Choose from luxury hotels to quiet rural caserios, from seaside
locations to the mountains areas. Whether you're looking for traditional
dishes, novel cuisine, or typical "pintxos", visitors can choose
from an infinite amount of restaurants, because in Bilbao-Rioja,
gastronomy is more than a good dinner, it's a delicious art.
Bilbao-Rioja welcomes visitors using every type of transport. Utilise
the regions transport to travel from the charming rural countryside to the
cosmopolitan cities, in a short amount of time.
Air Travel
Bilbao Airport: www.aena.es; www.bilbaoair.com
Logroño Airport: www.aena.es
Pamplona Airport: www.aena.es
Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport: www.aena.es
Bilbao Airport is connected with Madrid with 26 flights a day and connects with the other eight cities of the GWC Network
by International flight destinations from Bilbao: Brussels, Cologne, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London, Milan, Munich, Paris and Stuttgart.
Vitoria Airport is connected by international flight with London and Dublin.
National & International Carriers:
Aer Lingus. Tel: 34 902 502737 www.flyaerlingus.com
Air Berlin. Tel: 34 901 116402 www.airberlin.com
Air Europa. Tel: 34 94 4869795 www.air-europa.com
Air France. Tel: 34 4869750 www.airfrance.com/es
Alitalia. Tel: 34 902 100323 www.alitalia.es
Brussels airlines. Tel: 34 94 4869785 www.brussels-airlines.com
Clickair. Tel: 34 902 2254252 www.clickair.com
Easy Jet . Tel: 34 901 1333500 www.easyjet.com
Hapag Lloyd Express. Tel: 34 902 020069 www.hlx.com/es
Iberia. Tel: 34 94 4869842 www.iberia.com
Lufthansa. Tel: 34 94 4869785 www.lufthansa.es
Portugalia Airlines. Tel: 34 94 4869860 www.flytap.com
Ryanir, Tel: 34 945 126144 www.ryanair.com
Spanair. Tel: 34 94 4869877 www.spanair.com
Vueling. Tel: 34 902 333933 www.vueling.com
Aerotaxi Service:
BKS. Tel: 34 902-105090
BilboAir. Tel: 34 94 4 471 1559
Aerolink. Tel: 34 94 4538390
Shuttle transportation
Catch the bus no. A3247 and it will take you from Bilbao Airport to the city. Departures Bilbao-Airport from 5:25 to 21:55, and Airport-Bilbao from 6:15 to 23.15 every 30 minutes. Price: 1,20 €uro per person. Buses drop passengers off at Plaza Moyua, just in the city centre.
Railway Transport
Renfe (National Railway Network) links with the main Spanish cities
and with the High Speed Train (TGV) in France through the International
Railway Station at Irun.
www.renfe.es (Information and
reserves Tel: 34 902 240202)
www.euskotren.es (Links with
San Sebastian)
Subway
Two lines go through the Metropolitan Area of Bilbao from the rural
side of the town to the seacoast.
www.metrobilbao.net
Tramway
Tramway linking the most interesting points in Bilbao (Old-Town,
Guggenheim Museum, Fine-Arts Museum, Congress Center).
www.euskotren.es/euskotran
Buses
The Station Complex on Termibus, in Bilbao, is the central hub for
all the intercity buses and other national and international
connections.
Termibus Gurtubai, 1 -
Tel: 34 94 4395077, www.termibus.es
Logroño bus station. Avda. España 1 - Tel: 34 941 235983
Pamplona bus station. Tel: 34 948 217012
Vitoria bus station. Tel: 34 945 258400
Car Rental
All major companies national or internatinal are present in the whole
area (Avis, Atesa aeropuerto, Budget, Hertz, Europcar, etc.)
Taxis
Distinctive white taxis with an identifying light. Regular taximeters
are used but once outside urban boundaries, the service is charged by
the kilometre, and includes the price of the driver's return trip to his
starting point.
Radio Taxi Bilbao. Tel: 34 4 94 444 8888
Tele Taxi. Bilbao Tel: 34 4 94 410 2121
Radio Taxi Logroño. Tel: 34 941 222122
Radi Taxi Pamplona. Tel: 34 948 351335
Radio Taxi Vitoria. Tel: 34 4 945 273500
Maritime Transport
Port of Bilbao www.bilbaoport.es
Ferry Bilbao-Portsmouth: P&O ferries - www.poferries.com
Ferry Bilbao-Porstmouth: Transmediterránea line - www.trasmediterranea.es
Winery Tours
Alava wineries www.alavaincoming.com
www.rutasdelvinorioja.com
www.lariojaturismo.com/agencias_receptivo
www.romotur.com
www.entrevinos.org
Meetings and Conferences
The region holds a high number of International corporate events and
trade fairs every year.
Bilbao Convention Bureau www.bilbao.net
Vitoria www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/bwturismo
Logroño Convention Bureau www.lrcb.es
Pamplona Convention Bureau www.pamplonaconvention.com
Discover the traditions, culture and events that have shaped the
country and its inhabitants. Visit museums ranging from the historical, to
the fine arts.
