There are 10 ways to get from Pau to Nantes by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, rideshare, or train
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Train via Tours
best- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantestrain Ter
6h 54m€125–252Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Pau to Nantes512.8 km
6h 31m€34Bus
- Take the bus from Pau to Bordeauxbus N765
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Nantesbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
7h 30m€43–72Drive 510.9 km
- Drive from Pau to Nantescar 510.9 km
5h 15m€80–115Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane PUF - NTE
7h 33m€214–754Train
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Nantestrain Intercités / ...
7h 23m€100–207Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus BlaBlaCar Bus
8h 11m€48–88Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane TLS - NTE
5h 50m€97–251Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BIQ - NTE
7h 1m€122–319Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane PUF - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Nantestrain
7h 45m€241–1,256
Pau to Nantes by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Nantes is to rideshare which costs €34 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Nantes is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Nantes via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Nantes via Bordeaux St Jean and St Pierre Des Corps. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 54m.
The distance between Pau and Nantes is 756 km. The road distance is 510.9 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Nantes without a car is to train via Tours which takes 6h 54m and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Pau to Nantes, including transfers.
Pau to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Nantes train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Nantes is to train via Tours which takes 6h 54m and costs €120 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 7h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €210 - €800 and takes 7h 33m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Nantes, France?
You can take a train from Pau to Nantes via Bordeaux St Jean and St Pierre Des Corps in around 6h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Nantes via Bordeaux in around 7h 30m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–900
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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 Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Pau to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Pau to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Pau to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Pau to Nantes train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Bordeaux St Jean station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Nantes is 511 km. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Pau to Nantes.
Book your Pau to Nantes train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Pau to Nantes bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1446+ hotels available in Nantes.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Pau and Nantes. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.



















