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Compare coach, train and flight for Lyon to Pau
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Lyon to Pau among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £20. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 7h 26m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £20, and a train costs an average of £40.
Distance: 495 km
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£42 Average Price Cheapest | £88 Average Price |
10h 38m Average total duration 10h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 56m Average total duration Fastest 7h 26m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Pau from Lyon by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lyon to Pau is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
21:0512h30Lyon9:35Pau£241One-way0 changes
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21:0512h30Lyon9:35Pau£241One-way0 changes
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21:0011h35Lyon8:35Pau£421One-way0 changes
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4:0014h45Lyon18:45Pau£611One-way0 changes
7:3012h15Lyon19:45Pau£751One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Lyon to Pau
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This is compared to other travel options from Lyon to Pau:
A coach is £46 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon to Pau costing on average £88.
A coach is £107 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lyon to Pau costing on average £148.
Other travel options to Pau take longer:
Flight takes on average 8h 20m.
Coach takes on average 10h 8m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 3 flights per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lyon and Pau as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Lyon Saint Exupery Airport and arrive in Pau Pyrenees Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Lyon Part Dieu and arrive in Pau station.
- Coaches mostly depart from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station and arrive in Pau, Lycée St John Perse.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar to go to Pau by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | Intercités de nuit, TER liO | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | Intercités, Renfe Viajeros to go to Pau by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar.
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