Guía para vivir y trabajar en Bizkaia

The Basque Country is very easy to get to by air, road and rail from the main cities in Spain and Europe.

 

By air

The Basque Country has three airports, all with excellent facilities for the transport of passengers and goods, and these are located on the outskirts of the main cities.

 

Bilbao (BIO)

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Aeropuerto_BIO

 

Donostia- San Sebastian (EAS)

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Aeropuerto_EAS

 

Vitoria- Gasteiz (VIT)

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Aeropuerto_VIT

 

By ferry

From March 2011 a ferry service will run from Bilbao (Santurtzi) to Portsmouth (United Kingdom) with Brittany Ferries.

http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/guides/port-guide/bilbao-terminal

 

By bus and coach

There are many bus and coach routes that provide a service to the Basque Country each day, providing frequent urban and inter-city services.

 

There are also coaches arriving in our capital cities from different points around Spain and from other European countries.

 

Main bus stations

Bilbao. Termibus Intermodal Station

http://www.termibus.es

 

Donostia- San Sebastian. Donostia- San Sebastian Bus Station.

http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/s11-12375/es/contenidos/c_transporte_y_movilidad/0000009682_c3_rec_turismo/es_9682/9682-ficha.html

 

Vitoria- Gasteiz. Vitoria- Gasteiz Bus Station.

http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/s11-12375/es/contenidos/c_transporte_y_movilidad/0000009645_c3_rec_turismo/es_9645/9645-ficha.html

 

Urban and inter-city buses and coaches

Bilbao.

Urban bus service. Bilbobus

http://www.bilbao.net/cs/Satellite?cid=3000048804&language=es&pagename=Bilbaonet%2FPage%2FBIO_detallePagina

 

Inter-city coaches Bizkaibus.

http://www.bizkaia.net/home2/Temas/DetalleTema.asp?Tem_Codigo=195&idioma=CA

 

Donostia- San Sebastian.

City bus service provided by d. bus.

http://www.dbus.es/es

Inter-city coaches Lurraldebus.

http://www.enterat.com/servicios/autobuses-gipuzkoa-lurraldebus-interurbanos.php

 

Vitoria- Gasteiz.

Urban bus service. Tuvisa

http://www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/we001/was/we001Action.do?idioma=es&aplicacion=wb021&tabla=contenido&uid=3cd3619b_11cc0f19a54__7ff1

 

Inter-city coaches

http://194.30.32.164/transportes/transportes/es/rutas/rutas_autobus.asp

 
 

By rail

The railway is one of the main transport networks within the Basque Country. Both the capitals of the three historical territories and some of the Basque towns have railway stations that connect our community with the rest of Spain and even with other European countries. While the Feve narrow-gauge railway line connects Bizkaia with the entire Cantabrian Coast, EuskoTren connects the territories of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa. Lastly, using Renfe it is possible to reach the main capitals within Spain.

The "Basque Y" is currently being constructed. This is the new railway network for the Basque Country and it will lead to the main population centres within the region being connected up via a rapid, modern and sustainable means of transport. It will be a mixed network and will therefore transport both people and goods. In addition, with this infrastructure the Basque Country will have a system meeting the specification of the Trans-European High-Speed Network. www.euskalyvasca.com

 

Bilbao

Abando Indalecio Prieto Station. RENFE

http://www.renfe.com/

 

Atxuri EuskoTren Station

http://www.euskotren.es/

 

Bilbao Concordia Station. FEVE

http://www.feve.es/es/

 

Donostia- San Sebastian.

Amara Station. EuskoTren.

http://www.euskotren.es/

 

Donostia- San Sebastián North Station. RENFE

http://www.renfe.com/

 

Vitoria- Gasteiz.

 

RENFE Intermodal Goods Station.

http://www.renfe.com/

 

Vitoria- Gasteiz RENFE Station.

http://www.renfe.com/

 

 

Tram

Bilbao

EuskoTran

http://www.euskotren.es/euskotran/flash.html

 

 Vitoria- Gasteiz

EuskoTran Vitoria

http://www.euskotren.es/euskotran/flash.html

 

Metro

Bilbao Metro

http://www.metrobilbao.net/

 

By car

Driving permit

 

If you have a driving licence from outside Spain:

 

Exchanges and equivalences for licences issued outside Spain:

http://www.dgt.es/portal/es/oficina_virtual/conductores/canje_permisos/

 

Car rental

Car rental companies

http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/s11-19144x/es/?searchGUID=r01kpd0011266ca9971877ffc559ec206faa17f86&newContext=contextNew

 

Parking 

The Basque cities have many large public car parks to make the task of parking your car as easy as possible. In addition, most of these car parks are open 24 hours a day.

 

Car parks

http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/s11-19148x/es?r01kQry=tC:euskadi;tF:turismo;tT:c_transporte_y_movilidad;m:documentLanguage.EQ.es,templateType.LIKE.C6,howtoarrive.EQ.S;pp:r01PageSize.20

 

OTA 

This is a rotation parking system through payment in parking meters and it limits the parking time allowed.

 

OTA Bilbao

http://www.bilbao.net/ota/castellano/info_gral.htm

 

OTA DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN

http://www.donostia.org/tao-ota/zonasc.htm

 

OTA VITORIA-GASTEIZ

www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/ota

 

http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/s11-21000x/es?r01kQry=tC%3Aeuskadi%3BtF%3Aturismo%3BtT%3Ac_transporte_y_movilidad%3Bm%3AdocumentLanguage.EQ.es%2CtemplateType.LIKE.C7%3Bp%3AInter_portal%3B

 

Road network

The Basque Country has an extensive modern network of motorways, dual carriageways and roads that provides a connection with both the main European cities and different destinations within Spain.

 

Traffic incidents

http://www.trafikoa.net

 

Motorways

http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/s11-18153/es/

 

Road maps

http://www.turismoa.euskadi.net/s11-18962/es/