There are 9 ways to get from Pau to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PUF - OTP
9h 21m$264–1,204Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LDE - OTP
9h 42m$105–227Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
33h 34m$543–788Train
- Take the train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
41h 49m$751–1,376Drive 2,567.4 km
- Drive from Pau to Bucharestcar 2,567.4 km
27h 59m$460–665Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BOD - OTP
9h 9m$120–303Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BIQ - OTP
10h 34m$135–374Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bucureştibus
44h 14m$206–282Bus
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
2d 2h$290–485
Pau to Bucharest by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Bucharest is to fly which costs $100 - $230 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 9h 9m and costs $120 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc and arriving at Bucureşti via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Montpellier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, Köln Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 49m.
The distance between Pau and Bucharest is 2147 km. The road distance is 2567.4 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 34m and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Pau to Bucharest, including transfers.
Pau to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc station.
Pau to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Bucharest is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $260 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $750 - $1,400 and takes 41h 49m, you could also bus via Montpellier, which costs $200 - $290 and takes 44h 14m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Bucharest, Romania?
Air France flies from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pau to Bucuresti Nord via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, Köln Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 41h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $328–332
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- 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 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- 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 Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Montpellier to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–450
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Pau to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Pau. It is currently 5:30 PM in Pau and 6:30 PM in Bucharest.
Pau to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Bucharest is 2567 km. It takes approximately 27h 59m to drive from Pau to Bucharest.
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