There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Cuenca by bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
10h 23m€46–186Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Madrid - South Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuencabus
12h 15m€46–165Drive 504.9 km
- Drive from Pau to Cuencacar 504.9 km
7h 6m€80–115Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane EAS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
6h 44m€67–362Train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain Ter
- Take the train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain Ave
12h 41m€120–231Bus via Zaragoza
- Take the bus from OLORON - Gare SNCF 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 Teruel. Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Teruel to Cuencabus 051
13h 23m€51–73Bus, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BIO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
8h 37m€54–251Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane TLS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
8h 24m€78–297Train, bus to Pamplona Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Pamplona / Iruña Estación de autobusesbus
- Fly from Pamplona Airport (PNA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PNA - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
9h 21m€80–504Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BOD - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
8h 40m€81–329Bus, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- 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 train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
9h 11m€52–210
Pau to Cuenca by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Cuenca is to bus via Zaragoza which costs €50 - €75 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Cuenca is to train and fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €65 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Cuenca via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop and Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Cuenca Fernando Zobel via Toulouse Matabiau, Narbonne and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 41m.
The distance between Pau and Cuenca is 910 km. The road distance is 504.9 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Cuenca without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 23m and costs €45 - €190.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Pau to Cuenca, including transfers.
Pau to Cuenca bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Cuenca train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Cuenca is to bus which takes 12h 15m and costs €45 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €240 and takes 12h 41m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Cuenca, Spain?
You can take a bus from Pau to Cuenca via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 12h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pau to Cuenca Fernando Zobel via Toulouse Matabiau, Narbonne, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 12h 41m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–330
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- 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 Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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
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 Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–13
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–13
Bus from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–11
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bayonne to Pamplona / Iruña Estación de autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
Bus from OLORON - Gare SNCF 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
- €20–28
- Schedules at
- Alosa
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Teruel. Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- atencionalusuario@samar.es
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Teruel to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- samar.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
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More Questions & Answers
Pau to Cuenca bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bayonne station.
Pau to Cuenca train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Cuenca is 505 km. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Pau to Cuenca.
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