There are 10 ways to get from Pau to Galway by plane, bus, train, bus and ferry, car or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon, bus • 16h 5m
119€ - 507€
Cheapest option
Fly Lourdes/Tarbes to Dublin, train • 9h 49m
112€ - 390€
8 alternative options
Train to Biarritz, fly to Dublin, train • 10h 27m
134€ - 506€
Train to Bordeaux, fly to Cork, bus • 11h 30m
172€ - 527€
Train to Toulouse, fly to Dublin, train • 11h 56m
121€ - 373€
Train to Bordeaux, fly to Dublin, train • 11h 32m
139€ - 435€
Fly Lourdes/Tarbes to Knock, bus • 12h 33m
120€ - 505€
Bus, bus and ferry • 41h 16m
140€ - 259€
Bus, bus and ferry via Paris • 42h 2m
128€ - 183€
Drive, car ferry • 26h
196€ - 256€
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Galway is to bus and bus and ferry via Paris which costs 120€ - 190€ and takes 42h 2m.
The quickest way to get from Pau to Galway is to fly and train which costs 110€ - 390€ and takes 9h 49m.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Galway station. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Galway Coach Station via Irun, London Victoria and Dublin City South, Burgh Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 16m.
The distance between Pau and Galway is 1279 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Galway without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 41h 16m and costs 140€ - 260€.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Pau to Galway, including transfers.
Pau to Galway bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Pau station.
There is no direct flight from Lourdes/Tarbes Airport to Shannon Airport. The quickest flight takes 10h 20m and has one stopover.
Pau to Galway bus services, operated by Transport for Ireland, arrive at Galway Coach Station.
Galway is 1h behind Pau. It is currently 12:39 PM in Pau and 11:39 AM in Galway.
- Distance: 799.6 miles
- Duration: 16h 5m
What companies run services between Pau, France and Galway, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Pau to Galway. However, you can take the train to Gare de Lourdes, take the walk to Lourdes - Gare SNCF, take the bus to Juillan - Aéroport, take the walk to Lourdes/Tarbes airport, fly to Shannon, take the walk to Shannon Airport, then take the bus to Galway. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gare de Lourdes, take the walk to Lourdes - Gare SNCF, take the bus to Juillan - Aéroport, take the walk to Lourdes/Tarbes airport, fly to Dublin, take the walk to Dublin Airport, take the line 702 bus to The 3Arena, take the walk to The Point, take the tram to Heuston, take the walk to Heuston, then take the train to Galway.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 95€ - 470€
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 550€
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon via Dublin, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 550€
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon via Rome Ciampino, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 650€
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon via Milan Bergamo, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 600€
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 300€
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Dublin via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 60€ - 320€
Flights from Biarritz to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 60€ - 250€
Flights from Bordeaux to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 220€
Flights from Toulouse to Dublin via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 160€
Flights from Toulouse to Dublin via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 160€
Flights from Bordeaux to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 240€
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 95€ - 470€
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon via Dublin, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 120€ - 550€
Flights from Toulouse to Dublin via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 550€
Flights from Bordeaux to Dublin via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 550€
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz to Dublin via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 900€
Flights from Toulouse to Dublin via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 180€ - 600€
Flights from Bordeaux to Dublin via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 200€ - 800€
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lourdes/Tarbes to Shannon via Dublin, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 120€ - 550€
Flights from Toulouse to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 420€
Flights from Bordeaux to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 470€
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux to Cork via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 290€ - 1300€
Flights from Toulouse to Dublin via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 700€
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Toulouse to Dublin via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 550€
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- digital@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 55€
- Website
- Irish Rail
Loosely translated as the French National Railway Corporation, the SNCF is France’s state-owned railway company. It covers the country’s extensive rail network, as well as the TGV and Thalys, France’s two high-speed railway networks. With over 14,000 trains operating daily, it is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 26€
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- 18€ - 26€
- 1st Class
- 24€ - 40€
Train from Gare de Pau to Gare de Bordeaux-St-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 45€
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- 30€ - 45€
- 1st Class
- 45€ - 70€
Train from Gare de Pau to Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 45€
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- 30€ - 45€
- 1st Class
- 40€ - 65€
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Pau to Bordeaux-St-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 50€
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- 40€ - 50€
- 1st Class
- 60€ - 80€
- Phone
- 1850 836 611
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Shannon Airport to Eyre Square, Galway Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 16€
- Website
- Bus Eireann
Bus from Lurga, Knock Airport to Eyre Square, Galway Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 14€
- Website
- Bus Eireann
Bus from Busáras to Eyre Square, Galway Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 40€
- Website
- Bus Eireann
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Airport Car Park, Cork Airport Car Park to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 21€
- Website
- Citylink
- Standard
- 14€ - 21€
- Web Fare
- 12€ - 18€
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi so you’re never bored on your journey. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. Flexibility is another highlight of an ALSA journey, with three types of tickets on offer - Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass, along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Pau to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 27€
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Irun to Londres Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 60€ - 95€
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- (+351) 253 267 730
- Website
- iberocoach.com
Bus from Pau to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 80€
- Website
- iberocoach.com
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus and ferry from London Victoria to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 65€
- Book at
- National Express
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- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Dublin City South, Burgh Quay to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 21€
- Website
- Transport for Ireland
As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers comfortable, eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 11 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0890715298
- Website
- ouibus.com
Bus from Lourdes to Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 26€ - 40€
- Website
- Ouibus
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to London
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 22€
- Website
- Ouibus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 69€
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- 69€
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