There are 8 ways to get from Pau to Santiago de Compostela by bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Pau to Bayonnebus FlixBus N716 / ...
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 50m€80–147Bus via Bilbao
cheapest- Take the bus from Pau to Bilbaobus FlixBus N716 / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus ALSA - Bi-Stgo / ...
14h 30m€78–122Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain Alv
14h 3m€115–190Drive 813.3 km
- Drive from Pau to Santiago de Compostelacar 813.3 km
8h 18m€129–186Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane EAS - SCQ
8h 13m€121–402Train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain Ter
- Take the train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostelatrain Ave
14h 45m€238–443Train, 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 Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BIO - SCQ
7h 56m€93–300Train, 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 Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane PNA - SCQ
10h 54m€235–768
Pau to Santiago de Compostela by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Santiago de Compostela is to train and bus and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Santiago de Compostela station. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Santiago de Compostela. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Santiago De Compostela via Toulouse Matabiau, Narbonne, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
The distance between Pau and Santiago de Compostela is 895 km. The road distance is 813.3 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Santiago de Compostela without a car is to bus which takes 12h 50m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Pau to Santiago de Compostela, including transfers.
Pau to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Santiago de Compostela is to bus which takes 12h 50m and costs €75 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €450 and takes 14h 45m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Santiago de Compostela, Spain?
You can take a bus from Pau to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station via Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop in around 12h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pau to Santiago De Compostela via Toulouse Matabiau, Narbonne, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 14h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid, Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid, Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid, Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid, Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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 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 Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
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 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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 Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Pau to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- 948 30 35 05
- [email protected]
- Website
- laburundesa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://laburundesa.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Pau to Santiago de Compostela bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bayonne station.
Pau to Santiago de Compostela train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Santiago de Compostela is 813 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Pau to Santiago de Compostela.
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