Getting From Paris to Oviedo

[dcalonder12]

Hello Fellow Pilgrims,

My wife and I fly into Paris and want to start our camino in Oviedo. What is the best way to get to Oviedo from Paris? Thanks in advance.

Dean

 

[Bradypus]

Vueling fly direct from Paris Orly to Asturias airport (OVD) outside Oviedo. Fast and cheap (most of the time anyway!). Buses from the airport into town.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Personally I would fly. Flights are relatively cheap, Austrias airport (OVD) is just a short bus ride from town.

Edited to add: sorry, @Bradypus was posting as I was writing.

 

[BarbaraW]

Sadly most folk don't have the time but if you do the train is a great way of easing into your camino. And seeing something of Europe in armchair comfort on the way. The most straightforward route is Paris-Barcelona- Madrid, then it's just 3.5 hours direct to Oviedo the next day.

 

[John Hawke]

Flying into OVD is best another alternative is to fly to Bilbao ( BIO) and Bus (Alsa) to Oviedo the next day.
Buen Camino

 

[beliperegrina]

Sadly most folk don't have the time but if you do the train is a great way of easing into your camino. And seeing something of Europe in armchair comfort on the way. The most straightforward route is Paris-Barcelona- Madrid, then it's just 3.5 hours direct to Oviedo the next day.

There are trains running from Paris, gare Montparnasse, to Hendaye directly 6 times a day or more in less than5 hours. Take a seat in the upper level to see the country side.
In Hendaye there is a small train (the Company is called Euskotren) to San Sebastian/Donostia, a lovely place to stay overnight. Next day, there are busses to Oviedo ,Company ALSA, around 6 hours to ride.

 

[BarbaraW]

Also try to book a seat on the right hand side, so you get glimpses of the sea along the coast through St Jean de Luz and Biarritz. That's my usual route to Spain and I second San Sebastian as a great place to stay the night. I suggested the other longer route because it's train all the way. For me, the buses are far less comfortable.

 

[Jeff Crawley]

There are trains running from Paris, gare Montparnasse, to Hendaye directly 6 times a day or more in less than5 hours. Take a seat in the upper level to see the country side.
In Hendaye there is a small train (the Company is called Euskotren) to San Sebastian/Donostia, a lovely place to stay overnight. Next day, there are busses to Oviedo ,Company ALSA, around 6 hours to ride.

I did something like this last June:
Paris > San Sebastian on day 1
San Sebastian > Oviedo (by train via Palencia) on day 2 - a long day but the scenery was amazing.

Sometimes the journey is the adventure.

 

[henrythedog]

Hello Fellow Pilgrims,

My wife and I fly into Paris and want to start our camino in Oviedo. What is the best way to get to Oviedo from Paris? Thanks in advance.

Dean

Did you plan the flight before deciding where you wanted to get to? Is it perhaps exchangeable for a flight to Spain?

 

[krystianw]

The fastest way will definitely flying, a direct flight is less than two hours. A train or bus ride would probably take a full day at best.

 

[dcalonder12]

Did you plan the flight before deciding where you wanted to get to? Is it perhaps exchangeable for a flight to Spain?

Henry, our plans did change. We were going to do the first leg of the Frances (SJPP to Roncesvalles...we did that last year and loved it). Time became a factor, and we chose to start in Oviedo (where we came off del Norte last year). Our flights were not changeable. Thanks for the thoughts.