how to get to St Jean

[Seasidesuzy]

I will be traveling from South Africa to Bilbao, to arrive there by midday on the 30th July 2013, and would like to leave for St Jean during the afternoon/evening. What would be the cheapest way to travel and where do I find the information. I have found the bus program from BIlbao to Bayonne, but would like to compare prices and iteneraries.

 

[methodist.pilgrim.98]

there are already several threads on Bilbao to SJPP within the last couple of weeks.

Essentially public transport to SJPP from Bilbao takes time because it is a combination of buses and trains with waits in between.

The bus to Bayonne is the cheapest and most direct way of getting there. I assume you have the Pesa.net web site.

http://www.voyages-sncf.com/billet-train/horaires

will give you the train from Bayonne to San Jean.

 

[longwalker]

Hi there,
It has been my experience that traveling between countries is a bit of a headache. The euro may have symbolically unified europe but the transportation links predate this unification. I like to suggest to pilgrims that they think about starting in Ronsvalles. There are a couple of reasons for this; first,the first day over the pass is excrucationly difficult and you're not really ready for the journey. Secondly, there is a lovely pilgrim mass there in the evening, its for pilgrims of all religious bents and is spoken is a number of languages including english.
For me the downside of arriving in spain to begin the journey in france is that you see the landscape first in a bus/train before you travel it on foot.
I believe you should pack lite (7 kilos) and go with an open heart. Sorry about the spelling.

 

[vasare]

Hello, i m From Lithuania. I m coming to Paris ( beauvais) on June 17. I would like to ask you how can i get to Saint-Jean-de-Port form there? It will be my biggest and first trip, so sorry for asking ))
Maybe there is a train or bus going straight to the place? But i guess is not so easy

 

[Deleted member 3000]

You can take a train from Paris to Bayonne, and transfer to the train that goes from Bayonne to St. Jean Pied de Port:

http://www.sncf.com/fr/

Use the site in French, if you can; if you select English, you will be routed to http://www.raileurope-world.com/map/