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Bizkaia Aretoa UPV/EHU
Abandoibarra Av, 3
48009 Bilbao – Bizkaia – Spain
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BUSINESS HOURS

Mealtime

The usual mealtime hours are: 

Breakfast: From 8:00am to 10:00am
Lunch: From 13:30 to 15:30
Dinner: From 21:00 to 23:00
Banks and Saving banks: From Monday to Friday: 08:30 am to 14:00.

Saturday: 09:00 am to 13:00

Shops

Shops usually open from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 13:30/14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00. Sunday closed.

The department stores, shopping centres and some big stores open at lunch time and until 21:00.

Department store in the city: El Corte Inglés on Gran Vía, 9 & Gran Vía, 20 (music, books, electronics).

UNDERGROUND

The Metro Bilbao underground railway has 3 lines. Operating from 6:00 to 23:00, there are services with frequencies of six minutes or less at peak times during the day. 

On Sundays and holidays there are ten minutes between services. A night service is also provided on Fridays until 2:00 and all night on Saturdays.

SOS 112

Public information help-line: 010. Full information about Bilbao.

To call other countries, dial 00, followed by the country code.

TRAMWAY

Monday to Friday: From 06:30 until 23:45

TAXIS

Radio taxi:  +34 944 448 888

Tele taxi:  +34 944 102 121

Taxi nervion:  +34 944 269 026

 

Taxis operate at Bilbao Airport 24 hours a day, every day. To learn more about the rates and make reservations, click here.

Trips from the airport to the city center take 20 minutes and cost approximately 30 euros.

PARKING BILBAO

Parking in the streets of Bilbao is limited, with different colours marking different zones, each with its time limit and parking charges. Please look for the OTA/TAO signs. Bilbao has several underground car parks.

LANGUAGE

The Basque country has 2 official languages: Basque (called Euskera) and Spanish. Signage on roads, airports, official institutes and streets are most of the time in both languages.

Here you will find a few common words and phrases in Basque and Spanish:

BasqueSpanishEnglish
Egun onBuenos díasGood Morning
GabonBuenas nochesGood night
KaixoHolaHello
AgurAdiosGoodbye
MesedezPor favorPlease
Eskerrik askoMuchas graciasThank you
Ongi etorriBienvenidoWellcome
SarreraEntradaentrance
IrteeraSalidaExit
GaurHoyToday
BiharMañanaTomorrow
JatetxeRestauranteRestaurant
UraAguaWater
ArdoaVinoWine
GaragardoaCervezaBeer
SagardoaSidraCider