There are 9 ways to get from Alicante to Pau by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, train, car, or plane
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 Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain Ter
12h 24m€135–276Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ALC - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain
8h 37m€69–183Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Irunbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain Intercités / ...
14h 19m€88–121Drive 697.1 km
- Drive from Alicante to Paucar 697.1 km
8h 6m€132–191Fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane ALC - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
7h 50m€82–258Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Paubus
14h 31m€71–116Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Canfranctrain Re
- Take the bus from CANFRANC ESPAGNE - Gare SNCF to OLORON - Gare SNCF Arrivéebus 550
16h 50m€103–150Fly to San Sebastián Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ALC - EAS
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain
9h 36m€118–323Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ALC - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain
11h 11m€138–717
Alicante to Pau by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Pau is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Pau is to fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Pau. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant and arriving at Pau via Estació d'Autobusos de València and Bayonne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Pau. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Pau via Madrid Chamartín, Irun and Hendaye. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Alicante and Pau is 1206 km. The road distance is 697.1 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Pau without a car is to train which takes 12h 24m and costs €130 - €280.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Alicante to Pau, including transfers.
Alicante to Pau bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant station.
Alicante to Pau train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Pau is to train which takes 12h 24m and costs €130 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 31m.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Pau, France?
You can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Pau via Madrid Chamartín, Irun, Irun, Hendaia, and Hendaye in around 12h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Pau via Estació d'Autobusos de València and Bayonne in around 14h 31m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €16–80
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Canfranc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- Bilman
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0970 870 870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Pyrénées-Atlantiques / 64)
Bus from CANFRANC ESPAGNE - Gare SNCF to OLORON - Gare SNCF Arrivée
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Pyrénées-Atlantiques / 64)
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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Booking & Getting There
Alicante to Pau bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Alicante to Pau train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Pau is 697 km. It takes approximately 8h 6m to drive from Alicante to Pau.
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