There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Pau by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)ATH - PUF
9h 55m€191–561Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)ATH - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
10h 28m€108–306Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Pau
37h 20mBus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Massy Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Pau
38h 14mDrive 3,034.3 km
- Drive from Athens to Pau3,034.3 km
31h 9m€541–781Fly to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)ATH - LDE
10h 41m€134–311Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)ATH - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Pau
10h 46m€139–308Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Toulouse
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Pau
2d 5h€175–242
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Pau is to fly and train which costs €100 - €310 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Pau is to fly which takes 9h 55m and costs €190 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Pau. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Pau via Sofia and Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Athens and Pau is 2177 km. The road distance is 3034.3 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Pau without a car is to bus via Tirana which takes 37h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Athens to Pau, including transfers.
Athens to Pau bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Pau is to fly which takes 9h 55m and costs €190 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 37h 20m.
Athens to Pau bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Sofia station.
Pau is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 9:00 PM in Athens and 8:00 PM in Pau.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Pau, France?
Air France and Aegean Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Pau via Elbasan, Tirana, Montpellier, Gare Saint-Roch, Sabines, and Montpellier in around 37h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- 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 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- Rail 1st Class
- €13–20
Train from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- 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
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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