There are 9 ways to get from Pau to Alicante by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, 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 to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane TLS - ALC
7h 5m€75–256Bus via Valencia
cheapest- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
15h 31m€65–116Train via Narbonne
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain Ter
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
13h 52m€159–283Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus S786 / ...
- Take the bus from San Sebastián to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacantbus
14h 49m€73–99Drive 698.7 km
- Drive from Pau to Alicantecar 698.7 km
8h 9m€115–165Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane EAS - ALC
8h 37m€118–300Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BIO - ALC
8h 32m€67–175Train, bus to Pamplona Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplonabus
- Fly from Pamplona Airport (PNA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane PNA - ALC
10h 40m€137–714Train
- Take the train from Pau to Bedoustrain Ter
- Take the train from Canfranc to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Re
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Estació del Nordtrain
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
16h 54m€108–164
Pau to Alicante by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Alicante is to bus via Valencia which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Alicante is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via Estaciones- Renfe- Bus- Geltokiak and San Sebastián. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Alicante. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Toulouse Matabiau, Narbonne and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 52m.
The distance between Pau and Alicante is 854 km. The road distance is 698.7 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Alicante without a car is to train via Narbonne which takes 13h 52m and costs €150 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Pau to Alicante, including transfers.
Pau to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Alicante train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Alicante is to train via Narbonne which takes 13h 52m and costs €150 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €100 and takes 14h 49m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Alicante, Spain?
You can take a train from Pau to Alacant/Alicante Terminal via Toulouse Matabiau, Narbonne, and Barcelona-Sants in around 13h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant via San Sebastian / Donostia, Estaciones- Renfe- Bus- Geltokiak, Antso Jakituna / Sancho Sabio 28, and San Sebastián in around 14h 49m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €16–75
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 Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bedous
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Canfranc to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from San Sebastián to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- Bilman
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 948 30 35 05
- [email protected]
- Website
- La Burundesa S.A.
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- La Burundesa S.A.
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Booking & Getting There
Pau to Alicante bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Pau to Alicante train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Alicante is 699 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Pau to Alicante.
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