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What is taxi fare from ship pier to guggenheim museum.

I got the Guggenheim place at Bilbao City. Just watch the below link:
http://www.bm30.es/map_uk.html Use the mouse to spot Guggenheim Museum.
Now I am not sure where's the pier your boat/ferry/liner will dock... It's better you inquire into a much complete answer.
Cassiovieggore

It depends on whether you mean from the Portsmouth-Bilbao P&O Ferry terminal (in Santurzi) or the Cruise ship terminal in Getxo.
For the Getxo termonal I will repeat what I said in a previous post:
A map of Santurzi won't help at all, as that is where the P$O car-truck ferry from UK docks: (Portsmouth-Bilbao), on the so-called west-bank of the Nervion estuary.

Cruise ships dock at the opposite bank (the right bank), at new cruise port in Getxo, next to the Marina. Most cruise ships offer their own tours: usually either to the Guggenheim in the city or to Gernika/Bizkaia. To translate 20kms distance, it is about a 20 minutes drive from the docking port to the city centre in Bilbao, increase time for times of heavy traffic.

If you want to do it on your own, the quickest and most expensive would be to take a cab, which may await the cruise ship docking. Fare approx: 15-20 euros. From the port you can walk it to the Marina area (5-7 minutes), here there are some traditional and some international chain restaurants.

People who have mentioned Bizkaibus and Metro, should warn you that it is at least a good 20 minutes walk to the nearest station, which would be Neguri. Bizkaibus can be caught along the main Inner road that borders the coast to the right of the port. About 200 hundred metres past the Marina area, on the left you have a beach with a few hotels and restaurants lining some of it, and a road that goes all along it. On the very far end, you will see the old fishing village of Algorta (now giving the name to all the apartment blocks/houses lining the cliff that borders the beach. This is now home to a few popular restaurants and bars and is pretty well-preserved. Some people from the cruises just stick to this area. You can go up to the town proper either through steep paths, or there is a lift about 3/4 of the way round the beach that will take you up.

If you want to go into Bilbao, you don't turn on to this beach, but carry straight on past the Marine Red Cross building on the right. You will have sea on your right and some imposing villas on the cliff to your left. You will then reach a main road with traffic lights. Along this road are the bus stops of the Bizkaibus to take you into Bilbao. You will need a map to find the nearest metro station as you can't see it from where you are, although it is pretty close by (Neguri), beyond the main road where you are now standing.

The whole area is really popular with locals, especially if it is fine or at the weekends, so don't feel you will be out in a lonely dock somewhere.

Hope this helps and feel free to ask any other questions.

If on the other hand you mean the Ferry Terminal in Santurtzi, that will about 20-22 euros or so.

There is also a bus service by the public carrier BIZKAIBUS starting from Santurce park from 6:25 am till 22:25, every half an hour. Price for a single occasional ticket will be 1.25 euros, or 90 cents if you use a Credit Trans. You might like to buy a 5 euro Creditrans ticket which you can then use on any transport in Bilbao, including the Funicular Railway or the Hanging Bridge and prices work out cheaper. It simply keeps discounting the fare, if 2 of you get into the bus, just put it in twice.
Bus leaves from Santurce Park, out of the ferry terminal, turn first left outside, you should be in Calle de Puerto Pesquero, parallel to the railway tracks, walk along it until you come to street on the right that crosses over railway and you are in the Park. Bus will take you to the Gran Via in Bilbao, get off at the Gran Via 45 (Edificio Sota) and Guggenheim is a short walk away.
http://maps.google.es/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=Santurtzi,+Espa%C3%B1a&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image

There is also a fast train service from Santurce to Bilbao centre station by RENFE, 21 minutes journey time. Train station is visible when you are walking to the park. On weekdays there is a train every 10 minutes. Once you are in Bilbao, you can take the rather touristic Tramline outsode the train station, which will not only drop you in front of the Guggenheim, but will allow you see otehr sights like the river, the Town Hall, the Calatrava Bridge, the Isosaki Towers, the Euskalduna, etc.