Biarritz to Irun: which portion to walk?

[olmonnier]

Good day everyone,
I am arriving in Biarritz this weekend and I am wondering what is the best way to go to Irun: 30 km might be a bit too much for the first day so I am wondering if I should do the portion Biarritz St Jean de Luz and then take a train or take a train from Biarritz and walk St Jean de Luz to Irun.

Any recommendations?

thank you in advance and enjoy your Camino!

Olivier

 

[trecile]

If you have time walk all the way!

 

[olmonnier]

yes good suggestion, that would be ideal ,thank you.

Time might not allow, hence my question

 

[trecile]

If I had to choose, I would definitely pick Biarritz to Saint Jean de Luz.

 

[Pafayac]

I walk Bayonne to Irun this summer and I was a bit disappointed.
First, the way is not well marked: you should use an app (like mapy.cz, buenCamino...).
Second, it often follows coastal roads, which were pretty busy this summer. Hopefully, there will be less cars now.
Of course, there are some nice places like Bidart, Guetary... but my advice is to take a train to St Jean de Luz.
The way from St Jean to Hendaye is nicer. Hendaye to Irun is not very beautiful but is very short.

PS: take care that Irun-San Sebastian is probably the most difficult stage of the whole Camino del Norte...

 

[olmonnier]

I walk Bayonne to Irun this summer and I was a bit disappointed.
First, the way is not well marked: you should use an app (like mapy.cz, buenCamino...).
Second, it often follows coastal roads, which were pretty busy this summer. Hopefully, there will be less cars now.
Of course, there are some nice places like Bidart, Guetary... but my advice is to take a train to St Jean de Luz.
The way from St Jean to Hendaye is nicer. Hendaye to Irun is not very beautiful but is very short.

PS: take care that Irun-San Sebastian is probably the most difficult stage of the whole Camino del Norte...

thank you for the advice

 

[StephenChad]

Start at Guethary and walk to st Jean de luz on the coastal path. From socoa the coastal route has been closed due to cliff erosion so has been diverted inland. It is a beautiful walk from hendaye to Irun following the banks of the Bidasoa or you could take the ferry.

 

[naplesdon]

The Corniche between Bidart and St. Jean de Luz is spectacular, I used it many weekends as my warm-up exercise for the Camino when I was living in Biarritz

 

[Hans-Georg Goebel]

Good day everyone,
I am arriving in Biarritz this weekend and I am wondering what is the best way to go to Irun: 30 km might be a bit too much for the first day so I am wondering if I should do the portion Biarritz St Jean de Luz and then take a train or take a train from Biarritz and walk St Jean de Luz to Irun.

Any recommendations?

thank you in advance and enjoy your Camino!

Olivier

take a train may be from Biarritz or Bayonne to Henday on the french side of the border (30min /5-8€) , 2 km to Irun