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Bilbao is one of the major tourist destinations in Spain. It has many famous museums, churches and monuments thereby giving rise to the number of tourists visiting Bilbao. There is good transportation facility in Bilbao. Traveling by plane is the most convenient way to get to the place. Many direct daily flights connect Bilbao to other parts of the country. There are many domestic flights from Bilbao to other Spanish Airports such as Barcelona, Coruna, Madrid, Alicante, Palma, Gran Canaria, Malaga and Seville etc. At present, there are only a few international flights from United Kingdom and Ireland. They are British Airways, Easyjet and AerLingus. British Airways offers flights from Heathrow Airport to Bilbao, Easyjet from Stansted and AerLingus from Dublin.
Bilbao Airport is the major airport in Bilbao. It is located at a distance of 12 km from the city center. Bilbao is well connected with northern Spain. It is connected to Santander in the West and to Irun, France and San Sebastian in the East through the A-8 road. The AP-68 provides connection with Madrid, Zaragoza, Victoria, Barcelona, Logrono and Burgos.
Some of the major airlines to Bilbao are as follows:
Aer Lingus (Dublin)
Air Europa (Las Palmas, Arredife, Tenerife-South, Malaga)
SAS
Iberia
Air Berlin (Palma de Mallorca)
AZZURRA Air
EasyJet (London-Stansted)
Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
Air France
British Airways
Clickair
Spanair (Barcelona, Las Palmas, Malaga, Madrid, Muich, Arrecife, Ibiza)
Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
FlyNiki
Due to the convenient Flight services to Bilbao, it is very comfortable for the tourists to arrange a tour to the city. This has facilitated in making Bilbao, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Spain.
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