There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Pays Basque by plane, taxi, 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, taxi
best- 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
4h 18m€456–776Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Place des Basques to Eglisebus 41
12h 28m€83–136Train, taxi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Ortheztrain
- Take the taxi from Orthez to Pays Basquetaxi
9h 15m€220–372Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bordeauxbus 706
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Place des Basques to Eglisebus 41
12h 24m€91–131Drive 695.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Pays Basquecar 695.8 km
8h 31m€112–161Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- 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
5h 53m€125–380Train, bus
- 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
10h 20m€182–278
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Pays Basque is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €90 - €140 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Pays Basque is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 18m and costs €450 - €800.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Pays Basque. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Eglise via Bordeaux and Place des Basques. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Lyon and Pays Basque is 597 km. The road distance is 695.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Pays Basque without a car is to train and taxi which takes 9h 15m and costs €220 - €380.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Lyon to Pays Basque, including transfers.
Lyon to Pays Basque bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Pays Basque bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Pays Basque is 696 km. It takes approximately 8h 31m to drive from Lyon to Pays Basque.
There are 321+ hotels available in Pays Basque.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Pays Basque, France?
You can take a bus from Lyon to Pays Basque via Bordeaux, Bayonne, Place des Basques, and Eglise in around 12h 24m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €950–2,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Orthez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Orthez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 5 47 75 76 64
- Website
- Txik Txak
Bus from Place des Basques to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Txik Txak
Bus from Place des Basques to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Txik Txak
Bus from Place des Basques to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Txik Txak
- Phone
- 0970 870 870
- transportsinterurbains64@nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Website
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Pyrénées-Atlantiques / 64)
Bus from Gare SNCF to ST PALAIS - Hôpital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Pyrénées-Atlantiques / 64)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Allo Taxis
- Phone
- +33 5 59 02 22 22
- Website
- allotaxispalois.com
Raxi Driss 64
- Phone
- +33 7 81 03 19 05
- Website
- taxidriss-pau.business.site
Taxi Pau Lionel
- Phone
- +33 6 15 91 22 84
- Website
- taxipau-lionel.com
Taxi Serge
- Phone
- +33 6 81 68 80 94
- Website
- taxi-serge-pau-aeroport.com
Busquet Isabelle
- Phone
- +33 5 59 69 34 78
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