How to find cheap flights to Pau Pyrenees Airport (PUF)
Right now, $1,732 is the lowest price for a one-way flight to Pau Pyrenees Airport. Or you can book a round-trip plane ticket to PUF for $2,951.
Book at the right time with Price Alerts. You'll receive an email or a notification through the app if the price of tickets to PUF rises or falls.
To find cheap tickets to Pau, where Pau Pyrenees Airport is located, book four months before you travel. That's the general recommendation for landing the best deals.
Click on 'Add nearby airports' during your search to increase your chances of securing cheap flights to Pau. This will give you more options for where you take off and touch down, as well as different prices.
Search for plane tickets to Pau Pyrenees Airport that include a stop. Taking an indirect route can help you save. After your results appear, select the 'Stops' filter to explore your options.
Best time to go to Pau
September is usually the cheapest month to catch a flight to Pau.
To find the month with the cheapest flights to PUF, use the 'Whole month' tool. If your travel dates are flexible, search for the green prices on the calendar — they highlight the lowest available fares.
Fly to Pau in January if you'd like to be there when it's busy. This is the most popular month for flights to PUF, but also when tickets are likely to be more expensive.
Travel in August if you prefer your holiday with fewer crowds. This is the quietest time of the year and also when plane tickets to Pau are often more affordable.
Check the weather before you travel. August is the warmest time of year in Pau, averaging between 13ºC and 32ºC.
Ranging from 0ºC to 11ºC, January sees the lowest temperatures.
July comes with a lower chance of grey skies. With four days of rain on average, this is the driest month in Pau.
November has the wettest weather. You can expect around 11 days of rainfall if that's when you'll be there.
Flying to Pau Pyrenees Airport (PUF): What you need to know
Fly to Pau without any stops. These are some of the top airlines that offer direct flights to Pau Pyrenees Airport:
TWIN JET is most likely to get you to your destination on time. Up to 83% of its flights into this hub touch down as scheduled, making it a wise choice when booking your PUF plane ticket.
PUF is in the UTC+1 timezone.
Whether you're arriving late or just want the convenience of staying close by, you'll find some great hotels near Pau Pyrenees Airport. Check in to one of these after your flight to PUF:
Whether you're catching your next connection or flying home from Pau Pyrenees Airport, you're likely to arrive as planned. PUF ranks well for punctuality, with up to 84% of all departing flights landing on schedule.
Getting to central Pau from Pau Pyrenees Airport (PUF)
The distance from PUF to central Pau is about 10 kilometres.
Once you've touched down from your flight to PUF, expect a drive to the centre of around 20 minutes.
Public transport will get you there in roughly 30 minutes.
Pau has no shortage of places to rest your head. Here's a lineup of comfy hotels to consider for your visit:
Pau highlights
These leading attractions should feature on your to-do list after stepping off your flight to Pau:
Park of the Château de Pau: Delivering a strong first impression of the city's highlights, this landmark is around 0.64 kilometres west of the centre.
Boulevard des Pyrenees: Need one more reason to visit Pau? This landmark brings in the crowds and is about 0.16 kilometres southeast of the city centre.
How to get to Tarbes from Pau Pyrenees Airport (PUF)
Heading for the nearby city of Tarbes? It's about 64 kilometres from PUF. Give yourself around 45 minutes to drive to the centre.
Plan for a travel time of 4 hours or so when making your way to Tarbes on public transport.
Travelling from Pau Pyrenees Airport (PUF) to Bayonne
Bayonne is around 88 kilometres from Pau Pyrenees Airport. If that's your destination, the ride by public transport takes about 4 hours.
It takes 1 hour 10 minutes or so to drive to Bayonne.
Explore more of France
There's plenty more of France waiting to be explored. About 153 kilometres east of Pau, take off to Toulouse. What not to miss? Begin with Canal du Midi, Place du Capitole and Museum of natural History. The closest airport to this city is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS).
Bordeaux is another popular destination in France and is roughly 161 kilometres north of Pau. Get right to the good parts at attractions like National Opera of Bordeaux, Museum de Bordeaux and Château La Mission Haut-Brion. Bordeaux Merignac Airport (BOD) handles most flights into this city.
Or head to Perpignan, about 274 kilometres east of Pau. Castillet, Domaine Lafage and Palais des Rois de Majorque (Palace of the Kings of Majorca) are among the many reasons to visit. You can reach this city by flying into Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF).
