Rob's Description:

Bilbao from Santander is easily reached by coach. It takes about 90 minutes and the journey has some beautiful scenery along the way. The coach service is run by “Alsa” part of National Express but it’s a bit better than National Express, for example we got free snacks and drinks onboard as well as headphones for the music channels so it felt a bit luxury!

There are quite many services between the cities each day even as regular as every half an hour. Some of the services are faster than other due to the number of stops so it’s worth a bit of planning to book a faster service. It also seems you can make good savings by booking the tickets in advance online (we didn’t). The website, which is in English is http://Alsa.es.

We went on a Sunday so many shops were closed but it seemed like Bilbao would be a good choice for luxury shopping. We of course went to The iconic Guggenheim – an amazing building. It was great just to walk around outside. There is also a play park there which Eva enjoyed.

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