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Vizcaya Bridge

A sight in Portugalete, Bilbao, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Vizcaya Bridge in Portugalete, Bilbao
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Why go

1893 transporter bridge, a UNESCO site, with a gondola and walkway on top.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Bilbao, alongside 3 places to eat, 3 sights and 1 activity. The closest of our other picks is Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 9.0 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Sight
Neighborhood
Portugalete
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Bilbao, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

    Fine arts museum with Spanish masters and Basque painters, next to Doña Casilda park.

    Sight · 9.0 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

    Gehry's titanium museum, with Koons's flower-covered Puppy outside and Serra's steel mazes inside.

    Sight · 9.1 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Funicular de Artxanda

    Short funicular ride up to a viewpoint over the city and river.

    Activity · 9.6 km straight-line
  4. 4
    La Viña del Ensanche

    Old-school deli and wine bar specializing in ibérico ham and refined pintxos.

    Food · 9.7 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Café Iruña

    1903 café with Moorish-style tiles, good for coffee or a vermouth.

    Drinks · 9.9 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Plaza Nueva

    Arcaded square in the old town lined with pintxos bars.

    Sight · 10 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Vizcaya Bridge is a stop on our Basque Coast Food Trail route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Bilbao

Vizcaya Bridge is our only sight pick in Bilbao; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Bilbao guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Bilbao run from 12°C in February to 24°C in August; November is usually the wettest month. For Vizcaya Bridge itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for Bilbao from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Bilbao weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Puente de Vizcaya Zubia, 48930 Areeta / Las Arenas, Bizkaia, Spain
Coordinates
43.32329, -3.01715
Destination
Bilbao, Spain

Vizcaya Bridge: quick answers

How much time do you need at Vizcaya Bridge?

Plan on about an hour at Vizcaya Bridge. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Vizcaya Bridge?

Our pick: Afternoon.

Where is Vizcaya Bridge?

Vizcaya Bridge is at Puente de Vizcaya Zubia, 48930 Areeta / Las Arenas, Bizkaia, Spain, in Portugalete. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Vizcaya Bridge?

Vizcaya Bridge appears on Basque Coast Food Trail, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Bilbao.

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