It is located in the San Ignazio-Elorrieta neighbourhood, part of the Deusto district.

The station is in close proximity to the San Ignazio Sports Center and the Elorrieta football field.

[4] San Ignazio is the only one of the underground stations in the metro to have three tracks and an island platform.

Also, unlike the other underground stations within the city, it does not have the typical cavern-shaped layout.

The station is also served by local Bilbobus and regional Bizkaibus bus services.