There are 4 ways to get from Pau to Madeira by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane BOD - FNC
8h 50m€158–290Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane TLS - FNC
11h 25m€142–367Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane EAS - FNC
12h 1m€232–338Train, bus to Pamplona Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplonabus
- Fly from Pamplona Airport (PNA) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane PNA - FNC
13h 17m€221–975
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Madeira is to train and fly which costs €140 - €370 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Madeira is to train and fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €150 - €290.
The distance between Pau and Madeira is 2181 km.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Pau to Madeira, including transfers.
Madeira is 1h behind Pau. It is currently 3:59 PM in Pau and 2:59 PM in Madeira.
There are 5265+ hotels available in Madeira.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Madeira, Portugal?
There is no direct connection from Pau to Madeira. However, you can take the train to Bordeaux St Jean, walk to Gare Saint-Jean, take the vehicle to Aéroport, walk to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) airport, fly to Madeira Airport (FNC), walk to Funchal Airport, then take the line 113 bus to Santa Cruz. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bayonne, take the train to Hendaye, walk to Hendaia, take the train to Bentak-Irun, walk to Irun- Molino Errepidea, take the bus to Hondarribia - Aireportu Kanpoaldea, walk to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) airport, fly to Madeira Airport (FNC), walk to Funchal Airport, then take the line 113 bus to Santa Cruz.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Madeira Airport via Malaga, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Madeira Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–900
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Madeira Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,200
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Madeira Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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 Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- 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 Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 948 30 35 05
- info@laburundesa.com
- Website
- laburundesa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://laburundesa.com/
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