There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Mérida by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo)
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 Pau to Bedoustrain Ter
- Take the train from Canfranc to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Re
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Meridatrain Alv
14h 9m€107–215Bus via Salamanca
cheapest- Take the bus from Pau to Salamancabus FlixBus N1155
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Meridabus ALSA - Coru-Alge / ...
14h 20m€82–127Drive 880.4 km
- Drive from Pau to Méridacar 880.4 km
8h 34m€167–240Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly to Badajoz Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane EAS - BJZ
- Take the train from Badajoz to Meridatrain
13h 27m€158–519Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Meridatrain Alv
14h 27m€124–199Train 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Meridatrain Alv
15h 40m€185–409Bus
- Take the bus from OLORON - Gare SNCF Arrivée to CANFRANC ESPAGNE - Gare SNCFbus 550
- Take the bus from Canfranc - Estacion Intermodal to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Méridabus
17h 10m€93–114Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane BIO - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) to Meridabus
11h 28m€90–240Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane EAS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Meridatrain
11h 29m€125–424Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BIO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Meridatrain
12h 43m€117–294Train, bus to Pamplona Airport, fly to Badajoz Airport
- 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 Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane PNA - BJZ
- Take the train from Badajoz to Meridatrain
20h 53m€317–623
Pau to Mérida by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Mérida is to bus via Salamanca which costs €80 - €130 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Mérida is to drive which takes 8h 34m and costs €160 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Mérida. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Merida via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Mérida. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Merida via Canfranc, Zaragoza-Delicias and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 9m.
The distance between Pau and Mérida is 1020 km. The road distance is 880.4 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Mérida without a car is to train which takes 14h 9m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Pau to Mérida, including transfers.
Pau to Mérida bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Mérida train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Mérida is to train which takes 14h 9m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Salamanca, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 14h 20m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Mérida, Spain?
You can take a train from Pau to Merida via Bedous, Gare, CANFRANC ESPAGNE - Gare SNCF, Canfranc, Zaragoza-Delicias, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 14h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Merida via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Badajoz Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Badajoz Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bedous
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Canfranc to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- 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 Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Ouigo
- 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 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pau to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses (Plaza de Armas) to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0970 870 870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Pyrénées-Atlantiques / 64)
Bus from OLORON - Gare SNCF Arrivée to CANFRANC ESPAGNE - Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Pyrénées-Atlantiques / 64)
- Phone
- +34 900 878 084
- [email protected]
- Website
- aragon.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Canfranc - Estacion Intermodal to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- booking.avanzabus.com
- Book at
- booking.avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–75
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- 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
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
- 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 Mérida bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salamanca station.
Pau to Mérida train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bedous station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Mérida is 880 km. It takes approximately 8h 34m to drive from Pau to Mérida.
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