When visiting San Sebastian, taking a day trip to Bilbao is a must! This city bursting with culture and life has countless things to explore. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Basque Country is a great destination and it certainly isn\u2019t all the same. Where San Sebastian is an architecturally beautiful beach town and surfer\u2019s paradise, Bilbao is known as an urban, chic city with stark contrasts of modern and old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where you could easily explore both cities for weeks, if you\u2019re short on time, you can get the best out of Bilbao on a day trip from San Sebastian with these recommendations. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Know how to move around<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just an hour away from San Sebastian, Bilbao is a perfect day trip destination. The trip is easy: the fastest way to get there is to catch a bus from the station in San Sebastian<\/a>. A one-way ticket will cost you around \u20ac7 and there are buses all day long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city of Bilbao is very walkable but also amazingly well connected with public transportation. If it happens to be a rainy day, you can move around easily on the tram, metro or bus. A 24-hour ticket for the public transportation system<\/a> costs \u20ac10 and you can buy it from any tourist office in the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit the Guggenheim Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is probably obvious, but it\u2019s still worth mentioning: visit the Guggenheim Museum<\/a>! This architecturally remarkable building is impressive both inside and out.  Besides the permanent modern art collection, you\u2019ll also find exhibitions that change seasonally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a fan of contemporary art? There\u2019s something for you, too: the Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts<\/a>. It contains a collection of masterpieces from centuries ago and temporary expositions of interesting artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n