Randonneurs Sur Le Boulevard Des Pyrenees

Getting to and around Pau It's so easy!

Need to escape the daily grind for a weekend, take a break on the road to vacation, attend a conference or business trip… Nothing could be easier! Pau has excellent transport links and is easily accessible by train, car, plane and even on foot! As an essential crossroads between Lourdes, the Atlantic coast and the Pyrenees, there’s always a good reason to come or stop in Pau.

Getting there

How to get to Pau

Pau is a very accessible, central city between the sea and the mountains. Just 2 hours from the major metropolises of Bordeaux and Toulouse, the capital of the Béarn region is also easy to reach from Spain and the Atlantic coast. It’s also a great stopover on the way to your vacation destination.

By train
By car
By plane
On foot
By bus

By train, several daily connections from Paris (4h), Bordeaux or Toulouse (2h)

Arriving in town: from the SNCF station, cross the forecourt, the “Gave” and take the free funicular to the city center.

If you feel like you’re somewhere else, or even in another time, that’s normal! You’ve arrived in Pau.

From Bordeaux: allow 2 hours on the Autoroute de Gascogne (A65) – 150 km
From Toulouse: 2 hours via the Pyrénéenne (A64) to the capital of Béarn.
From Lourdes: 1/2 hour on the main road or 40 minutes along the Gave de Pau, on the tourist route through Bétharram.
From the Atlantic coast: Bayonne (45 min), Biarritz (1h15), Hossegor (1h) via the Pyrenean motorway (A64).
From Spain: via the Col du Pourtalet, 60 km from Pau (about an hour’s drive).

Plane Transavia Pau Cyril Garrabos Aeroport Pau Bearn Pyrenees

Pau Pyrénées airport, Air’ Py, is 20 minutes from the city center by car or via the Idelis network bus line 17.

Daily flights to Paris and Lyon
One flight a week to Brest, Ajaccio and Kerry in Ireland
Vacation destinations…

For flight information: pau.aeroport.fr

Gr653 Saint Jacques Lescar Pau Pyrenees Tourisme Paul Louis

If you’re following the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, you’ll pass through Lescar if you take the Via Tolosa from Arles… Another way to travel, but you’ll appreciate the quality of the Lescar refuge, just long enough to take a break in Pau.

By bus, with Flixbus arriving daily in Pau, or by carpooling via Blablacar!

Getting around Pau

As in every city, all means of transport are at your disposal in Pau. But like you, we like to preserve our environment, so we’re particularly keen to promote soft mobility.