There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Pau by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Pautrain Tgv
11h 1m€347–614Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Paubus
21h 18m€113–199Drive 1,285.9 km
- Drive from Essen to Paucar 1,285.9 km
12h 22m€201–289Fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane DUS - PUF
10h 4m€400–831Bus via Roissy-en-France
- Take the bus from Essen - Bus Station to Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparcbus BlaBlaCar Bus
23h 35m€126–228Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUS - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Pautrain
9h 2m€138–376Fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane DUS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
9h 55m€119–312
Essen to Pau by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Pau is to bus which costs €110 - €200 and takes 21h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Pau is to fly and train which takes 9h 2m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Pau. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Pau via Brussels-North train station and Bayonne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Pau. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Pau via Koeln Hbf, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
The distance between Essen and Pau is 1385 km. The road distance is 1285.9 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Pau without a car is to train which takes 11h 1m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Essen to Pau, including transfers.
Essen to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Essen central train station.
Essen to Pau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Pau is to train which takes 11h 1m and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 21h 18m, you could also fly, which costs €400 - €850 and takes 10h 4m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Pau, France?
You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Pau via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 11h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Pau via Brussels-North train station and Bayonne in around 21h 18m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Essen - Bus Station to Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - CDG Roissypole Bus Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Essen to Pau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Pau is 1286 km. It takes approximately 12h 22m to drive from Essen to Pau.
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