Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao ferry times and today's sailings
Brittany Ferries · 31 h 1 min
Return: Ferry times from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour- Usual departure
- 09:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 31 h 1 min
- 27 h 30 min to 31 h 1 min
- Sailings a week
- 2
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany Ferries | 2 | 27 h 30 min – 31 h 1 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Tue 27 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Sat 31 Oct | No sailings |
|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 09:00 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 23:59 |
Timetable published from 21 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Rosslare Harbour | ||
| Rosslare Harbour | Wind from W 17–21 knBeaufort 5waves 0.8–0.9 m11–12 °C | Wind from S 19–39 knBeaufort 5–8 · galegusts 47 knwaves 0.8–2.8 m12–15 °Cprecipitation up to 1.4 mm/hvisibility down to 2.7 km |
| Bilbao | ||
| Bilbao | Wind from SW 4–5 knBeaufort 2gusts 9 knwaves 2.8–2.9 mwave period 12–13 s17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.2 mm/h | Wind from E 5–15 knBeaufort 2–4gusts 24 knwaves 2.0–3.4 mwave period 10–13 s13–23 °Cvisibility down to 0.6 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:09. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao today?
There are no sailings today. The next one is on Wed 28 Oct 09:00.
How long is the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao?
The crossing takes 31 h 1 min, between 27 h 30 min and 31 h 1 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao?
The route is operated by Brittany Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao?
The ferry usually leaves at 09:00, local time in Rosslare Harbour.
How often does the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao run?
2 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, Brittany Ferries sails from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao on Wednesday and Friday. The ferry usually leaves at 09:00.
The crossing takes 31 h 1 min; the fastest sailings take 27 h 30 min. The route links Ireland and Spain, and Bilbao is one hour ahead of Rosslare Harbour.
From Rosslare Harbour, ferries also sail to Cherbourg and Santander. Bilbao can also be reached by ferry from Portsmouth. The return crossing from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Rosslare Harbour: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Bilbao: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Bilbao → Rosslare Harbour28 h 30 min
More ferries from Rosslare Harbour
- Rosslare Harbour → Cherbourg20 h 27 min
- Rosslare Harbour → Santander27 h 30 min
More ferries to Bilbao
Sources and licences
- Source : transport.data.gouv.fr — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · Licence: Licence Ouverte 2.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 24 Oct 2026.