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Compare train, coach and flight for Pau to Montpellier
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Pau to Montpellier among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £11. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 5h 1m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £11, and a train costs an average of £20.
Distance: 344 km
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£24 Average Price Cheapest | £43 Average Price |
5h 31m Average total duration Fastest 5h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 47m Average total duration 5h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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How to get to Montpellier from Pau by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Pau to Montpellier is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
8617 · 5075720:059h20Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)5:25Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière£261One-way1 change
Cheapest
8617 · 5075720:059h20Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)5:25Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière£261One-way1 change
Fastest
AF7497 · AF74626:303h55Pau Pyrenees Airport10:25Montpellier Airport£7901One-way1 change
Other options
14148 · 466516:114h43Pau station20:54Montpellier-Saint-Roch£621One-way1 change
FlixBus9:406h30Pau, Lycée St John Perse16:10Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière£741One-way0 changes
8718 · 5048919:258h15Pau, Bd Lucien Favre (Technopôle Héliparc)3:40Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière£491One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus11:258h35Pau, Lycée St John Perse20:00Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière£701One-way1 change
AF7470+
AF74976:3015h25Pau Pyrenees Airport21:55Montpellier Airport£5951One-way1 change
AF7460+
AF74976:3026h25Pau Pyrenees Airport8:55Montpellier Airport£5951One-way1 change
AF7470+
AF749110:2511h30Pau Pyrenees Airport21:55Montpellier Airport£6841One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Pau to Montpellier:
A coach is £10 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Pau to Montpellier costing on average £20.
A coach is £100 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Pau to Montpellier costing on average £111.
Other travel options to Montpellier take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 40m.
Flight takes on average 7h 20m.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Pau and Montpellier as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Pau Pyrenees Airport and arrive in Montpellier Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Pau, Lycée St John Perse and arrive in Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière.
- Trains mostly depart from Pau station and arrive in Montpellier-Saint-Roch.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus, SNCF | Autocar to go to Montpellier by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | Intercités, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER liO | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF, SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Montpellier by train.
- 4 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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