travel to bayonne/biarritz/sjpp

I received a prompt and friendly response from Alsa to my inquiry about when bus service would resume between Pomplona and St. Jean Pied de Port. The Google English translation I paste below. My read on this is that they may or may not resume service. They will let the world know if they do...

I'm arriving in Madrid the morning of March 28th then head on up to Pamploma. I understand that the Napoleon Route will be closed until April 1 but the lower route should be open. My question is although I don't plan on making reservations once I start I would like to make one in St Jean the...

Hey all. Planning another Camino Frances for the first week of May '22 and one goal is to try and visit, stay, and/or explore different towns and places as much as possible and feasible this time around. So with that I have decided to spend a night in Bayonne before heading to SJPD to start...

I will be arriving in SJPDP early afternoon any recommendations for a good budget friendly restaurant?

Flying from US, Looking for opinions on getting to St. Jean. I know Madrid to Pamploma then a taxi or Paris to Bayonne......etc. But would like to hear your experiences on what was better for you. Pro's vs cons. I only have 15 days to walk not including travel. Thanks in advance

I plan to take the bus from the airport into Biarritz, but wanted to know if the fare is by coin, card chip, or a ticket bought from a machine, has anyone taken this post-Covid? (PS: no advice needed on why I am headed to Biarritz, taking a van to SJPdP, etc.)

hola!! my name is Eva from Iceland. Planning on walking the frances in sept-okt. Will fly to CDG Paris the 21st of sept. Is it easier to fly to Bayonne or Biaritz?? and what is easier to take a bus/train from Bayonne or Biarittz to SJPP?

Hello my name is Eva from Iceland. Have done the camino twice. Always taken a train and bus from Paris. Now I am planning okt this year. Want to fly from charles de gauele to ? what is best to do if anyone know? bon camino

For you St. Jean addicts, good news about transportation From the 21th of June daily service from Pamplona to St. Jean. Departure at 14:30 from Pamplona´s bus station.

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Hola, any members have any good info re above, it will be Oct 2021, so not sure if some transport services close for winter? Train preferred, but bus also. Thank you.

Has anyone started the Camino Nord from Biarritz to Saint-Jean-de-Luz instead of Bayonne? Was thinking of visiting Bayonne to get credentials at the Cathedral and then taking bus to Biarritz and starting from there. Is there a route and is it marked? Possibly more scenic /shorter. - thoughts and...

I've been trying to by a ticket on raileurope for the 641am train on Sep 15. Has anyone else been having issues with the website? I know its not on my end, but I'm not sure what else I can do. Does anyone know of any other site I can buy from?

please tell me about your train from Paris to Bayonne

Hi, I was wondering, other than taking a the train from Biaritz to Bayonne and then to St Jean Pied de Port, has any one taken, or know of a shuttle that drives to SJPDP? and if so do you have the contact number, or website, and the approximate price. Thanks

Hi everyone! The first time I did the Camino Frances I was in France for two weeks before getting to St Jean Pied de Port. This coming time in May 2020 I will be on a tighter schedule and will only have 3 days to acclimatize from North American time to French/Spanish time. I was thinking of...

Hi Everyone I've search the forum and whilst there are lots of posts re the various options for getting from Paris to either Biarritz or Bayonne, I can't find much information on costs. If you caught the direct fast train from Gare Montparnasse to Bayonne, can you please let me know what the...

Hello Pilgrims, I've made my plans for the start of my Camino. This forum has had many nuggets of useful info in the six months since I started planning. Here is what I'll be doing in September 2019. Commentary is always welcome. And perhaps this will be useful for a Class of 2020 Pilgrim...

Hi - I arrive Biarritz airport from Australia (via London) next Thursday 2 May around 5pm. Bouricott express transfers are fully booked & making the last train will be touch & go. If any pilgrims out there want to share-ride to SJPD let me know. Thanks.

Hello, I just booked a ticket on the ALSA bus from Pamplona to St. Jean Pied de Port. My ticket says that boarding is closed 30 min before departure time. How strict is this? Trying to decide which RENFE train to book from Barcelona. One would arrive about 5 min ahead of the "boarding closing"...