kept onboard for more than 3 hours. The staff didn’t kept the passengers informed and everyone was upset.

The flight was so FULL That I had to keep BOTH my carry on AND my personal items ON my lap while I was sitting there for 10 hours Because the airline put ALL the other stuff into MY overhead cabin Most uncomfortable 10 hours of any flight I

The real bathroom smelled horrible and it smelled in the real of the plane..

It’s not bad, simply it’s not as it used to be years ago.

The staff are extremely rude maybe even racist, I’ve never been treated so poorly in my life. I will never fly with Lufthansa Mor Discovery Airlines again.

Flight was cancelled and I got rebooked with anther airline. Also had booked a direct flight and got a layover.

Ok flight. Water and small chocolate offered. Would be good if flynet included also video.

The connection between my income flight and the outgoing flight was slightly late and they would not hold the next flight for 7 minutes. The next flight was 4 hours later and we were issued a stand by ticket. So we had to wait to find out if we would even be on that flight. After boarding that flight was delayed for 40 minutes because there wasn’t a ground crew to load the luggage. The airline is not living up to it reputation.

The staff was not at pleasant as those on the first leg of our trip.

I was expecting better from Lufthansa. I’ll think twice before I book Lufthansa again. This trip was the worst ever… in my 70 years of traveling.

My first two flights were late. I missed my last flight. The next flight was not until the next day Seating on large plane was uncomfortable. In the center row, there are posts that do not allow you to spread your legs. The entertainment center did not respond well. . Food was okay. Though there was much confusion about where the special meals that. People ordered(not me) went

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Bilbao found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/3Wed
2 stopsBrussels Airlines
18h 15mJNB-BIO
12/3Wed
2 stopsBrussels Airlines
18h 50mBIO-JNB
R14 161
6/3Thu
2 stopsBrussels Airlines
18h 15mJNB-BIO
13/3Thu
2 stopsBrussels Airlines
18h 50mBIO-JNB
R18 507
5/3Wed
1 stopSWISS
25h 50mJNB-BIO
12/3Wed
2 stopsSWISS
21h 50mBIO-JNB
R36 227

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