There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Pau by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Madrid
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 59m€143–292Bus via Zaragoza
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Pamplona/Iruña. Estación Bus. Yanguas y Mirandabus 350
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Paubus
16h 24m€72–129Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paubus FlixBus S786 / ...
15h 3m€76–99Drive 697.4 km
- Drive from Alicante to Paucar 697.4 km
8h 5m€110–159Fly 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
8h 39m€110–328Train
- 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 train from Bedous to Pautrain Ter
16h 42m€107–172Fly 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 44m€82–268Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- 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 42m€78–178Fly 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 38m€130–622Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ALC - VIT
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain
10h 8m€150–390
Alicante to Pau by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Pau is to bus via Zaragoza which costs €70 - €130 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Pau is to fly and train which takes 7h 44m and costs €80 - €270.
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 Antso Jakituna / Sancho Sabio 33 and San Sebastian / Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 3m.
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 59m.
The distance between Alicante and Pau is 1206 km. The road distance is 697.4 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Pau without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 12h 59m and costs €140 - €300.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Alicante to Pau, including transfers.
Alicante to Pau bus services, operated by Bilman, 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 via Madrid which takes 12h 59m and costs €140 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €100 and takes 15h 3m.
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 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Pau via San Sebastián, Antso Jakituna / Sancho Sabio 33, Puente Maria Kristina zubia, and San Sebastian / Donostia in around 15h 3m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Ibiza, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Bilbao Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Ibiza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Ibiza, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Bilbao Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Pamplona Airport via Ibiza, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact 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
- €75–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Canfranc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- 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
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bedous to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- Bilman
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pamplona to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 202 777
- [email protected]
- Website
- jimenezmovilidad.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- jimenezmovilidad.es
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Pamplona/Iruña. Estación Bus. Yanguas y Miranda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Book at
- grupointerbus.com
- 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
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Alicante to Pau bus services, operated by Bilman, arrive at San Sebastián 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 5m to drive from Alicante to Pau.
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