Routes provided by the La Pierre Saint-Martin tourist office.
From Pau
73km, about 1h30
Head towards Oloron-Sainte-Marie, then Arette and La Pierre Saint-Martin.
From Oloron-Sainte-Marie
41km, about 55 min
Head towards Arette, the last village before the resort.
From Bayonne
157km, about 2h30
A63 then A64 motorway, exit 7 Salies-de-Béarn, then head towards Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
From Spain
Pamplona: 124km, about 2h
Via the Roncal valley. Mountain road: put "Arette" into your GPS rather than Sainte-Engrâce, and take care in winter.
No car? Take the ski bus
From Oloron-Sainte-Marie train station (connected to Pau by rail), the line 551 runs every day in season, with 2 services a day (3 during the Christmas and February half-term holidays) — Oloron: 1h20 journey, Arette: 45 minutes. €2.50 one way, €4.50 return, transport + ski pass €30.50.
At weekends, a ski bus also connects the resort to Bayonne, San Sebastián and Pamplona, for those travelling without a car.
