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€426–876Bus via Biarritz Airport (BIQ)
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to Biarritzbus FlixBus N1149
- Take the bus from Place des Basques to Eglisebus 41
12h 52m€89–136Train, 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 9m€215–398Bus
- 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€90–156Drive 694.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Pays Basquecar 694.9 km
8h 34m€110–158Fly 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 58m€129–330Train, 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€196–316
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Pays Basque is to bus via Biarritz Airport (BIQ) which costs €85 - €140 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Pays Basque is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 18m and costs €420 - €900.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Pays Basque. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Eglise via Place des Basques. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 28m.
The distance between Lyon and Pays Basque is 597 km. The road distance is 694.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Pays Basque without a car is to train and taxi which takes 9h 9m and costs €210 - €400.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Lyon to Pays Basque, including transfers.
Lyon to Pays Basque bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Pays Basque bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Pays Basque is 695 km. It takes approximately 8h 34m to drive from Lyon to Pays Basque.
There are 350+ hotels available in Pays Basque.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Pays Basque, France?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Pays Basque via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, Place des Basques, and Eglise in around 12h 28m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €1,300–2,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Orthez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Orthez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- txiktxak.fr
Bus from Place des Basques to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- txiktxak.fr
Bus from Place des Basques to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- txiktxak.fr
- Phone
- 0970 870 870
- transportsinterurbains64@nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to ST PALAIS - Hôpital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- €95–210
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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