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Meetings, sightseeing or a wedding: the car stays with you throughout.
One driver stays with you all day, with a two-hour minimum and a closed price per car. Within the city of Bilbao nothing is added on: no mileage, no parking, no waiting charge and no night supplement. When a wedding or a day trip leaves the city, you get the quote first.
In Bilbao, a chauffeur service costs from €50 per hour in a luxury saloon and seventy-five per hour in a seven-seat van, with two hours as the shortest booking. Mileage, parking and waiting inside the city are never charged separately, at night either; weddings at venues around Biscay and day trips get a closed quote beforehand.
You pay per car rather than per passenger, so a family of seven in the van pays the same as a single traveller.
| Length | What it is used for | Suggested car |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours | Guggenheim and the Old Town, or out to the BEC for a meeting and back | Saloon |
| 4 hours | City loop with Begoña, Artxanda and the Bizkaia Bridge | Saloon or van |
| 6 to 8 hours | A full wedding day: bride's home, ceremony, photos and reception | Saloon for the couple, van for the family |
With a Zonetransfers car with driver in Bilbao, parking beside the Guggenheim, waiting for a dinner in Indautxu to finish or heading back to the hotel after midnight adds nothing to the booked hour. Only services ending outside the municipality carry their own quote, and you receive it before paying.
| Item | Within Bilbao |
|---|---|
| Mileage and fuel | No extra charge |
| Parking and idle time | Covered for the whole booking |
| Night services | Same hourly price, no supplement |
| Compulsory passenger insurance | Covered on every service |
| Child seats | Requested when booking, with each child's age |
| Running over | Each extra hour at the same price, only with your go-ahead |
| Cancellation | Free up to 72 hours before the service begins |
| Left out | Tickets, guides, meals, flowers for the car and tips |
Payments, changes and cancellation windows are set out in the general booking conditions.
Abando and Indautxu make up Bilbao's low emission zone, about 2 km² that on working days from 7:00 to 20:00 shut out vehicles labelled A or B. With an hourly chauffeur in Bilbao that rule, the parking and the city-centre traffic are no longer your concern, and the car still waits for you outside.
Meetings, sightseeing or a wedding: the car stays with you throughout.
Going from A to B with nobody waiting? One of the private transfers from Bilbao, priced per route, suits you better.
Worth it for long trips on your own. In the centre you face OTA street parking, paid car parks and the restricted zone.
Bilbao's Old Town is pedestrianised and the road up Artxanda is winding with little parking, so a private driver in Bilbao links them without wasted time: you are dropped at each entrance, the car waits nearby and picks you up again, all the way to the Bizkaia Bridge 15 km away.
The Bizkaia Bridge, linking Portugalete and Getxo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest transporter bridge in the world still in use. With the car parked on one bank, you cross in the hanging gondola and come back at your own pace.
Weddings around Bilbao usually split between a church in the centre or Begoña, photos by the river and a reception at a Basque farmhouse or estate half an hour away. With wedding cars with chauffeur in Bilbao, the couple arrives on time and no one in the family has to drive after the party.
The luxury saloon collects the bride and her father at home and takes them to the ceremony, while the seven-seat van carries parents and grandparents. After the photo session in Abandoibarra, both cars continue to the reception and wait until the ride home that night. It is booked by the hour and, if the venue lies outside Bilbao, at a closed price.
When guests sleep in different hotels, we time several cars to leave together or arrange minibus hire with driver for the guests. Book early for Saturdays from May to October.
From Plaza Moyúa, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe lies 35 km away on the BI-631 and Laguardia, in the heart of Rioja Alavesa, 112 km away on the AP-68. On day trips by car with driver from Bilbao the driver waits at every stop and you choose when to head back; the price is fixed beforehand.
| Place | Kilometres | Time by car |
|---|---|---|
| Portugalete and Bizkaia Bridge | 15 km | About 20 min |
| Gernika and Urdaibai | 35 km | About 35 min |
| San Juan de Gaztelugatxe | 35 km on the BI-631 | 50 min to 1 h 5 min |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 65 km on the AP-68 | About 50 min |
| San Sebastián | 100 km | About 1 h 10 min |
| Laguardia | 112 km on the AP-68 | 1 h 15 min to 1 h 50 min |
| Logroño | 135 km | About 1 h 30 min |
In high season, walking access to Gaztelugatxe is managed through advance booking. For a one-way ride there is a per-route price on the Bilbao to San Sebastián transfer, the transfer to Vitoria or the transfer to Gernika.
Bilbao Exhibition Centre, in Barakaldo, is 7.9 km from Plaza Moyúa, 12 to 22 minutes by car, and hosts industrial fairs such as Subcontratación and Pumps & Valves. A private driver in Bilbao takes you from the hotel to the halls, waits through your meetings and brings you back to the centre for dinner.
The Euskalduna Palace, five minutes from Moyúa on the riverbank, holds medical and technology congresses, while the offices of Abandoibarra and the Iberdrola Tower draw most corporate visits. We invoice in the company's name and coordinate several cars for delegations; travel agencies and event organisers have their own B2B trade access.
