There are 9 ways to get from Alpe d'Huez to Pau by taxi, train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Alpe d'Huez to Grenoble Universites Gieres
- Take the train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTer
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Toulouse MatabiauTgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to PauTer
10h 33m€205–316Bus via Toulouse
cheapest- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
13h 5m€46–119Bus
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare RoutièreTaau
- Take the bus from Grenoble to PauFlixBus N716
12h 40m€72–99Drive 761 km
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to Pau761 km
7h 35m€116–167Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)LYS - PUF
7h 26m€288–626Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)LYS - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Pau
8h 57m€106–361Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)LYS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
9h 46m€87–242Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LYS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
10h 19m€95–291Bus, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Take the train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)GVA - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
12h 24m€106–266
Alpe d'Huez to Pau by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Pau is to bus via Toulouse which costs €45 - €120 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Pau is to bus and train and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €280 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Alpe d'Huez to Pau. However, there are services departing from Office de Tourisme and arriving at Pau via Grenoble. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Alpe d'Huez and Pau is 838 km. The road distance is 761 km.
The best way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Pau without a car is to taxi and train which takes 10h 33m and costs €200 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Alpe d'Huez to Pau, including transfers.
Alpe d'Huez to Pau bus services, operated by Transaltitude, depart from Office de Tourisme station.
Alpe d'Huez to Pau bus services, operated by Transaltitude, arrive at Gare Routière station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alpe d'Huez to Pau is 761 km. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Alpe d'Huez to Pau.
There are 636+ hotels available in Pau.
What companies run services between Alpe d'Huez, France and Pau, France?
You can take a bus from Office de Tourisme to Pau via Grenoble in around 12h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 (0)820 083 838
- Website
- transaltitude.fr
Bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Schedules at
- transaltitude.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Grenoble to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- €130–160
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