There are 9 ways to get from Pau to Athens by plane, 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 from Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PUF - ATH
9h 38m€337–599Train 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
9h 11m€111–307Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
38h 53mDrive 3,041.3 km
- Drive from Pau to Athenscar 3,041.3 km
31h 28m€547–790Train 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 59m€122–380Train 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 58m€119–286Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Pau to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
39h 17mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
39h 43mBus
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athensbus
2d 6h€192–242
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 €110 - €290 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 58m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Athens. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Athens via Toulouse and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Pau and Athens is 2179 km. The road distance is 3041.3 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Athens without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 38h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 38m 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 38m and costs €330 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 39h 17m.
Pau to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 10:16 AM in Pau and 11:16 AM in Athens.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Athens, Greece?
Air France, Amelia, and three other airlines 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 Montpellier, Sabines, Rondelet, Montpellier, Tirana, Mbikalimi Kamez, Doganes, and Tirana in around 39h 17m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Athens International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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 Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- info@sharrtravel.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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