Train cancelled from Bayonne?

[Pandre2011]

I just got an email that the train from Bayonne to St Jean tonight is canceled. Anyone else see this?

 

[Kathar1na]

I just got an email that the train from Bayonne to St Jean tonight is canceled. Anyone else see this?

I am curious: Does the email just say that the train is cancelled or does it also say something like check your options online or in the app? This is what I see online:

Current real-time arrival and departure board for Bayonne station:

And although it says "Supplementary train" the TER NA 79,018 is actually a replacement bus of French Railways SNCF with this timetable for today:

 

[Pandre2011]

It says it’s canceled do to material failures.

 

[Pandre2011]

Hoping there may be a bus or something.

It says it’s canceled do to material failures.

I am curious: Does the email just say that the train is cancelled or does it also say something like check your options online or in the app? This is what I see online:

Current real-time arrival and departure board for Bayonne station:View attachment 171815

And although it says "Supplementary train" the TER NA 79,018 is actually a replacement bus of French Railways SNCF with this timetable for today:

View attachment 171816

This is good news, hopefully I will be able to get on this replacement

 

[Teddie]

Same happened to me once, they had buses at the ready to take over.

 

[Kathar1na]

Hoping there may be a bus or something.
This is good news, hopefully I will be able to get on this replacement

The SNCF replacement bus scheduled for departure at 18:40 from Bayonne and arrival at 20:19 in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port this evening will leave just outside of Bayonne station.

Are you arriving by train from Paris or are you arriving at Bayonne airport and then make your way to Bayonne station? Buen Camino in any case!

 

[Jeff Crawley]

I wish the railway companies were a bit more helpful than just saying that you can't complete your journey and leaving it up to others to pick up the pieces.
A similar thing is happening to me for next weekend - supposed to be travelling from Prague to Berlin and all we got from Deutsche Bahn was "Your journey cannot be completed as planned" and no further guidance. It seems that too is a replacement bus served but we shall see . . .

Tis better to travel hopefully etc.

Buen Camino and may your transport hiccups be small ones.

 

[Pandre2011]

The SNCF replacement bus scheduled for departure at 18:40 from Bayonne and arrival at 20:19 in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port this evening will leave just outside of Bayonne station.

Are you arriving by train from Paris or are you arriving at Bayonne airport and then make your way to Bayonne station? Buen Camino in any case!

Arrived in Paris. Our train is stopped right now because of overheating.

 

[kswanzey]

I just got an email that the train from Bayonne to St Jean tonight is canceled. Anyone else see this?

Sometimes when the train is canceled you will be directed to the bus service.13 euros , I think.

 

[Pandre2011]

Arrived in Paris. Our train is stopped right now because of overheating.

We are now moving.

 

[Kathar1na]

Arrived in Paris. Our train is stopped right now because of overheating.

Phew - two separate issues on the same journey then. Just curious: Was this perhaps booked as a journey with a change of trains in Bordeaux [or Dax]?

Should you not manage to arrive in time in Bayonne for the last connection to SJPP with departure at 18:40 by replacement bus today, there may be other pilgrims or other travellers in the same situation as you are in and you may be able to form a group and share a taxi from Bayonne to SJPP.

In this case (i.e. not possible to reach destination today as booked) you also have a number of rights (reimbursement of all or part of your train ticket, or paid hotel accommodation, or paid transport by other means to final destination) but it is perhaps not so easy to make these claims in a foreign language and foreign country ...

In any case, if you make it for the replacement bus you do not have to buy a new ticket for Bayonne-SJPP. Best of luck and let us know how it went!

 

[CroPilgrim]

For now the train from Bayonne is going to SJPP. I’m just on it now. I didn’t see any warnings about train canceled in the evening… so I hope it will all be fine by the time you get to Bayonne…

 

[Pandre2011]

This has been a day.
1. Weather delay in Dallas, TX
2. Have to buy a new train ticket because I miss my original reservation.
3. Get notification of train issues in Bayonne
4. Train I am on stalls for about 40 minutes and now not sure how I will get from Dax to Bayonne.

Trying to embrace the Camino spirit
Praying that the Lord, our Blessed Mother and St James will get me to the start of the Camino

 

[CroPilgrim]

God has its ways I guess. I also had a delay in München, made it to Bordeaux all happy with a chance to catch the train to Bayonne after all… but… on the highway there was a brutal car crash and took us hour and 15 min to get to Bordeaux train station… missed it by 10 min… new tickets, 2h waiting…

It will all be good

 

[Kathar1na]

Train I am on stalls for about 40 minutes and now not sure how I will get from Dax to Bayonne.

A popular answer to this is, of course, that you can walk from Dax to SJPP. It takes only 4 days.

Otherwise, the 18:48 from Dax to Bayonne?

Buen Camino!!!

 

[Elvis2]

This has been a day.
1. Weather delay in Dallas, TX
2. Have to buy a new train ticket because I miss my original reservation.
3. Get notification of train issues in Bayonne
4. Train I am on stalls for about 40 minutes and now not sure how I will get from Dax to Bayonne.

Trying to embrace the Camino spirit
Praying that the Lord, our Blessed Mother and St James will get me to the start of the Camino

All part of the adventure. I've had my share of similar adventures. Embrace the adventure.

 

[ginniek]

If you get stuck in Dax for a while, enjoy soaking in one of the hot springs, some connected with hotels. Seriously, a great way to eliminate stress. An interesting historic town. Thanks for mentioning Dax; now I'm thinking about a revisit.

 

[MickMac]

The SNCF replacement bus scheduled for departure at 18:40 from Bayonne and arrival at 20:19 in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port this evening will leave just outside of Bayonne station.

Are you arriving by train from Paris or are you arriving at Bayonne airport and then make your way to Bayonne station? Buen Camino in any case!

Bus journey is scary they drive like lunatics and that's an insult to lunatics.

 

[AJoy]

I just got an email that the train from Bayonne to St Jean tonight is canceled. Anyone else see this?

I experienced this last year. I walked to the train station and asked an official there. They assured me that in these circumstances a bus would take passengers instead. The bus left from outside the train station at the same time.

I have also read on this forum that it is not unusual for the train to be cancelled and a bus is offered instead.

 

[davejsy]

Hoping you made it @Pandre2011

And Buen Camino for your trip!

 

[Kathar1na]

Hoping you made it @Pandre2011

I hope so too. I hope that he is not still rolling through France on SNCF trains or waiting in SNCF railway stations for the next train ...

 

[CWBuff]

I just got an email that the train from Bayonne to St Jean tonight is canceled. Anyone else see this?

I can now consider myself very lucky because I never got this email (else I'm more than positive I'd be just as panicky as so many other folks whos posts we have seen recently on the Forum).
As it was I blissfully got off in Bayonne and was promptly shepherded to outside where the bus was waiting. Didn't even had time to get nervous!

This has been a day.
1. Weather delay in Dallas, TX
2. Have to buy a new train ticket because I miss my original reservation.
3. Get notification of train issues in Bayonne
4. Train I am on stalls for about 40 minutes and now not sure how I will get from Dax to Bayonne.

Trying to embrace the Camino spirit
Praying that the Lord, our Blessed Mother and St James will get me to the start of the Camino

That IS "The Camino spirit'. You are now a Pilgrim and MUST SUFFER!!!!
Embrace it!
P.S. All of the above-mentioned Prayers will undoubtedly help so keep at it

Good luck and Buen Camino

 

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