There are 11 ways to get from Chamonix to Pau by bus, plane, train (TGV), car, or train
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Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane LYS - PUF
6h 43m€278–581Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LYS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
9h 9m€87–322Train (TGV)
- Take the train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Pautrain Tgv
13h 12m€283–435Bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Paubus FlixBus N716
17h 15m€89–142Drive 843.9 km
- Drive from Chamonix to Paucar 843.9 km
8h 24m€136–196Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane GVA - PUF
8h 13m€131–678Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Pautrain
8h 12m€111–376Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LYS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
9h 17m€98–241Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane GVA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
8h 37m€96–278Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane GVA - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
8h 34m€100–309Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Annecy to Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sudtrain K21
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Toulouse Matabiautrain Tgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain Ter
13h 29m€187–293
Chamonix to Pau by train (TGV)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Pau is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Pau is to bus and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €270 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Chamonix to Pau. However, there are services departing from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) and arriving at Pau via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Chamonix to Pau. However, there are services departing from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and arriving at Pau via St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet and Massy Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 12m.
The distance between Chamonix and Pau is 736 km. The road distance is 843.9 km.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Pau without a car is to train which takes 13h 12m and costs €280 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Chamonix to Pau, including transfers.
Chamonix to Pau bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) station.
Chamonix to Pau train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet station.
The best way to get from Chamonix to Pau is to train which takes 13h 12m and costs €280 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 17h 15m.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Pau, France?
You can take a train from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Pau via Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet, and Massy Tgv in around 13h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Pau via Lyon in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €950–2,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Annecy to Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Alpy Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Chamonix to Pau bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Chamonix to Pau train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Massy Tgv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chamonix to Pau is 844 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Chamonix to Pau.
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