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It will be very difficult to get reservations now in certain areas. As others have indicated, you probably won’t find much available if you are trying to book private rooms at the beginning and end of-the camino. But in contrast, to what others are writing,… I have found, in peak season when the booking sites are full, most often, there Is not availability when I contact the accommodation directly. In order to “make things work”, be flexible. Consider alternate Locations, use buses or taxis to transport you to your base. Maybe find a central location on stages and taxi to the beginning, then walk back,etc. it is not ideal, of course.
You can use a shuttle in bring you back to SJPdP if you want to split that first stage.
The Mountain Shuttle
An help for the walk from St Jean pied de port to Roncesvalles.
Every morning and afternoon, a shuttle runs from St Jean pied de port to go to La Croix Thibault, passing by the “Route Napoleon”. You can choose your stop according to your physical capacity and your desire.
Why to use it ?
- You think that you can’t walk the whole stage from St Jean pied de Port to Roncesvalles. This service shorten this stage.
- You want to walk this stage in 2 days, but the refuge of Orisson is fully booked, or you would prefer to sleep in one hotel of St Jean pied de Port instead of Orisson. You can Go & Back with us. Day 1 : you walk from St Jean pied de Port to the Virgen of Orisson. At 14h40, we pick up you there and we go down to St Jean PP. Day 2 : at 08h30, we transport you back to the Virgen and you can walk to Roncesvalles.