Editing Pau (section)

== Transportation ==
'''PLANE:'''<br />
Pau Airport (PUF) has flights to/from Paris Orly, Paris Roissy CDG, Brussels South Charleroi, Amsterdam, London, Bristol, and Lyon, with [http://www.airfrance.com AirFrance], [http://www.transavia.com Transavia], and [http://www.ryanair.com Ryanair].<br />
There is no shuttle service from the airport to the city, and a taxi to the train station or city center would cost around 20 euros. Check out the [http://www.pau.aeroport.fr airport website] for latest news and reservation/information numbers.<br />
Email Pau couchsurfers to see if someone can be around to pick you up<br />
Note that there are also many flights landing in [http://www.tarbes-lourdes.aeroport.fr Tarbes-Lourdes airport (LDE)], which is only 30minutes drive away<br />
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'''TRAIN:'''<br />
Pau is accessible from Paris by TGV via Bordeaux and Dax<br />
To the west are Orthez, Bayonne, Irun and then Spain<br />
To the east are Lourdes, Tarbes, Toulouse<br /> 
The [http://www.voyages-sncf.com SNCF website] is quite well done and very convenient, but... it's in French only! Ask a local couchsurfer to look it up for you if you don't understand French, as this website saves you a lot of hassle! <br />
Note that SNCF will also provide buses to some places, these lines are included in the reservation website<br />
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'''BUS:'''<br />
[http://www.bus-stap.com City buses], website with maps and timetables, in French<br />
Buses to towns nearby: Check with TPR, no website found, only the phone number: +33(0)5 59 27 45 98<br />
[http://www.citram-pyrenees.fr Citram] takes you to/from places over 50km from Pau, including Ossau Valley and Gourette ski resort<br />
[http://www.reseau-idelis.com/ OFFICIAL BUS PUBLIC NETWORK] Economic & green way to walking on down town

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