Why go
- Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- Served by Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF).
History
Pau is a commune overlooking the Pyrenees, the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France.
Where to stay
Rue de Strasbourg, 64140 Lons, France · logishotels.com
1 Av. des Frères Barthélémy, 64110 Jurançon, France · domaine-montriant.fr
31 Route des Côteaux de Guindalos, 64110 Gelos, France · latisnere.com
2 Rue Samonzet, 64000 Pau, France · zenitude-hotel-residences.com
39 Av. Dufau, 64000 Pau, France · villadampierre.fr
1 Av. Edouard VII, 64000 Pau, France · mgallery.accor.com
1 Rue des Tiredous, 64000 Pau, France · hotel-bb.com
222 Av. Jean Mermoz, 64000 Pau, France · atlantic-hotel64-pau.com
38 Rue Ronsard, 64000 Pau, France · ostalhotel-pau.com
26 Rue Samonzet, 64000 Pau, France · all.accor.com
80 Rue Emile Garet, 64000 Pau, France · hotel-pau-centre.com
9 Rue Maréchal Joffre, 64000 Pau, France · appartcity.com
5 Rue Ronsard, 64000 Pau, France · victoriagarden.com
88 Bd Charles de Gaulle, 64140 Lons, France · pau-lons.brithotel.fr
3 Pl. Gramont, 64000 Pau, France · hotelgramont.com
36 Rue Montpensier, 64000 Pau, France · villa-montpensier.com
12 Pl. Georges Clemenceau, 64000 Pau, France · hotel-lebourbon.com
59 Av. Trespoey, 64000 Pau, France · villanavarre.fr
17 Rue Mathieu Lalanne, 64000 Pau, France · lematissepau.com
Bd du Commandant René Mouchotte, 64000 Pau, France · pau-bizanos.premiereclasse.com
25 Rue Louis Barthou, 64000 Pau, France · hotel-roncevaux-pau.com
6 Rue Saint-Exupéry, 64230 Lescar, France · bestwestern.fr
47 Av. Jean Mermoz, 64000 Pau, France · hotelmontilleul.top
11 Rue Valéry Meunier, 64000 Pau, France · direct-book.com
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Restaurants & places to go
Crepe, Restaurant · Crêperie bretonne avec ingrédients majoritairement bio, de saison, local (64) et cidre breton (29) Opening hours: Tu-Th 12:00-18:00; Fr… · instagram.com
French, Restaurant · Remarque : fermeture de la cuisine à 14H00 les jours ouverts. Fermeture de la cuisine à 22H15 du mardi au jeudi, et entre 22H30-22H45 les… · kbourut.fr
Ottomane, Fast Food · Restauration rapide à partir de produits bios Opening hours: We-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 92 Boulevard de…
Restaurant · Cuisine traditionnelle Opening hours: Mo, Th-Sa 12:00-14:00, 19:30-22:00; Su 12:00-14:00 · brasserie-royale.com
Cafe · Galerie, atelier, salon de thé Opening hours: Tu-Fr 09:30-18:00; Mo 12:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00 · suzani.fr
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:30-14:00, 18:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:00, 18:00-22:30 · commande.basilic-and-co.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, step-free access, air conditioning · 176 - 180 Boulevard… · restaurants.burgerking.fr
Sandwich, Salad, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · classcroute.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:30-20:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 8 Rue Jean Jaurès, Lescar, 64230 · columbuscafe.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Su 11:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 2 Rue Joseph Cugnot, Lescar, 64230 · kfc.fr
Friture, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30; Fr 11:30-14:30,18:30-23:00; Sa 11:30-15:00,18:30-23:00; Su 11:30-15:00,18:30-22:30… · restaurants.leon-de-bruxelles.fr
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:30, 18:30-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:30, 18:30-23:00; Su 11:30-14:30, 18:30-22:30 · 180 Boulevard de l'Europe,… · delarte.fr
Sushi, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-14:30,18:00-22:30; PH closed Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegan options · sushishop.fr
Ice Cream · Du lundi au samedi place de la Libération, le dimanche square George V. Opening hours: Apr-Oct: Mo-Su 15:00-19:00
Brasserie, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-15:00 · brasseriedorleans.fr
Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · lafianceedudesert.eatbu.com
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, dogs welcome · tajmahalpau.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · la-boucherie.fr
Poke, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, vegan options · 5 Rue du Maréchal Foch, Pau, 64000 · restaurants.pokawa.com
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 18:30-22:30; Tu-Su 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30 Features: takeaway, delivery · aiko64.fr
