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Express Bouricott

Frank66

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September (2017) First stage of Camino Portugués
Hi all, I'm heading for St Jean Pied de Port on 30th Sep to start my Camino to Burgos (limited time) and have booked with Express Bouricott. I've used them twice before, but this time I was the first to book so was quoted a high price.
Will they email me as the price reduces with further bookings or do I have to contact them?
Anyone who knows, please share
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Frank66 said:
Will they email me as the price reduces with further bookings or do I have to contact them?
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It is not too likely. They stay busy shuttling people, but I am sure they will be happy to respond to your query. I doubt they would have much meaningful information until just before your date. You are on the backside of the busy time, so you likely will be alone. Good luck!!
 
Hi, in July 2017 we have also booked with Express Bouricot. I called them and they confirmed by phone that the price was share between 4 people : my wife and i, and 2 other people. When arriving in Bayonne airport, first they where late, and second we were only two people. So they asked us two pay for 4 people even if we were not responsible of the 2 other people cancellation. We refused and we decided to go to SJPDP by train wich was a good option : you can go to the train station by bus or taxi.
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Cham97425 said:
When arriving in Bayonne airport, first they where late, and second we were only two people. So they asked us two pay for 4 people even if we were not responsible of the 2 other people cancellation.
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They do have a gap in their policy, but have resisted stating an explicit policy, which may be a bit too "rule resistant" for the somewhat rules obsessed France! They have a set fee for the transport, and will divide it between the passengers. When they are filling the van, they quote an amount based upon the division among known passengers, implying a guarantee on the individual rate to those who join after the first person. That is not really the practice, and quite a few passengers have been annoyed when they have to pay more than they expect. Express Bourricot may need a more exact policy on how they will calculate the fare.
 
As has been stated many times in this forum, taxis in France and Spain charge per vehicle, not per person. There is a new owner. Perhaps they are a bit overwhelmed right now. I would email if you are really concerned about the price but as has been stated here, if someone cancels or doesn’t show up, you are left holding the bag so I would be prepared to pay full fare and count it as a blessing if there are others to share with.
 
Also, I’m not sure what they charge but an 11 kilometer trip from Portland International Airport to my House would be $50 per PERSON by taxi. I usually find French and Spanish taxis to be quite a value.
 
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Alone in SJPDP at the start of Oct! How cool, no bed race then.
 
You take as you find I guess; I've used them twice before in May and September with no issues
 
The price they quoted is the price based on the number of reservations they had for that run on that day. If more people book for the same trip, the average price will go down. You should only be charged the actual price that day, based on the final number of bodies in the vehicle. Budget for the higher quote and hope that it is lower on site.

Hope this helps.
 
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Frank66 said:
You take as you find I guess; I've used them twice before in May and September with no issues
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I agree with you and i hope you are not going to suffer the same inconvinience, we were certainly unlucky, but next time i will directly go to the station, wich is less random concerning rates.
 
Cham97425 said:
I agree with you and i hope you are not going to suffer the same inconvinience, we were certainly unlucky, but next time i will directly go to the station, wich is less random concerning rates.
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The rates aren't really 'random', in the traditional sense of the word. There is a specific price for hiring the vehicle. If you are the only rider (which is unusual), you pay the full price. The only variation to that which can occur, is based on passenger numbers dividing the cost; but the total cost of the vehicle remains the same. So, if one plans to pay for the full cost of the shuttle, the only surprise that may happen (cost wise) is when one boards the shuttle and finds other passengers, which are now splitting the cost.
 
No response. I have used their web site twice over the past month to request a ride from Biarritz to SJPdP on Saturday August 25 ( 25-08-18). I have not received any communication from them. How do I book with them?
Thank you
 
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SLOChick said:
No response. I have used their web site twice over the past month to request a ride from Biarritz to SJPdP on Saturday August 25 ( 25-08-18). I have not received any communication from them. How do I book with them?
Thank you
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If you have not already done so, check your spam filter and junk mail file.
 
SLOChick said:
No response. I have used their web site twice over the past month to request a ride from Biarritz to SJPdP on Saturday August 25 ( 25-08-18). I have not received any communication from them. How do I book with them?
Thank you
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I just sent my reservation request. Almost immediately after my request was sent, I received a form-letter type of response. The copied text is pasted below. If you did not receive such a response, then your email didn't go through to the correct address. This is the web address I used. At the bottom of the page, select the service you are wanting to reserve; when you then click the "envoyer" button, you will be sent to a form that you fill out and then submit.

From Express Bouricott
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Hello Bugg, David,

We have well received your form.
This email is not a confirmation of booking.
We are considering your request and we have to check our availabilities.
We will answer within 48h00 maximum.

See you soon in the Camino,
The team of Express Bourricot

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Thanks for the assist Dave. Spam filters are often the culprit. Then there is the language issue. For this reason, I use Chrome as my default browser, with the Google translation feature turned on. All French and Spanish pages I land on are immediately translated into English. You can do this for nearly any language.

Hope this helps.
 
As luck would have it I have received an email from them today! Thank you for all of your help!
 
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