There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Barcelonnette by train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Nîmes
best- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to NimesTer
- Take the train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Take the bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Place Aimé Gassier50
12h 22mDrive 708.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Pau to Barcelonnette708.4 km
7h 57m€110–158Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to NarbonneTer
- Take the train from Narbonne to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Take the bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Place Aimé Gassier50
12h 27mTrain to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)TLS - MRS
- Take the bus from Gare Routière Aéroport to Place Aimé Gassier
9h 51mTrain, taxi
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to EmbrunTer
- Take the taxi from Embrun to Barcelonnette
12h 31m€206–323Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse MatabiauTer
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charles
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Place Aimé Gassier68
12h 54mBus
- Take the bus from Pau to MarseilleFlixBus N1137 / ...
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Place Aimé Gassier68 / ...
14h 5mTrain to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)TLS - NCE
- Take the bus from Grand Arénas to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
- Take the taxi from Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée to Barcelonnette
9h 13m€196–368Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)BOD - NCE
- Take the bus from Grand Arénas to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
- Take the taxi from Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée to Barcelonnette
9h 50m€188–390Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)PUF - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Take the bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Place Aimé Gassier
9h 25mTrain to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonne
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)BIQ - NCE
- Take the bus from Grand Arénas to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
- Take the taxi from Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée to Barcelonnette
8h 25m€214–458
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Barcelonnette is to drive which costs €100 - €160 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Barcelonnette is to drive which takes 7h 57m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Barcelonnette. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Place Aimé Gassier via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 5m.
The distance between Pau and Barcelonnette is 848 km. The road distance is 708.4 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Barcelonnette without a car is to train and bus via Nîmes which takes 12h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Pau to Barcelonnette, including transfers.
Pau to Barcelonnette bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Barcelonnette bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Marseille station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Barcelonnette is 708 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Pau to Barcelonnette.
There are 2444+ hotels available in Barcelonnette.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Barcelonnette, France?
You can take a bus from Pau to Place Aimé Gassier via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles in around 14h 5m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–900
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–800
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €900–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
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 4 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 Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Embrun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47
- 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 Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–280
- 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 25m
- 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 Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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 Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Nimes to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Narbonne to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Gare Aix TGV RD9 to Place Aimé Gassier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Gare Routière Aéroport to Place Aimé Gassier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Place Aimé Gassier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–15
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–15
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 810 06 10 06
- Website
- lignesdazur.com
Bus from Grand Arénas to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- https://www.lignesdazur.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Vtc Alpes Loisirs Evasion
- Phone
- +33 6 17 03 17 51
Taxi Mesrobian
- Phone
- +33 4 92 43 29 26
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