There are 10 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)PUF - ATH
9h 12m€169–485Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BOD - ATH
9h 23m€108–305Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-RochTer
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Larisa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
38h 30mTrain, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
43h 3m€224–561Drive 3,041.3 km
- Drive from Pau to Athens3,041.3 km
31h 11m€542–783Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LDE - ATH
11h 30m€134–311Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonne
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)EAS - ATH
11h 35m€145–330Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)TLS - ATH
8h 57m€110–233Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Pau to Montpellier
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Athens
39h 38mBus
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Athens
2d 6h€175–242
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 - €240 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Athens is to train and fly which takes 8h 57m and costs €110 - €240.
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 which takes 38h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 12m 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 12m and costs €160 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 39h 38m.
Pau to Athens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 5:51 PM in Pau and 6:51 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Athens, Greece?
Air France, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express 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, and Elbasan in around 39h 38m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
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 Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.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 Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.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
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Elbasan to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Toulouse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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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