There are 7 ways to get from Chamonix to Pays Basque by bus, plane, taxi, train, or car
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Bus, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane LYS - PUF
- Take the taxi from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Pays Basquetaxi
6h 47m€425–786Drive 914.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Chamonix to Pays Basquecar 914.2 km
9h 29m€139–201Train, taxi
- Take the train from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Ortheztrain Tgv
- Take the taxi from Orthez to Pays Basquetaxi
13h 31m€300–525Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Place des Basques to Eglisebus 41
16h 50mBus, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Place des Basques to Eglisebus
8h 23mTrain, bus
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiautrain Tgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Ortheztrain
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to ST PALAIS - Hôpitalbus 523
16h 17m€141–241Bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Genevabus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Place des Basques to Eglisebus 41
17h 45m
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Pays Basque is to drive which costs €130 - €210 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Pays Basque is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 6h 47m and costs €420 - €800.
The distance between Chamonix and Pays Basque is 795 km. The road distance is 914.2 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Pays Basque without a car is to train and taxi which takes 13h 31m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Chamonix to Pays Basque, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Pays Basque is 914 km. It takes approximately 9h 29m to drive from Chamonix to Pays Basque.
There are 274+ hotels available in Pays Basque.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Pays Basque, France?
You can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Pays Basque via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station, Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, Place des Basques, and Eglise in around 16h 50m.
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
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 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–210
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- 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 Orthez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- 1st Class
- €120–160
Train from Massy Tgv to Orthez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €150–190
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 5 47 75 76 64
- Website
- txiktxak.fr
Bus from Place des Basques to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- txiktxak.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to ST PALAIS - Hôpital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Taxi Serge
- Phone
- +33 6 81 68 80 94
- Website
- taxi-serge-pau-aeroport.com
Taxi Pau Lionel
- Phone
- +33 6 15 91 22 84
- Website
- taxipau-lionel.com
Raxi Driss 64
- Phone
- +33 7 81 03 19 05
- Website
- taxidriss-pau.business.site
Allo Taxis
- Phone
- +33 5 59 02 22 22
- Website
- allotaxispalois.com
Busquet Isabelle
- Phone
- +33 5 59 69 34 78
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