There are 9 ways to get from Pau to Istanbul 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 Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Istanbul (IST)plane PUF - IST
10h 13m₺10,000–46,000Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Istanbul (IST)plane BOD - IST
9h 56m₺6,430–16,483Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
38h 57m₺20,013–32,229Drive 2,918.3 km
- Drive from Pau to Istanbulcar 2,918.3 km
28h 51m₺23,304–33,661Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Istanbul (IST)plane TLS - IST
9h 43m₺7,527–18,488Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PUF - SAW
10h 26m₺9,839–31,640Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
44h 45m₺9,853–18,597Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
2d₺7,781–12,067Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
2d 5h₺7,792–15,522
Pau to Istanbul by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Istanbul is to bus which costs 7.500 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 9h 43m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Toulouse and Sofia Serdica Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Pau and Istanbul is 2451 km. The road distance is 2918.3 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 38h 57m and costs 20.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Pau to Istanbul, including transfers.
Pau to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Istanbul is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs 10.000 ₺ - 46.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs 9.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 44h 45m.
Pau to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 3:45 PM in Pau and 4:45 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air France, Amelia, and two other airlines fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to İstanbul Esenler via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Beograd, Ekonomski Fakultet, Blok 42, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 44h 45m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–65,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–13,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–15,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–49,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–45,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–47,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Istanbul via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–46,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
- 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
- ₺2,200–3,700
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- ₺1,600–4,100
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,400
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–3,832
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,127
- Single Room
- ₺3,832
- Four Person Room
- ₺1,870
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,500
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Beograd
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- ₺5,500–7,500
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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