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Thank you Falcon269
Welcome John, I hope you have a great Camino.
Thank you wayfarer. I would love to do more than one section this year but have made other plans for the remainder of the summer - hopefully next year
Welccome to the Forum, John!
Hi, a couple of websites and tour operators i have looked at have Section 1 as St Jean to Pamplona.Welccome to the Forum, John!
I don't wan't to go over not-using "search" function again (my fellow Forum friends would expeled me by then), but I really want to know what "Section 1 of the French Way" is??? Thanks in advance
Ultreia!
The French rail system, SNCF, now operates a bus between Bayonne Gare (rail station) to SJPP, as the rail line there is now no longer in use. Tickets can be bought on line at voyages.sncf.com
Does one need to buy a ticket in advance? Is it cheaper to buy online?
The easiest way is to take the shuttle bus from the airport to the Bayonne train station, at which you can buy a bus ticket to St Jean Pied de Port, the starting point for the Camino Frances. As the French rail system operates the bus link to SJPP, you can check their website for fares and schedules at voyages.sncf.com.
No need. You can either buy the ticket at the train station or on board from the bus driver. I only mentioned the website as it publishes the schedules for the bus departures from Bayonne to SJPP
Oh, I see. I have walked this section twice but now I heard this for the first time.
Train to SJPDP is still running I am in Bayonne at the moment and just bought my train ticket for the 11.10 train
Don't be surprised if part of the trip is on a bus!!
Canuck Walker's information will get you there but I posted this information on another thread about 2 weeks ago.
Hi , wish you both a great Camino , but skip the part of walking Section 1. In my opinion there is only one Camino , where you want to start and end .
Ok update on my last comment the train brought me as far as Cambo Les Bains then switched to a bus that was waiting for us just about an hour in total
You are right off the train and on to the busDon't be surprised if part of the trip is on a bus!!
Let us know about the current snow situation between SJPdP and Zubiri, please. I looks dubious at the minute.
Thank you! I'm traveling on May, so I now know I have to take the bus from Bayonne to Saint Jean Pied-De-Port
I don't know the current train and bus availability. However, on September 25, 2014, I took the train from Hendaye, France, to Bayonne, and then switched trains in Bayonne to one going to Cambo les Bains where a bus (autocar) by the SCNF was waiting behind the train station to continue on to SJPdP. The bus left as soon as all passengers loaded their backpacks and boarded. I bought the ticket at the SCNF station in Hendaye. I speak only a little French, and was somewhat confused when the ticket clerk said I would need to go by "car" to SJPdP. He obviously meant "bus" or "coach". I guess "car" is meant to be "autocar". Note also that I had read a previous post stating that the railroad to SJPdP was closed due to a mudslide in May. Observing the condition of the tracks to SJPdP from the bus window, it appears that the tracks had not been used in a couple of years as the rails were rusty and weeds were growing between then ties.
At the moment the Napolean route is closed due to snow you have to take the Valcaras route to Roscanva
I was in the Tourist office last night and still no sign of the napoleon route being open because of snow so taking the Valcarlos route
Whether the trip is by train or bus, you start your voyage at the train station.Thank you! I'm traveling on May, so I now know I have to take the bus from Bayonne to Saint Jean Pied-De-Port
You also buy the transport ticket within that Bayonne train station (Gare SNCF Bayonne) mentioned by Don.
That part I was not sure Biarritzdon. Thank you.
Welcome Joanna, the last train leaves at 18.10 to my knowledge.
Many thanks
I didn't realise there was a later one than the 18.06, good to know.
Hi, new to this forum. I am hoping to walk Section 1 of the French Way this year with my 17 year old daughter. I will be flying into Biarritz. What is the best way to get from there to Saint Jean? Thanks.
try Caroline - Express Bourricot - email apcaroline@hotmail.com - tel+33(0)661960476 I used them last Sept - they use a minibus... May 13, 2014 - directly from Biarriatz to SJPP - takes about 1 hour
Walking from Biarritz Airport is the easiest way for getting to Bayonne railway station. The distance is only about 9 kms.