San Sebastián and Santander are each about 100 km from Bilbao and Logroño 135 km, so several days on the road with a private driver from Bilbao can link coast, wineries and cities with the same car, the same driver and a single closed quote for the whole route.
Gernika, Mundaka, Lekeitio and San Sebastián, staying a night by the sea.
Laguardia, Elciego and Haro, with winery visits booked separately.
Castro Urdiales, Laredo and Santillana. One way only? Take the Bilbao to Santander transfer.
A bride in a long dress or an executive heading from the hotel to the BEC only needs the saloon; seven guests or a family with suitcases need the van. In Bilbao the car with driver is chosen by passengers and luggage, and the day's plan never changes the hourly price.
Mercedes E-Class or similar, for weddings, meetings and dinners.
Mercedes V-Class or similar, for families, guests and delegations.
Two synchronised vans or minibus hire with driver in Bilbao.
Photos and capacities of each model are in our fleet with driver.
Hotels along Gran Vía and Moyúa, the area around the Guggenheim and the BEC account for most requests to a chauffeur in Bilbao, but the starting point can be any doorstep in the city or across Biscay. Below, each area with the practical detail people ask about most.
An hourly booking can begin at Bilbao Airport in Loiu: your driver waits in arrivals and you head off to your first appointment, the hotel or the wedding. For a simple ride into town there is the private transfer from Bilbao airport, priced per car.
An hourly car service in Bilbao is always arranged in advance, through the form or by email, and for wedding season or BEC fair weeks it pays to book several weeks ahead. If you need it today, send us a WhatsApp and we will check which car is still free.
| Step | Details we ask for |
|---|---|
| Schedule and car | Day, start time, number of people and suitcases |
| Starting point | Hotel, home, office, church or exhibition centre |
| Destinations outside Bilbao | Planned stops, so the price can be fixed |
| Payment | Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Maestro card, with an invoice issued straight away |
| Confirmation | Email with the service details and 24-hour personal assistance on the emergency phone |
Two hours, in either the saloon or the seven-seat van. That covers going from Moyúa to the BEC, 7.9 km away, a short meeting and the ride back, or seeing the Guggenheim and the Old Town with the car waiting. For the loop with Artxanda and the Bizkaia Bridge, four hours is the better choice.
Weddings are charged by the hour, with a 2-hour minimum, at the same rate as any service within Bilbao, and that rate covers waiting during the ceremony, the photos and the reception. A full wedding day usually takes 6 to 8 hours. If the reception is at an estate outside the city, we send a closed price per car before you book.
Car, driver, mileage, fuel, parking and waiting time, with no night supplement. The cars carry an environmental label that lets them enter the Abando and Indautxu low emission zone, restricted from 7:00 to 20:00 on working days. Anything leaving the municipality, such as an estate in Mungia or a winery in Laguardia, gets its own quote.
Yes. Cancellation is free up to 72 hours before an hourly chauffeur service begins, for both the saloon and the van. To change the start time, the pick-up point or the number of hours, message us and we adjust it at no cost if a car is available. The full rules are in the general booking conditions.
Yes. The hermitage is 35 km from Moyúa on the BI-631, between 50 minutes and 1 h 5 min when leaving on a Tuesday mid-morning. The driver waits in the car park while you walk down and back up the steps; in high season walking access is managed with advance booking. Bermeo or Mundaka fit into the same day.
Yes. The Mercedes V-Class or similar van carries up to 7 passengers with luggage and is booked by the hour just like the saloon. Larger groups get several vans leaving together or a minibus with driver. It is the usual choice for families at weddings, friends heading to San Mamés and delegations visiting the BEC.
Always with a driver: we do not rent luxury or sports cars for you to drive. The top category is a Mercedes E-Class or similar saloon with its driver, booked from 2 hours, with parking and waiting included inside Bilbao. It suits weddings, executive visits and evenings out when nobody in the group wants to drive.
Most corporate pick-ups are in Abandoibarra, around the 165-metre Iberdrola Tower, and on Gran Vía. The driver and car are assigned before the day, the schedule is confirmed by email, the same driver stays for the whole booking and there is 24-hour personal assistance on the emergency phone. Invoices are issued in the company's name.
Yes, drivers speak English and Spanish; just mention it when you book. Their job is driving and knowing Biscay well, not acting as licensed guides: a visit to the Guggenheim, at Abandoibarra 2, or a tasting at a Laguardia winery is booked separately, and the driver times the pick-ups around those appointments.
Yes, requested when you book. In Spain, children measuring 135 cm or less must travel in an approved restraint suited to their height and weight, under the General Traffic Regulations. Give us ages and weights and the car arrives with the seat, carrycot or booster already fitted, wedding days included.
Send us the day, time and what you plan to do in Bilbao and we will assign the car and driver. Zonetransfers customers give us an average of 4.9 out of 5 in their reviews.
Travelling elsewhere? There is a driver in Barcelona, Oviedo and every other car with driver destination. Versión en español.
Content reviewed by Marcos Madrid Ximénez, passenger transport expert and travel agency specialist (LinkedIn). Spotted a mistake? Write to info@zonetransfers.com and we will correct it.
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