There are 8 ways to get from Pau to Pai by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)PUF - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
27h 10m฿28,185–101,713Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
cheapest- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)BOD - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
27h 46m฿14,281–47,475Drive 12,519.3 km
- Drive from Pau to Pai12,519.3 km
5d 23h฿71,047–102,623Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonne
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)BIQ - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
27h 20m฿20,583–70,970Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)TLS - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
28h 20m฿16,199–45,922Fly Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LDE - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
30h 58m฿18,411–55,731Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus, Mini Van
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)PUF - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
29h 58m฿26,681–95,735Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)BCN - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
30h 32m฿14,389–157,912
Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Pai is to train and fly and Mini Van which costs ฿14000 - ฿160000 and takes 30h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Pai is to fly and Mini Van which takes 27h 10m and costs ฿28000 - ฿110000.
The distance between Pau and Pai is 9464 km. The road distance is 12519.3 km.
It takes approximately 27h 10m to get from Pau to Pai, including transfers.
Pai is 6h ahead of Pau. It is currently 2:12 AM in Pau and 8:12 AM in Pai.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Pai is 12519 km. It takes approximately 5 days 23h to drive from Pau to Pai.
There are 350+ hotels available in Pai.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Pai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Pau to Pai. However, you can take the line 17 bus to UZEIN Aéroport Pau Pyrénées, walk to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), walk to สนามบินเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai International Airport, take the bus to Waroros Market, take the bus to Chiang Mai Terminal 2, walk to Chiang Mai, then take the bus to Pai. Alternatively, you can drive from Pau to Pai in around 5d 23h.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿36,000–110,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–80,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–80,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–80,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Brussels, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Brussels, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–50,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–44,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–49,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿33,000–100,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Rome, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–27,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–29,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–110,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–80,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–44,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–95,000
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 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿370–700
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,400
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–3,200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ฿1,400–2,100
- Rail 1st Class
- ฿2,200–3,200
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–4,900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 053-245-566
- info.prempracha@gmail.com
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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