Options from Bayonne to SJPdP?

[AbuelitaWalking]

Hello! Thank you to everyone on this forum who so generously gives help to us new pilgrims. I have learned much from you over the last few months. I am almost ready to start my camino…

Now I am in Paris, with a 7:11a train reservation to SJPdP for tomorrow …and have just learned that the Bayonne to SJ portion has been canceled. What might be my options once I get to Bayonne? I appreciate any and all advice!

 

[J Willhaus]

When the train is cancelled they usually have a bus arranged. Follow the crowd with backpacks.

 

[bernadettep]

Hello! Thank you to everyone on this forum who so generously gives help to us new pilgrims. I have learned much from you over the last few months. I am almost ready to start my camino…

Now I am in Paris, with a 7:11a train reservation to SJPdP for tomorrow …and have just learned that the Bayonne to SJ portion has been canceled. What might be my options once I get to Bayonne? I appreciate any and all advice!

If you go from Biarritz
Try this link for cheaper taxi to SJPP

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[Former member 104756]

Hello! Thank you to everyone on this forum who so generously gives help to us new pilgrims. I have learned much from you over the last few months. I am almost ready to start my camino…

Now I am in Paris, with a 7:11a train reservation to SJPdP for tomorrow …and have just learned that the Bayonne to SJ portion has been canceled. What might be my options once I get to Bayonne? I appreciate any and all advice!

I agree with @J Willhaus - There is usually a bus replacement. The cancellation between Bayonne and SJPP happens fairly frequently as the track runs through an area that's pretty remote in some ways. There are often problems with rocks and other debris on the track. As well as pilgrims the train services a few little villages along the way so local people need to make their way home as well.

The bus takes about the same amount of time as the train. You will not be alone - there will be lots of other pilgrims there. My advice is just take the train to Bayonne, as planned and then the replacement bus. Buen camino.

 

[AbuelitaWalking]

When the train is cancelled they usually have a bus arranged. Follow the crowd with backpacks.

Thank you so much; I had hoped SNCF would provide an alternative (but they don’t tell you they will). I will follow the backpacks.

 

[AbuelitaWalking]

I agree with @J Willhaus - There is usually a bus replacement. The cancellation between Bayonne and SJPP happens fairly frequently as the track runs through an area that's pretty remote in some ways. There are often problems with rocks and other debris on the track. As well as pilgrims the train services a few little villages along the way so local people need to make their way home as well.

The bus takes about the same amount of time as the train. You will not be alone - there will be lots of other pilgrims there. My advice is just take the train to Bayonne, as planned and then the replacement bus. Buen camino.

Thank you for your reassurance and explanation of the context. Very helpful!

 

[RunDave]

Thank you for your reassurance and explanation of the context. Very helpful!

We have the same issue on Sunday. Did they provide a replacement bus?

 

[AbuelitaWalking]

We have the same issue on Sunday. Did they provide a replacement bus?

Yes, it was no problem at all. And the bus left at the same time as the train would have.

 

[RunDave]

Yes, it was no problem at all. And the bus left at the same time as the train would have.

Thanks

 

[Peanuts]

We will arrive in Biarritz in June 2024. First time! How much is the shuttle from Biarritz to SJPdP?

 

[Former member 104756]

We will arrive in Biarritz in June 2024. First time! How much is the shuttle from Biarritz to SJPdP?

Here is the website for Exprèss Bourricot. Thé cost depends on how many people are sharing the same shuttle. There is a link with specific information about costs from Biarritz to SJPP and how to book. The costs may not be the same in 2024

Passengers transport - Express Bourricot

www.expressbourricot.com