There are 9 ways to get from Pau to Altea by bus, train, tram, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián to Benidormbus
14h 36m€61–93Bus via Zaragoza
cheapest- Take the bus from Gare Arrivée to CANFRANC ESPAGNE - Gare SNCFbus 550
- Take the bus from Canfranc to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Benidormbus
15h 3m€50–89Train, tram
- Take the train from Pau to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Irun to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
15h 15m€94–199Drive 672.6 km
- Drive from Pau to Alteacar 672.6 km
7h 45m€106–153Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BIO - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
8h 54m€86–195Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Bedoustrain Ter
- Take the train from Canfranc to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Re
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Estació del Nordtrain
- Take the train from València-Estació Del Nord to Gandiatrain C1
- Take the bus from Gandia to Alteabus
19h 18m€71–111Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane BIO - VLC
- Take the bus from València to Benidormbus
11h 19mTrain to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane TLS - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
8h 4m€118–310Train, bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane VIT - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
10h 10m€117–267
Pau to Altea by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Altea is to bus via Zaragoza which costs €50 - €90 and takes 15h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Altea is to drive which takes 7h 45m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Altea. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Altea via Hendaia, Irun, Madrid Chamartín, Alicante - Luceros and Benidorm. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
The distance between Pau and Altea is 851 km. The road distance is 672.6 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Altea without a car is to bus which takes 14h 36m and costs €60 - €95.
It takes approximately 14h 36m to get from Pau to Altea, including transfers.
Pau to Altea train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
Pau to Altea train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Hendaye station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Altea is 673 km. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Pau to Altea.
There are 8315+ hotels available in Altea.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Altea, Spain?
You can take a bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Altea via San Sebastián - Bus Station, Estaciones Renfe Bus Geltokiak, S.Sabio 28, San Sebastián, Benidorm, and Benidorm Intermodal in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–80
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Pau to Bedous
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–80
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Irun to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Canfranc to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €45–65
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €24–75
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from València-Estació Del Nord to Gandia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–13
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €1–13
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from San Sebastián to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €57–62
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
Bus from Gare Arrivée to CANFRANC ESPAGNE - Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- +34 900 878 084
- info.aragon@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- aragon.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Canfranc to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Alosa
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Gandia to Altea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from València to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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