Direct Flights from New York to Bilbao
Bilbao · Spain
Nonstop service from EWR to BIO on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
New York is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Bilbao — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Bilbao for, from New York
7h 35m in the air, 3,549 miles. Give Bilbao a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 2, 3, 4 or 5 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Bilbao
Bilbao, with a population of about 350,000, is the largest city in Spain's Basque Country. Bilbao is perhaps the best place in the world to experience the ancient culture and language of the Basque people, which has stubbornly held its own over thousands of years and is now completely unlike any modern-day culture in Europe.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Bilbao
- The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R.
- The Cathedral Basilica of Saint James is a Catholic cathedral in Bilbao, Spain. It is dedicated to the apostle James the Great, by virtue of being a point of transit for the pilgrims that followed the Northern Way of the…
- The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum is an art museum located in the city of Bilbao, Spain. The building of the museum is located entirely inside the city's Doña Casilda Iturrizar park.
- The Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931 and a World Heritage Site in 2015.
- The Sanctuary of Loyola or Loiola, or the Shrine and Basilica of Loyola, consists of a series of edifices built in Churrigueresque Baroque style around the birthplace of St.
- Santimamiñe cave, Kortezubi, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Basque Country, including a nearly complete sequence from the Middle Paleolithic to the Iron Age.
- The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Arantzazu is a Franciscan church located in Oñati, Basque Country, Spain.
- The Church of San Antón is a Catholic church located in the Old Town neighbourhood of Bilbao, Spain. It is dedicated to Anthony the Great, known as San Antón in Spanish.
- The Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park is an estuary in Cantabria, protected as a natural park.
- The castle of Butrón is a Spanish castle located in Gatika, in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Autonomous Community. The current building has a neo-Gothic appearance.
- The Urdaibai estuary is a natural region and a Biosphere Reserve of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It is also referred as Mundaka or Gernika estuary.
- The Cathedral of María Inmaculada de Vitoria (Basque: Maria Sortzez Garbiaren katedrala, Spanish: Catedral de María Inmaculada de Vitoria, usually known as "The new Cathedral" is a Neogothic-style, Roman Catholic cathedr…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Bilbao weather, compared with New York
5° warmer than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Bilbao 56°F · New York 40°F · 16° warmer
- April
- Bilbao 65°F · New York 59°F · 5° warmer
- July
- Bilbao 78°F · New York 84°F · 6° colder
- October
- Bilbao 71°F · New York 65°F · 5° warmer
Bilbao is the steadier of the two, moving 23° between its coldest and warmest months where New York moves 44°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Bilbao
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Bilbao is March–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Bilbao rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao Cathedral, and Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Bilbao?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (EWR) to Bilbao (BIO) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Bilbao?
- United flies nonstop between New York (EWR) and Bilbao (BIO).
- How far is Bilbao from New York?
- Bilbao is about 3,549 miles from New York by air.
- How many days can I spend in Bilbao flying from New York?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 2, 3, 4 or 5 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Spain?
- Yes — Bilbao (BIO) has nonstop service from New York on United, making it a nonstop gateway to Spain.
- What is there to do in Bilbao?
- Popular things to do include Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao Cathedral, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria, and more.
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