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description: "Bilbao Airport (BIO) lists no smoking area inside the terminal or after security: ask staff for the nearest spot outside, or smoke beyond the airport property."
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# Smoking at Bilbao Airport – BIO

**Bilbao Airport (BIO)** lists no smoking area, inside the terminal or after security, so ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the terminal; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. In January 2025 the airport’s management said it was considering a smoking area in the terminal; the airport lists none today, so ask staff whether one has opened.

Connecting through Madrid or Barcelona? [Madrid Airport has an open-air terrace after security in Terminal 4](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/mad-smoking-at-madrid-airport/), and [Barcelona Airport has three open-air terraces after security](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/bcn-smoking-at-barcelona-airport/) in its two terminals.

## Outside the terminal

The airport lists no smoking area before security, on the departures or the arrivals side. Ask staff for the nearest spot outside the terminal building; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.

## After security

The airport lists no smoking area after security, so ask staff. Spain’s tobacco law (Ley 28/2005) keeps the terminal interior smoke-free, the gate areas included. In January 2025 the airport’s management said it was considering a smoking area inside the terminal; ask staff whether one has opened.

## Vaping

Aena publishes no vaping rule for the public areas of the airport, so ask staff before you vape.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| After security | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area; the terminal interior is smoke-free |
| Before security | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area; outside the airport property if there is none |
| Inside the terminal | No | Smoke-free under Spain’s tobacco law |
| Vaping | Ask staff | Aena publishes no rule for the public areas |

For Spain’s airport smoking law and the vaping rule, see our [Spain airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/).

## Useful Links

- [Bilbao Airport — other services (official, Aena)](https://www.aena.es/en/bilbao/airport-services/categories/other-services.html)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can I smoke at Bilbao Airport?

Bilbao Airport lists no smoking area, inside the terminal or after security: ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the terminal, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.

### Is there a smoking area after security at Bilbao Airport?

The airport lists no smoking area after security, so ask staff; the terminal interior is smoke-free under Spain’s tobacco law. In January 2025 the airport’s management said it was considering a smoking area in the terminal, so ask staff whether one has opened.

### Where can I smoke at Bilbao Airport?

Outside the terminal: the airport lists no smoking area, so ask staff for the nearest spot outside the building, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.

### Can I smoke when I arrive at Bilbao Airport?

Yes — once you have left the terminal building: ask staff for the nearest spot outside it, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property. The terminal interior is smoke-free.

### Can I vape at Bilbao Airport?

Aena publishes no vaping rule for the public areas of the airport, so ask staff before you vape; the airport lists no smoking area either, so vape outside the terminal where staff direct you.