Trains or Buses from Biarritz airport to St Jean Pied de Por

[Laberee]

Two of my friends and I are planning on travelling from Paris to St Jean Pied de Port to start a trek on May 9th.

My current plan is to fly from Paris on May 8th to Biarritz after which I would take a bus or train to SJPP. The difficulty I'm having is conflicting information regarding buses or trains from Biarritz to Bayonne and onto SJPP. I can't seem to find a scheduled train from Bayonne or a bus schedule. I understand there is some rail work currently underway on the Bayonne to SJPP route. Is anyone aware if the work will be completed or where I can access a train or bus schedule for this time period?

SAL from Canada

 

[sillydoll]

The Esprit du Chemin website always has the up-dated timetables. Lots of other info too.
http://www.espritduchemin.org/English/travelinfo.html

The train info is here:

http://www.voyages-sncf.com/billet-train/horaires

Engineering work from 21 March until 8 april on the railway track from Bayonne to Saint-Jean: buses sometimes replace trains (you will find the bus opposite the train station in Bayonne)

 

[Launa]

Two of my friends and I are planning on travelling from Paris to St Jean Pied de Port to start a trek on May 9th.

My current plan is to fly from Paris on May 8th to Biarritz after which I would take a bus or train to SJPP. The difficulty I'm having is conflicting information regarding buses or trains from Biarritz to Bayonne and onto SJPP. I can't seem to find a scheduled train from Bayonne or a bus schedule. I understand there is some rail work currently underway on the Bayonne to SJPP route. Is anyone aware if the work will be completed or where I can access a train or bus schedule for this time period?

SAL from Canada

Hi Sal,

I will be in St Jean on the 11th - may bump into you along the way

 

[whariwharangi]

The closest airport to SJPdP is Biarritz/Anglet/Bayonne (BIQ). See Service/Access and Parking/Access for transportation information.
http://en.biarritz.aeroport.fr/

Take the local bus #14 from the doors of BIQ to Gare de Bayonne. The bus ride takes about 40 minutes.
http://www.chronoplus.eu/

Gare de Bayonne. See the picture so you recognize where to get off the bus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de_Bayonne

Catch SNCF TER train #62 from Gare de Bayonne to SJPdP. You cannot reserve a seat. Sometimes the train is replaced with a bus ... such as when tracks are under maintenance.
http://www.ter-sncf.com/Regions/Aquitaine/fr/Default.aspx

TER 62 Schedule (as of 11 March 2014)
http://telechargement.ter-sncf.com/...ion/62-AFFICHE-2013_25_11_13_tcm-11-67795.pdf

 

[nreyn12]

As of June 2015, the train track between Bayonne and SJPP is still out due to damage from a storm a couple years back. The current estimate is that the track will be repaired by October of this year. In the meantime, the train has been replaced by a bus, which leaves at the same times listed for the train. The journey takes approximately the same amount of time, too.