Spring and autumn mean mild days and cool evenings, but we’d say light jacket-weather is a worthwhile trade for less crowded museums.
Getting there
Planes
Fly direct to Bilbão Airport from European hubs including London Gatwick, Manchester and Paris Charles de Gaulle. From there, it’s a 20-minute drive to the city centre; or you can take Bizkaiabus’s A3247 bus to Gran Vía, the city’s main thoroughfare.
Trains
Reach Bilbão Abando train station from Barcelona in under seven hours, and from Madrid in under five. It’s a walkable city, but hop on the metro to whizz between the city centre and quaint seaside suburbs.
Automobiles
Bilbão is a strollable city and has a solid metro system, so only bother with a car if you have a Basque Country road trip in your sights.