Asian, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30 Features: takeaway, delivery · Avenue de l'Hippodrome, Lons, 64140 · augrandbonheur.com
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 08:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 08:30-21:30 · 8 Rue Jean Jaurès, Lescar, 64230 · crescendo-restauration.fr
Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu 15:00-20:00; We-Fr 11:30-19:00; Sa 12:30-20:00; Su 12:00-19:00 · 9 Place de la Monnaie, Pau, 64000 · instagram.com
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00 · hotel-parc-beaumont.com
Kebab, Pizza, Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-23:00; Dec 25 off Features: takeaway, delivery, halal · meso-kebab.fr
Ramen, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00 · nikoniko-pau.fr
Portuguese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-14:00; Sa 08:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; Su 08:00-14:00 Features: takeaway · portogalia.fr
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30 Features: delivery · tiryaki-restaurant-pau.fr
Potato, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:45-14:00, 19:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 10 Rue Joseph Cugnot, Lescar, 64230
Moroccan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:30, 19:30-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway
Tapas, Restaurant · Tapas restaurant · audalipau.fr
Indonesian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-19:30 · asieette.wixsite.com
Thai, Fast Food · Thai fast food · chochai.com
Salad, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-22:30
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-14:00,18:00-21:00 · leptitrizto-pau.fr
Cambodian, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating
Rotisserie, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 08:00-13:30,16:30-19:30; Su 08:00-13:30
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:30-14:30,18:00-22:30 Features: takeaway, delivery · 12 Avenue du Corps Franc Pommiès, Jurançon, 64110
Grill, French, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · labrochetterie.com
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Mediterranean restaurant · tajinier.fr
Breakfast, French, Diner, Local, Coffee Shop, Restaurant · Breakfast/French restaurant · m-restaurant.fr
Mexican, Fast Food · Mexican fast food · o-nachos-pau.fr
Seafood, Fast Food · Seafood fast food · oyster-bar-64.fr
Arab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-14:00
Frozen Yogurt, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 14:00-19:00 · 16 Rue du Maréchal Joffre, Pau, 64000
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Airports
Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) 8.3 km to the centre
Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein), NAQ, FR — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 4 airlines (Air France, Airlinair, Alitalia, Twin Jet) · direct flights to 4 destinations incl. Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Paris (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 4 airlines, 4 direct destinations
- Air France AF (A319, Embraer 190, CRK) · 2 routes: Paris, Paris
- Airlinair A5 (CRK, ATR 72, ERJ-145, CRJ, CRJ-700) · 1 route: Lyon
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Paris*
- Twin Jet T7 (BEH) · 1 route: Marseille
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) 33 km to the centre
Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées, OCC, FR — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 4 airlines (Ryanair, Airlinair, Harmony Airways, Iberia Airlines) · direct flights to 5 destinations incl. Bergamo, Brussels, London, Madrid, Paris (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 4 airlines, 5 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 2 routes: Bergamo, London
- Airlinair A5 (CRJ-700) · 1 route: Paris
- Harmony Airways HQ (A319) · 1 route: Brussels
- Iberia Airlines IB (CRJ-900) · 1 route: Madrid*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Aérodrome de Lasclaveries 14 km to the centre
Lasclaveries, NAQ, FR
Oloron Herrere Airfield 23 km to the centre
NAQ, FR
Aire-sur-l'Adour Airfield 45 km to the centre
Aire-sur-Adour, NAQ, FR
Nogaro Airfield 58 km to the centre
OCC, FR
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF); 19 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: PUF has direct flights to 4 destinations on 4 airlines (incl. Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Paris).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Pau. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Sightseeing