There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Inverness by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car ferry, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
16h 42m£462–711Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BIQ - INV
10h 48m£92–300Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
29h 47m£254–456Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Pau to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Invernesscar
24h 3m£270–699Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Park and Ridebus
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3bus
35h 17m£143–249Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Pau to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Invernesscar
21h 41m£391–531Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BOD - INV
10h 57m£141–249Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane TLS - INV
11h 32m£138–306Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PUF - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
13h£168–711Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BIQ - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
11h 29m£109–347Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TLS - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
12h 53m£120–313
Pau to Inverness by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Inverness is to train and fly which costs £130 - £310 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Inverness is to train and fly which takes 10h 48m and costs £90 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Inverness station. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Bus Station Stance 3 via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Park and Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Inverness via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Pau and Inverness is 1344 miles.
The best way to get from Pau to Inverness without a car is to train which takes 16h 42m and costs £460 - £750.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Pau to Inverness, including transfers.
Pau to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Inverness train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Inverness is to train which takes 16h 42m and costs £460 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £140 - £250 and takes 35h 17m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a train from Pau to Inverness via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 16h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Bus Station Stance 3 via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, and Park and Ride in around 35h 17m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–160
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–260
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £160–280
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £21–45
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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More Questions & Answers
Pau to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Inverness is 1h behind Pau. It is currently 1:12 PM in Pau and 12:12 PM in Inverness.
Pau to Inverness train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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