Spain
San Mamés
Home of Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao: nominal capacity 53,331, opened 2013, in the Basurto district.
Bilbao53,331
Opened 2013Football grounds in Bilbao
Bilbao's San Mamés sits beside the city's bus station and its own metro, tram and rail stop, making it one of the most accessible grounds in Europe.
Getting around
Transport in Bilbao
- Bilbao Metro — lines 1 and 2 stop at San Mamés, directly at the ground.
- Euskotren tram — the tram also stops at San Mamés from the city centre.
- Termibus, the regional bus station, is across the street from the stadium.
Planning
A football weekend in Bilbao
San Mamés is the single ground in this guide in Bilbao, so the city works best as a weekend around one match, with the old town and the river filling the rest of the trip.
Whichever ground you choose, the pattern of the day is the same: travel in with the crowd, arrive at the turnstiles about an hour before kick-off, and leave the return journey until the first surge has cleared. In Bilbao that advice matters most at the nearest station to the ground, where the queue builds within minutes of the final whistle.
Before and after
Where supporters gather in Bilbao
Casco Viejo
Bilbao's old town, the main pre-match quarter for visitors.
Indautxu
The grid between the centre and the ground, full of bars.
Abando
The central station area, convenient on matchday.