There are 11 ways to get from Inverness to Pau by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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 Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Pautrain Tgv
16h 41m€536–832Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane EDI - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
12h 31m€132–366Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparcbus
29h 15m€309–541Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Paucar
21h 31m€456–611Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane INV - PUF
11h 22m€219–762Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- 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
32h 47m€177–443Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Paucar
22h 53m€330–528Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane INV - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Pautrain
10h 20m€137–467Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane INV - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
10h 33m€143–303Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane INV - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
10h 31m€159–312Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane EDI - PUF
12h 10m€208–725
Inverness to Pau by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Pau is to fly and train which costs €140 - €310 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Pau is to fly and train which takes 10h 20m and costs €130 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Pau. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Pau via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Pau. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Pau via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 41m.
The distance between Inverness and Pau is 2151 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Pau without a car is to train which takes 16h 41m and costs €500 - €850.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Inverness to Pau, including transfers.
Inverness to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Pau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Pau is to train which takes 16h 41m and costs €500 - €850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €210 - €800 and takes 11h 22m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €450 and takes 32h 47m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Pau, France?
You can take a train from Inverness to Pau via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 16h 41m. Alternatively, KLM, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Birmingham, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Bristol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via London Luton, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Manchester, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Birmingham, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Bristol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via London Luton, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- 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 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
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–330
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from 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
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €35–70
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Pau is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 9:51 PM in Inverness and 10:51 PM in Pau.
Inverness to Pau train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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