There are 6 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€436–776Bus 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 53m€88–132Train, taxi
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiautrain Tgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Ortheztrain
- Take the taxi from Orthez to Pays Basquetaxi
8h 52m€248–383Drive 695.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Pays Basquecar 695.8 km
8h 31m€108–155Fly 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€129–360Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from C. Cial Ametzondo to Eglisebus 41
13h 8m€91–158
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 53m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Pays Basque is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 18m and costs €430 - €800.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Pays Basque. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Eglise via Aéroport de Biarritz and Place des Basques. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 53m.
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 8h 52m and costs €240 - €390.
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 Biarritz 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 346+ 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 Biarritz, Aéroport de Biarritz, Place des Basques, and Eglise in around 12h 53m.
- 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
- €140–800
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
- €60–390
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €1,300–2,100
- 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
- €65–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Orthez
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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 C. Cial Ametzondo to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Txik Txak
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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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