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Compare train and coach for Tarbes to Donostia-San Sebastian
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Tarbes to Donostia-San Sebastian among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £12. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 43m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £12, and a train costs an average of £10.
Distance: 167 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£14 Average Price Cheapest | £21 Average Price |
4h 2m Average total duration 3h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 13m Average total duration Fastest 2h 43m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Tarbes to Donostia-San Sebastian
How to get to Donostia-San Sebastian from Tarbes by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Tarbes to Donostia-San Sebastian is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
861719:303h30Tarbes, Lep Lautréamont23:00Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£141One-way0 changes
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861719:303h30Tarbes, Lep Lautréamont23:00Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£141One-way0 changes
Fastest
1415719:422h29Tarbes station22:11Gare de Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure£291One-way0 changes
Other options
1415719:422h41Tarbes station22:23Hendaye station£311One-way0 changes
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D51 (866419)11:082h35Tarbes station13:43Gare de Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure£331One-way1 change
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L51 (866431)15:092h45Tarbes station17:54Gare de Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure£331One-way1 change
8615 · 861716:007h00Tarbes, Lep Lautréamont23:00Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£151One-way1 change
861516:003h30Tarbes, Lep Lautréamont19:30Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£151One-way0 changes
FlixBus10:303h40Tarbes, Lep Lautréamont14:10Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses£171One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Tarbes to Donostia-San Sebastian
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This is compared to other travel options from Tarbes to Donostia-San Sebastian:
A coach is £7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Tarbes to Donostia-San Sebastian costing on average £21.
Other travel options to Donostia-San Sebastian take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 32m.
- Around 19 trains per day.
- Around 10 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Tarbes and Donostia-San Sebastian as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Tarbes station and arrive in Gare de Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure.
- Coaches mostly depart from Tarbes, Lep Lautréamont and arrive in Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa to go to Donostia-San Sebastian by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | Intercités, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Donostia-San Sebastian by train.
- 9 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus.
- 2 direct trains per day with SNCF | Intercités.
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