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  1. JabbaPapa

    Airport strikes France April possibly May 2024

    Warning for those flying in to France -- there's a strike tomorrow April 25th, which likely will NOT prevent flying in or out of the country on international flights, but is very likely to affect flights between Paris and Bayonne and other regional airports. There's the risk of a similar but...
  2. JabbaPapa

    France to launch summer rail pass in 2024

    That is a very good point.
  3. JabbaPapa

    Is there a shuttle bus from CDG Paris airport to Montparnasse train station?

    No it doesn't -- you can get the RER into Paris, and then change to a Métro line at either Saint-Michel or Denfert-Rochereau ; I'd suggest the latter as it is a less busy station. Or as @krystianw suggests, get off at either Port Royal or Denfert-Rochereau and walk to Montparnasse. There are...
  4. JabbaPapa

    France to launch summer rail pass in 2024

    Well, the preliminary version of this scheme will be quite underwhelming from a pilgrim perspective. It will be available for €49/month only for the months of July and August this year and only for those who are under 27 years old. Perhaps the offer will improve in future, but then again...
  5. JabbaPapa

    Suggestions for walks in France accessible by bus or train

    Mediterranean coastal routes are great for this, though I'd agree that the Loire Valley hikes are quite fantastic !! -- just not sure public transport from stage to stage along them will be so easy. Maybe look for hikes that coincide more or less with certain busy train or bus routes ? In my...
  6. JabbaPapa

    Taxi to Orisson on Day 1

    OK I see -- sounds like a plan. I too have similarly bad knees, so that if there's a gentler option than the "official" route of a Camino, I will take it -- even if it's tarmac not trail. I'd tend to agree with suggestions about a morning taxi up to Orisson, then walk from there. Booking...
  7. JabbaPapa

    Taxi to Orisson on Day 1

    Your personal reasons are what they are, but if they're medical or similar, maybe stay an extra day in SJPP ?
  8. JabbaPapa

    SJPdP one night or two?

    I'd actually recommend starting with a few days' walk up to SJPP, just 2-3 days would be fine IMO. Bayonne, Saint-Palais, even Mont-de-Marsan and Alliers-sur-Adour are all good starting places, to get some Camino legs into you prior to the crossing over the mountains. If not, well, then a rest...
  9. JabbaPapa

    Planning?

    People prep in different ways depending on which route of the Camino, personal preference, seasonality, and several other variables. Personally I virtually never book ahead, but then I'm nearly always prepared to sleep outdoors if necessary. As to route planning, it's much easier if you're...
  10. JabbaPapa

    Understanding bus transportation

    I still think that pilgrims should, as far as possible, take rest days instead of buses -- and from that choose distances from their starting points to Santiago that are within their limitations and/or their possibilities, instead of trying to compromise between an ideal and actual reality. OK...
  11. JabbaPapa

    Best way to get from Biarritz to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port?

    I'm not Martin, but that sounds complicated ... Best option looks like an Alsa bus to San Sebastián, then a train from there to Irún/Hendaye, then train to Biarritz.
  12. JabbaPapa

    Best way to get from Biarritz to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port?

    Oh !! You're right.
  13. JabbaPapa

    Best way to get from Biarritz to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port?

    Ah -- good point. I had been about to suggest the little local bus lines (change at Saint-Palais), but those are unlikely to be working either. Easter Monday is not a holiday in France. Lundi de Pentecôte is a kind of semi-holiday, but on Easter Monday things thatr are closed are basically just...
  14. JabbaPapa

    Trying to include Lourdes

    I didn't say in one day !! o_O 😎 Yes on the Spanish side, as it follows the Rio Aragón from right next to the border. On the French side, it's considered as part of the Arles Way.
  15. JabbaPapa

    Trying to include Lourdes

    I think the best in terms of infrastructure would be via Jaca > Canfranc > Somport > Oloron > Lourdes. And you could easily start from further away than Jaca.
  16. JabbaPapa

    Trying to include Lourdes

    More than one. Oloron-Sainte-Marie to Lourdes is great, and there are two "official" ways to Oloron (from Canfranc/Somport and from SJPP), plus a Navarrenx > Oloron which is very pleasant. The Piémont Way I wouldn't call easy, but there's a switch-down from the Arles Way from close to...
  17. JabbaPapa

    Trying to include Lourdes

    That's an interesting idea -- though in that direction, I might suggest walking from Canfranc. Including for the better support infrastructure than SJPP to Oloron. That would be about 150K via Oloron-Sainte-Marie -- if that were too short for ~12 days hiking plus some time in Lourdes, start...
  18. JabbaPapa

    Return of the Night Train !!

    The Night Train from Paris to Bayonne (and Lourdes) is officially reinstated from 22nd December. 😎 Looks like it won't stop at Bordeaux though. Runs every night. Prices : €19 for a reclining seat ; €29 second class couchette ; €39 first class ; €150 to reserve a whole 2nd class couchette...
  19. JabbaPapa

    ETIAS will not be operational until 2025

    One thing that seems likely, though not certain, from documentation I've read on the subject is that official residents of Schengen countries being exempted from ETIAS will therefore be generally exempt from the 90/180 days rules from not being subjected to ETIAS. Which would mean that those of...
  20. JabbaPapa

    ETIAS will not be operational until 2025

    Doesn't really surprise me.

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