There are 14 ways to get from Exeter to Pau by train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car ferry, bus, car train, train, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Pautrain Tgv
11h 17m€383–678Bus via Dover
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Paubus
25h 15m€119–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Paucar
24h 41m€163–799Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Paucar
14h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Paubus
26h 55m€133–299Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pau - Technopôle Héliparcbus
30h 41m€149–814Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane BRS - PUF
8h 52m€262–486Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
9h 27m€121–332Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
9h 14m€122–351Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BRS - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Pautrain
10h 16m€138–526Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
10h 18m€194–569Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain
11h 6m€129–369Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)plane STN - LDE
9h 36m€171–533Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
11h 18m€162–420
Exeter to Pau by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Pau is to bus via Dover which costs €110 - €240 and takes 25h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Pau is to train and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €260 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Pau. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Pau via London Victoria, Dover and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter to Pau. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Pau via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Massy Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 17m.
The distance between Exeter and Pau is 1514 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Pau without a car is to train which takes 11h 17m and costs €380 - €700.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Exeter to Pau, including transfers.
Exeter to Pau bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Pau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Pau is to train which takes 11h 17m and costs €380 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €110 - €240 and takes 25h 15m.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Pau, France?
You can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Pau via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Massy - Palaiseau, and Massy Tgv in around 11h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Pau via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 25h 15m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- 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
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- 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
Train from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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More Questions & Answers
Exeter to Pau bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Pau is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 1:04 PM in Exeter and 2:04 PM in Pau.
Exeter to Pau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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