My train from Biarritz to Bayonne tomorrow (19 Oct) puts me in at 10:20 and the next train from Bayonne to SJPP doesn't leave until almost 15:00, over four hours later. Are there any alternative means of transport? I checked the buses but they all take over four hours to make a one-hour trip.
Are there shuttles or pilgrim-oriented taxis/vanshares that operate out of there? If I were to try and find other pilgrims to split a cab with, where would I be most likely to find them at the train station? Alternatively, is anyone going to be in Bayonne tomorrow that would like to split a taxi?
Biarritz Airport
Biarritz Airport (BIQ)
http://www.biarritz.aeroport.fr/
Private Taxi/Shuttle Tranfers from Biarritz Airport to SJPdP
Biarritz Airport Transfers
http://www.biarritzairporttransfers.com/Biarritz-to-Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.html
Express Bourricot - Private Hire Taxi and Luggage Transport
http://www.expressbourricot.com/
Getting Around Bayonne
Chronoplus provides urban bus service to Anglet, Bayonne, and Biarritz.
Chronoplus bus #14 departs from Biarritz Airport to Gare de Bayonne.
Chronoplus bus #C departs from Biarritz Airport to Gare de Biarritz.
Chronoplus bus #5, 8, B, or N departs from Place de Basques to Gare de Bayonne.
Chronoplus
http://www.chronoplus.eu/
Getting Around Pyrenees-Atlantiques Department
Transdev ATCRB operates a bus service from Gare d'Hendaye to Place de Basques in Bayonne. The bus stops at Gare Biarritz and Biarritz Airport. Some buses terminate at Gare de Bayonne.
Transdev ATCRB
http://www.transports-atcrb.com/
Transports64 operates a bus service to communities in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques Department including Gare de Bayonne, SJPdP and Pau.
Transports64
http://www.transports64.fr/transports-64?lang=fr
Gare de Bayonne to SJPdP
a. SNCF TER train #62 travels from Gare de Bayonne to SJPdP. You cannot reserve a seat. Sometimes a bus will run in place of the train with same schedule and stops. (note tracks are washed out as of April 2014. The train goes only to Cambo les Bains. SNCF connects from Cambo les Bains to SJPdP by SNCF operated bus)
SNCF TER Aquitaine
http://www.ter-sncf.com/Regions/Aquitaine/fr/Default.aspx
b. Transports64 offers bus service from Gare de Bayonne to SJPdP. Take bus 0811 (Tardets) to St Palais. Transfer to bus 0810 (Saint Etienne de Baigorry) The bus stops in at SNCF Gare SJPdP and SJPdP Uhart Ciz.
Transports64
http://www.transports64.fr/transports-64?lang=fr
I have not found any other public transportation service to SJPdP. If you do find anything let me know; I'm keeping a list.
I suppose it would be possible to get the Air Evasion people to drop you over SJPdP.
http://www.airevasionbiarritzparachutisme.com/