There are 10 ways to get from Pau to Athens by plane, train, bus, car ferry, 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 from Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PUF - ATH
9h 11m€491–787Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BOD - ATH
8h 48m€141–318Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
37h 13mTrain, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
47h 12m€480–720Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
2d 18h€311–506Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BIQ - ATH
9h 54m€149–342Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TLS - ATH
8h 36m€149–335Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Pau to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus
47h 24mBus
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 8hDrive 3,041.2 km
- Drive from Pau to Athenscar 3,041.2 km
31h 28m€559–807
Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Athens is to train and fly which costs €140 - €340 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs €140 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Athens. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Athens via Paris Gare de Lyon and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 24m.
The distance between Pau and Athens is 2172 km. The road distance is 3041.2 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Pau to Athens, including transfers.
Pau to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Athens is to fly which takes 9h 11m and costs €490 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs and takes 47h 24m.
Pau to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 11:50 AM in Pau and 12:50 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Athens, Greece?
Air France, Amelia, and Transavia France fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Athens via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris Gare de Lyon, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 47h 24m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zürich HB to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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 Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- 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 Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €105
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Paris Gare de Lyon to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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