There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Pau by plane, train, bus, 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)plane ATH - PUF
11h€341–611Fly to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)plane ATH - LDE
10h 3m€89–334Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Larisa to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain Ter
36h 28mDrive 3,043.2 km
- Drive from Athens to Paucar 3,043.2 km
31h 12m€553–799Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ATH - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Pautrain
10h 44m€121–391Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane ATH - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
10h 11m€111–311Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Paubus
37h 22mBus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain Ter
37h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Paubus
2d 5h€191–242
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Pau is to fly which costs €85 - €340 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Pau is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs €85 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Pau. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Pau via Doganes, Tirana, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 22m.
The distance between Athens and Pau is 2177 km. The road distance is 3043.2 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Pau without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 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 11h and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 37h 22m.
Athens to Pau bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Sofia station.
Pau is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 9:42 AM in Athens and 8:42 AM in Pau.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Pau, France?
Air France, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Pau via Tirana, Doganes, Pallati I Verdhe, Tirana, Montpellier, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Toulouse Matabiau, and Toulouse in around 37h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- pro.flyamelia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- 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
- €30–80
- 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 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- 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
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
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