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How to get fromPau to Modaneby train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Modane by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train via Antony

    best
    1. Take the train from Pau to Daxtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Dax to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Modanetrain train Tgv
    10h 43m
    €266–415

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train Ter
    13h 46m
    €72–135

  3. Drive  830.6 km

    1. Drive from Pau to Modanecar car 830.6 km
    7h 50m
    €157–227

  4. Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane PUF - LYS
    2. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chambérybus bus
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train
    7h 6m
    €279–594

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train Ter
    11h 29m
    €169–288

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Pau to Grenoblebus bus FlixBus N716
    2. Take the bus from Grenoble Gare Routiere to Modanebus bus Autocar
    14h 50m
    €89–131

  7. Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain train
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BIQ - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chambérybus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train
    8h 17m
    €109–385

  8. Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain train
    2. Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane TLS - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chambérybus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train
    9h 24m
    €100–323

  9. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane BOD - LYS
    3. Take the bus from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Chambérybus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train
    9h 40m
    €102–243

  10. Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    2. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BOD - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chambérybus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train
    10h 58m
    €103–283

  11. Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain train
    2. Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane TLS - GVA
    3. Take the bus from Geneva Airport to Chambérybus bus
    4. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Modanetrain train
    10h 41m
    €111–303

Pau to Modane by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration10h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,376.8 km
  • Duration: 10h 43m

What companies run services between Pau, France and Modane, France?

You can take a train from Pau to Modane via Dax and Massy Tgv in around 10h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Modane via Grenoble and Grenoble Gare Routiere in around 14h 50m.

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