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LGB to BIO: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Bilbao (Bilbao Airport)
5,727 mi
9,216 km · 4,976 nm
11h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,727 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- BIO — Bilbao Airport · Bilbao, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Near BIO
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport30 mi away
- SDR · Santander Airport47 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport56 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from BIO?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Bilbao (BIO) is 5,727 miles (9,216 km, 4,976 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to BIO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 42m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LGB to BIO?
Nonstop service on LGB–BIO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Long Beach and Bilbao?
Bilbao is 8 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to BIO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–BIO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LGB to BIO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–BIO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.