There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Cauterets by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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 Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lourdestrain Ter
10h 55m€195–353Bus via Toulouse
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lourdesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 38m€56–108Drive 729.4 km
- Drive from Nice to Cauteretscar 729.4 km
7h 35m€113–163Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)plane NCE - LDE
8h 17m€102–268Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Paubus FlixBus 768 / ...
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Lourdesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 53m€62–104Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train, line 965 bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane NCE - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lourdestrain
- Take the bus from LOURDES - Gare SNCF to CAUTERETS - Garebus
8h 22m€89–239Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train, line 965 bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NCE - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Lourdestrain
- Take the bus from LOURDES - Gare SNCF to CAUTERETS - Garebus
8h 17m€103–353Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane NCE - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lourdestrain
9h 39m€94–250Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport, train, line 965 bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane NCE - PUF
- Take the train from Pau to Lourdestrain
- Take the bus from LOURDES - Gare SNCF to CAUTERETS - Garebus
9h 58m€306–718Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane LYS - PUF
11h 3m€384–894
Nice to Cauterets by tram and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Cauterets is to bus via Toulouse which costs €55 - €110 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Cauterets is to drive which takes 7h 35m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Cauterets. However, there are services departing from Jardin d'Arménie and arriving at CAUTERETS - Gare via Nice Airport, Pau - Technopôle Héliparc and LOURDES - Gare SNCF. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 53m.
The distance between Nice and Cauterets is 851 km. The road distance is 729.4 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Cauterets without a car is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs €190 - €360.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Nice to Cauterets, including transfers.
Nice to Cauterets bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
The best way to get from Nice to Cauterets is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs €190 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus via Toulouse, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 15h 38m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €270 and takes 8h 17m.
Nice to Cauterets bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Pau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Cauterets is 729 km. It takes approximately 7h 35m to drive from Nice to Cauterets.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Cauterets, France?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Cauterets via Marseille St Charles, Toulouse Matabiau, and Lourdes in around 10h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Jean Médecin to CAUTERETS - Gare via Aéroport Terminal 1, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Lourdes, and LOURDES - Gare SNCF in around 15h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–2,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–800
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–850
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €950–2,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- pro.flyamelia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- 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 Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- 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 Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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 Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nice Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice Airport to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 800 31 31 31
- Website
- mestrajets.lio.laregion.fr
Bus from LOURDES - Gare SNCF to CAUTERETS - Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- mestrajets.lio.laregion.fr
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