Useful information

SOS 112

Public information help-line: 010. Full information about Bilbao.
To call other countries, dial 00, followed by the country code.

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 2 lines. Trains run from 06.00 to 22.45 from Sunday to Thursday. There is an all-night service on Fridays and Saturdays.

TRAMWAY

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

TAXIS

Radio taxi – 944 448 888
Tele taxi – 944 102 121
Taxi nervion – 944 269 026

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.
The Palacio Euskalduna convention centre has an underground car park.

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: