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Pau's location
> Down in the extreme South West of
France, at the foot of the Pyrenees and right next to the Spanish border.
> In Bearn, a land that is coveted between
the Bask Country, the Landes, Gers and Bigorre.
> The city is a mere two hour drive from
Bordeaux - the capital of Aquitaine – and Toulouse – capital of Midi-Pyrénées.
It also takes only an hour drive from Pau
to the bask coast or to the snowy mountains…
LOCATE PAU ON A MAP...
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Will you be driving to Pau ?
> Driving on the A64 motorway :
Access on the A64 from Toulouse, Tarbes, Orthez, Bayonne and the Spanish border.
MORE INFORMATION
ON THE "AUTOROUTES
DU SUD DE LA FRANCE"...
> Driving on the A65 motorway :
The motorway between Pau and Langon-Bordeaux
will first be accessible in 2010.
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> Nationale road 117
Toulouse - Tarbes - Pau - Orthez - Bayonne - Spain
> Nationale road 134
Bordeaux - Langon - Aire-sur-Adour - Pau - Oloron-Sainte-Marie - Somport
FRANCE ROAD SAFETY WEB SITE...
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Will you be flying to Pau ?
The Pau-Pyrenees Airport offers regular flights from and to :
Paris-Roissy - Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Lyon Saint-Exupéry and London-Stansted.
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> Pau-Paris Beauvais
From 3rd of May 2010 : 4 flights/week
monday, wednesday, friday and sunday.
During high season :
> Brussells from 30th of March 2010.
(By Ryanair)
Pau-Pyrenees Airport
64230 Uzein
Tel.: 00 33 (0)5 59 33 33 00
Fax: 00 33 (0)5 59 33 33 05
Email: contact@pau.aeroport.fr
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LOG ON TO THE PAU-PYRENEES AIRPORT WEB SITE...
DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE "SUMMER 2010"...
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Will you be on a train to Pau ?
The S.N.C.F, train station of Pau has direct lines to:
Bordeaux - Paris, Toulouse - Vintimille and Geneva, Bayonne - Hendaye and Spain, as well as to the Aspe Valley throught its line to Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
Pau S.N.C.F. train station
Avenue Jean Biray
64000 Pau
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Tel. : 36 35 (when calling from France)
SEE THE SNCF WEBSITE... |
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| How to get about in Pau |
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Public transportation
Pau and its suburbs have a good transportation network proviced by the Transport Company of the Urban Centre of Pau.
S.T.A.P.
Agence commerciale
Place d'Espagne
64000 Pau
Tel. : 00 33 (0)5 59 14 15 16
Fax : 00 33 (0)5 59 14 15 13
Email: contact@bus-stap.com
SEE THE WEB SITE FOR THE STAP...
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Taxis...
Pau Taxis service provide a 24/7 availability, inside or outside of the city.
Taxis Palois
Rue Carnot
Passage des Halles
64000 Pau
Tel.: 00 33 (0)5 59 02 22 22
Fax : 00 33 (0)5 59 98 47 21
Email: resa-taxi-palois@wanadoo.fr
SEE THE TAXI PALOIS WEB SITE...
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By bike...
The Pau-Pyrénées agglomeration has spread its cycling lanes.
Here are a few tips, provided by the association "Pau à Vélo" that will help you ride your bike around the city !
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Pau à Vélo
La Pépinière
6, avenue Robert Schuman
64000 Pau
Tel. : 00 33 (0)5 59 32 26 65
Email : pau@fubicy.org
SEE PAU A VELO'S WEBSITE... |
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A handy cycling map, " Vélo malin " , is also available.
SEE THE MAP "VELO MALIN" HERE...
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Cycloville
The « bike taxi » … Hop on !
Tel. : 00 33 (0)6 28 25 47 13
SEE THE CYCLOVILLE WEBSITE...
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The Interurban bus transportation services...
Depending where you are headed, several bus companies offer bus linestowards the main cities next to Pau-Pyrenees.
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| TPR |
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| Citram Pyrénées |
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| TER AQUITAINE |
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| Cars Lasseron |
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