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RTM to BIO: distance & flight time
Rotterdam (Rotterdam The Hague Airport) → Bilbao (Bilbao Airport)
688 mi
1,108 km · 598 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
688 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RTM — Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 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 RTM
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol28 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base14 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base34 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base35 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 RTM from BIO?
The flight distance from Rotterdam (RTM) to Bilbao (BIO) is 688 miles (1,108 km, 598 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RTM to BIO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RTM to BIO?
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