Getting to St Jean Pied de Port

[Downundertravel]

Hi Everyone
New to this forum and appreciating it. I arrive in Bilbao on 28th August at around 9.30 am and planning to get to SJPD in one day. The alternatives, I've researched so far include a number of different bus companies, trains. Alsa Pesa, Flixbus, Blabla.
Not sure whether to take the bus from bilbao station which has a 3 hour journey to Bayonne, or take the buses that go via Donostia San Sebastian. from Bilbao airport Will look at discussion threads to help with this, but wondered if anyone has experienced something similar

 

[Bradypus]

You are unlikely to reach Pamplona in time for the 12:00 bus. I would take a bus from the airport to Donostia, walk across the river to Amara station, take the Euskotren to Hendaye and then SNCF to Bayonne and finally SJPDP.

 

[MichelleElynHogan]

Is there a short flight available from Bilbao to Biarritz? It is a one hour taxi from the airport to SJPdP.

My normal practice is to find three other Peregrinos leaving the airport and ask if they would share a taxi, which I have already engaged. Whatever the cost, split it 4 ways and you're there in an hour.

 

[Downundertravel]

Thanks for this, Michelle. I did look at flights to Biarritz, but there were no short direct flights, so researched trains and buses. Yes share taxi, will look into

 

[MikeC]

You can get an Alsa bus from central Bilbao to Irún at 11am after taking bus from airport to the centre.
Then walk across the bridge into Hendaye (France) train station and get local train to Bayonne in plenty of time for connection to SJPDP.

 

[Stephan the Painter]

Hi Everyone
New to this forum and appreciating it. I arrive in Bilbao on 28th August at around 9.30 am and planning to get to SJPD in one day. The alternatives, I've researched so far include a number of different bus companies, trains. Alsa Pesa, Flixbus, Blabla.
Not sure whether to take the bus from bilbao station which has a 3 hour journey to Bayonne, or take the buses that go via Donostia San Sebastian. from Bilbao airport Will look at discussion threads to help with this, but wondered if anyone has experienced something similar

I took the BLaBla bus from San Sebastian and then the train to SJPP in one day. Although the train was full and they put us on a bus instead. Worked fine. Seemed the simplest option.

I would just take the Blabla bus from Bilbao to Bayonne and then the train to SJPP. Many trains each day. Change dates and scroll down to review the various choices:
https://www.blablacar.co.uk/search