There are 11 ways to get from Pau to Tignes by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train
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 Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Landrytrain Tgv
11h 49m€218–333Bus
cheapest- 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 - Sabines Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Tignes - Val Claretbus
15h 21m€71–129Drive 861.4 km
- Drive from Pau to Tignescar 861.4 km
8h 30m€139–200Fly Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PUF - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
7h 17m€317–627Train, bus
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Tignesbus
13h 22m€168–278Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Pau to Lyonbus FlixBus N716
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
18h 14m€132–188Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
8h 27m€151–418Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane TLS - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
9h 34m€136–366Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BOD - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
9h 51m€138–286Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BOD - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
11h 5m€128–316Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TLS - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
10h 48m€141–346
Pau to Tignes by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Tignes is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Tignes is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 17m and costs €310 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Tignes. However, there are services departing from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc and arriving at Tignes - Val Claret via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Tignes. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Landry via Toulouse Matabiau and Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Pau and Tignes is 928 km. The road distance is 861.4 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Tignes without a car is to train which takes 11h 49m and costs €210 - €340.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Pau to Tignes, including transfers.
Pau to Tignes bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc station.
Pau to Tignes train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Tignes is to train which takes 11h 49m and costs €210 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 21m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Tignes, France?
You can take a train from Pau to Tignes via Toulouse Matabiau, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, and Landry in around 11h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Tignes - Val Claret via Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 15h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–2,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Landry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Pau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Tignes - Val Claret
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Tignes - Val Claret
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chambéry to Tignes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Pau to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Tignes Le Lac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- BensBus Airport Ski Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Pau to Tignes bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station.
Pau to Tignes train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pau to Tignes is 861 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Pau to Tignes.
There are 8548+ hotels available in Tignes.




















