There are 13 ways to get from Swindon to Pau by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, ferry, night train, car, car ferry, car train, or plane
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 Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Pautrain Tgv
10h 12m€364–583Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Swindon - Regent Circus to London Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Paubus
23h 25m€107–172Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paubus
46h 4m€318–369Train, night train
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Paris Austerlitz to Paunighttrain
17h 1m€349–588Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Swindon to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Paucar
15h 44m€181–430Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Swindon to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Paucar
13h 28m€343–443Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane LHR - PUF
8h 14m€404–590Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
9h 7m€109–293Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane BRS - PUF
8h 55m€125–642Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pautrain
9h 11m€158–471Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
10h 4m€129–289Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane STN - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparcbus
8h 38m€116–457Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE)plane STN - LDE
8h 8m€121–379
Swindon to Pau by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Swindon to Pau is to bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Swindon to Pau is to train and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €120 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Swindon to Pau. However, there are services departing from Swindon - Regent Circus and arriving at Pau via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Swindon to Pau. However, there are services departing from Swindon and arriving at Pau via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Swindon and Pau is 1353 km.
The best way to get from Swindon to Pau without a car is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Swindon to Pau, including transfers.
Swindon to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Swindon - Regent Circus station.
Swindon to Pau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Swindon station.
The best way to get from Swindon to Pau is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs €360 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 23h 25m.
What companies run services between Swindon, England and Pau, France?
You can take a train from Swindon to Pau via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 10h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Swindon - Regent Circus to Pau via London Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 23h 25m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- pro.flyamelia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–950
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Night train from Paris Austerlitz to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Swindon - Regent Circus to London Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Pau - Technopôle Héliparc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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Booking & Getting There
Swindon to Pau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Green Line Coach Station.
Pau is 1h ahead of Swindon. It is currently 4:54 AM in Swindon and 5:54 AM in Pau.
Swindon to Pau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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