Travelling by Plane

There are three airports close to the city: Donostia - San Sebastián, Bilbao and Biarritz (France).

Bilbao Airport (BIO): About 1 hour and 15 minutes drive from San Sebastián. A shuttle bus running every hour (or even every 30 mins in high season) connects Bilbao Airport and San Sebastián for about 17 € one way. The bus timetable is available at www.pesa.net (you need the connection: AEROPUERTO BILBAO ⇆ DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN). The airport is located in Loiu, a place near Bilbao. Note that the Basque name of the city, "Donostia", is often used instead of "San Sebastian" on destination panels throughout the Basque Country.

San Sebastian Airport (EAS): Situated in Hondarribia is about 20 minutes drive from San Sebastián. A small airport with domestic connections to Madrid and Barcelona, performed mainly by Iberia. A regular bus connects the airport and the city (timetable is available at www.lurraldebus.eus.) A taxi from the airport to the city center costs around 45 €.

Biarritz Airport (BIQ): About 40 minutes drive from San Sebastián and on the french side of the Basque Country. Air France flies to this airport, as well as some low-cost airlines, such as Ryanair. Bus connections are available from this airport to San Sebastián (see www.alsa.es).

Travelling by Bus

The San Sebastián bus station has lines to cities throughout Spain. The main company traveling here is ALSA. For a complete list you can check the options available in the station's schedule.

The public transportation within the city and its suburbs can be looked up on the webpage of d-bus (Donostia-bus).

Travelling by Car

The city is connected to the rest of Spain by the N-1 (Madrid-Irun highway), AP-8 (Bilbao-Irun highway), and A-15 (Pamplona-San Sebastián highway).