Bilbao to Estella

[margueritekelly]

Hi all
Just wondering if I could get some advice. My friends and I are walking from Estella for 5 days this August. We fly into Bilbao on a Tuesday afternoon. I've done some research on what the best way to get from Bilbao airport to Estella is. I've tried to decipher the bus timetable but I'm afraid it's beyond me!!!we fly in at 4.20 in the afternoon and I'm just wondering is it feasible to get to Estella by that evening so that we can get walking the following day? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Mags

 

[SYates]

OK, as you are already landing close to a Camino, why don't you simply walk from Bilbao direction Santiago? The CF seems to be jammed this year and August tends to be the worst month! So why don't you just stay in the Bilbao albergue and walk from there the next morning? Buen Camino whatever you decide, SY

 

[NualaOC]

Hello Marguerite, have you tried the Rome2Rio travel planning site? It's a really good resource: http://www.rome2rio.com/s/Bilbao/Estella-Lizarra

You could take a bus from Bilbao bus station to Logrono and then a local bus or taxi to Estella. Here's the timetable for the buses to Logrono: http://www.autobuseslaunion.com/PDF/Bilbao-Logrono.pdf The Bilbao airport bus will you to the city centre bus station.

Going via Pamplona might also be an option if it fits in better with your flight times http://www.autobuseslaunion.com/PDF/Bilbao-Pamplona.pdf

If you're likely to arrive very late in Estella, you could consider spending a night in Bilbao and taking an early morning bus the next day.

Buen Camino to you all!

 

[Castilian]

Hi margueritekelly! Welcome to the forum!

we fly in at 4.20 in the afternoon and I'm just wondering is it feasible to get to Estella by that evening so that we can get walking the following day?

You don't state the day of the week you are traveling but you should be able to reach Estella on the day if your flight isn't delayed. Take the 18:00 (17:30 on Sundays) bus from downtown Bilbao to Pamplona (see schedule on the post made by NualaOC) and the 20:30 bus from Pamplona to Estella. You can book the bus from Bilbao to Pamplona on www.movelia.es For info (schedules, fares, ticket purchase...) about the bus from Pamplona to Estella, take a look at www.laestellesa.com

P.S.: There are buses linking the airport with downtown Bilbao every 30 minutes.

 

[Lauraeire]

Hi all
Just wondering if I could get some advice. My friends and I are walking from Estella for 5 days this August. We fly into Bilbao on a Tuesday afternoon. I've done some research on what the best way to get from Bilbao airport to Estella is. I've tried to decipher the bus timetable but I'm afraid it's beyond me!!!we fly in at 4.20 in the afternoon and I'm just wondering is it feasible to get to Estella by that evening so that we can get walking the following day? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Mags

Hi Mags
Just wondering how did you get on with the transfer to Estella, we are doing the exact same thing this summer in July. We arrive on aerlingus flight at 4.25pm and were wondering if its possible to make it to Estella on the same day.

thanks

Laura

 

[whariwharangi]

Hi Mags
Just wondering how did you get on with the transfer to Estella, we are doing the exact same thing this summer in July. We arrive on aerlingus flight at 4.25pm and were wondering if its possible to make it to Estella on the same day.

thanks

Laura

Note schedules will likely be updated for summer. They are not usually updated more than 30 days in advance.

Three options:

one

PESA bus Bilbao Loiu Airport to Donostia/San Sebastian 1445 - 1600

Estellesa Bus San Sebastian to Estella 1630 - 1800

two

Local bus shuttle from Bilbao Airport to Bilbao Termibus every 20 minutes travel time 40 minutes

La Union bus Bilbao to Logrono 1700 - ?

Estellesa Bus Logrono to Estella 1900 - 2000

three

PESA bus Bilbao Loiu Airport to Donostia/San Sebastian 1545 - 1700

ALSA bus San Sebastian to Pamplona 1715 -1815

Estellesa Bus Pamplona to Estella 1900 - 2000

ALSA
https://www.alsa.es/en/

PESA
http://www.pesa.net/pesa/en/horarios

Estellesa
http://www.laestellesa.com/es/horarios-compra

La Union y La Burundesa
http://www.autobuseslaunion.com/es/consulta-horarios.asp

Bilbao Termibus
http://www.termibus.es/lang/es/index.php

Bilbao Loiu Airport
http://www.aena.es/en/bilbao-airport/index.html