Pamplona airport to bus station

[Zahra]

Hi there. I am flying into Pamplona and have my bus booked to SJPDP. Question is what is the best way to get from Pamplona airport to he Alsa bus station? flight arrives 8:50 and bus departs 12:00 noon. Enough time to walk to the bus station? Alsa Bus departs from estacion de autobuses, Calle yanguas y Miranda 2, Pamplona. Thank you all!

 

[trecile]

Hi there. I am flying into Pamplona and have my bus booked to SJPDP. Question is what is the best way to get from Pamplona airport to he Alsa bus station? flight arrives 8:50 and bus departs 12:00 noon. Enough time to walk to the bus station? Alsa Bus departs from estacion de autobuses, Calle yanguas y Miranda 2, Pamplona. Thank you all!

Google Maps says that it's a 2 hour walk, 49 minutes by bus, or 18 minutes by car (taxi)

Pamplona Airport to Pamplona Bus Station

www.google.com

 

[J Willhaus]

The bus station is mostly underground so you are not looking for a building. It kind of looks like a large glass bus stop with some stairs going down. There is a photo in this link.

 

[rappahannock_rev]

Airport taxis are cheap and always available, and -- I kid you not -- the drivers learned their craft by watching the Daytona 500. So buckle up!

 

[Former member 99816]

My interpretation of Google maps says walk East from the PNA parking garage (no sidewalk) 11 minutes, catch the NO3 bus running up PA31. Ride that about 10 stops get out at Plaza Fueros, walk the rest of the way to the bus station.
I guess the worst that could happen is you missed a turn and had to call an Uber.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

There used to be a special bus covering the airport and the train and bus stations. No longer. There was a number to call to get a bus fare price with a taxi TO the airport but probably a regular taxi from the airport to the bus station.

Here's an edited version of something I wrote a few years ago.

• The Pamplona airport is south of the city, near Noián. It is about 5 km away. The Rome2rio.com website says that the taxi fare may be $10 - $12. However, I think the fare may only be around 5€.
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• The route between the stations and airport seems to be a recent service and, in case the route is discontinued, you can use, with more inconvenience, a regular street bus. [Edit: yeah, as mentioned, no bus now.] Pamplona's bus line 16 doesn't stop at the airport but passes by it and should only cost a bit over a euro. This route passes through Noián and has a stop across from the Pamplona bus station. To get this bus use the airport exit road until it meets the main road, Travesía Noián. Cross this main road and then turn to face the airport. Now decide what bus shelter you want to go to. You can go north (to your right, following the traffic in the lane closest to you) or south (to your left, walking toward oncoming traffic.) From Google street view it looks like the trip to the south is more interesting.
  • Roughly, the line 16 bus leaves every 12 minutes on weekdays, 15 minutes on Saturdays, 20 minutes on Sundays.
  • The actual line 16 schedule for going inbound to the city direction is at https://www.infotuc.es/descargas/fichas/16_2.pdf
  • Its interactive schedule is at https://www.infotuc.es/index.php/es/horarios-y-recorridos/linea/16

 

[Zahra]

Thank you all for your help! It was suggested I start my Camino from Pamplona. So, I’ve decided to do that and now am looking for a place for the night, where to pick up my credentials, and not sure where to start walking. Thanks!!

 

[Former member 99816]

I too am flying into Pamplona (June) to spend the night. My plan is take a taxi to the Tourist office, which is on the camino. Follow that backwards 15 minutes to one of four albergues and check in. Then visit Hemingway's hang out, Cafe Iruna, and walk where the bulls run in July.

All that can change, I'll be watching for your report!

 

[Former member 49149]

If I understand you correctly, you now have time to walk in to town. Why not? The following is a google translation of the final entry stage into Pamplona, from the Eroski guide.
You will be able to check out the onward route in a few places - Caminoteca, the albergues - in fact, Casa Paderborn, the first one, is easily accessible, but remember that the following day it will be the furthest point on your way out. It isn't much, but this a tip for when you get to the location where you will stay - research the albergue or other lodging that will be nearest to the start point for the following day!
A kilometer and a half later we cross the Magdalena bridge over the Arga river. At the exit, on the left, is the detour to the Casa Paderborn hostel. The Camino continues to the right towards a passage regulated by traffic lights. We continue through the moat of the walls, specifically next to the Bastion of Our Lady of Guadalupe, to cross a drawbridge and the portal of France, from the year 1553. This leads to the streets of Carmen, where on the right sidewalk we have the private hostel Casa Ibarrola, and the Navarrería. At the end of the latter, the signs encourage us to turn left onto Calle de Curia, where the Caminoteca is located, a shop specializing in material and products for pilgrims. Then we turn right onto Calle Compañía, where the Jesús y María hostel is located
Buen Camino!

 

[Zahra]

If I understand you correctly, you now have time to walk in to town. Why not? The following is a google translation of the final entry stage into Pamplona, from the Eroski guide.
You will be able to check out the onward route in a few places - Caminoteca, the albergues - in fact, Casa Paderborn, the first one, is easily accessible, but remember that the following day it will be the furthest point on your way out. It isn't much, but this a tip for when you get to the location where you will stay - research the albergue or other lodging that will be nearest to the start point for the following day!
A kilometer and a half later we cross the Magdalena bridge over the Arga river. At the exit, on the left, is the detour to the Casa Paderborn hostel. The Camino continues to the right towards a passage regulated by traffic lights. We continue through the moat of the walls, specifically next to the Bastion of Our Lady of Guadalupe, to cross a drawbridge and the portal of France, from the year 1553. This leads to the streets of Carmen, where on the right sidewalk we have the private hostel Casa Ibarrola, and the Navarrería. At the end of the latter, the signs encourage us to turn left onto Calle de Curia, where the Caminoteca is located, a shop specializing in material and products for pilgrims. Then we turn right onto Calle Compañía, where the Jesús y María hostel is located
Buen Camino!

You’re correct and yes I should spend a day and enjoy Pamplona. Thank you!

 

[rappahannock_rev]

You’re correct and yes I should spend a day and enjoy Pamplona. Thank you!

Respectfully, you should spend at least one day, and more if you can manage it. Pamplona is one of the great cities of Europe, with a seemingly inexhaustible number of historic churches, wonderful plazas, restaurants and bars, fine museums, lovely parks and vistas... There's even a supply store for pilgrims!

When I die I'm not going to Heaven, I'm going to Pamplona!

And -- may I suggest that you check out the hotels and pensions in the heart of Pamplona's tapas zone, on or near the Calle St. Nicholas? Some are quite reasonably priced, but they fill up quickly.

 

[Zahra]

Respectfully, you should spend at least one day, and more if you can manage it. Pamplona is one of the great cities of Europe, with a seemingly inexhaustible number of historic churches, wonderful plazas, restaurants and bars, fine museums, lovely parks and vistas... There's even a supply store for pilgrims!

When I die I'm not going to Heaven, I'm going to Pamplona!

And -- may I suggest that you check out the hotels and pensions in the heart of Pamplona's tapas zone, on or near the Calle St. Nicholas? Some are quite reasonably priced, but they fill up quickly.

Thank you! I will research staying near Calle St Nicholas and enjoying the city for a few days.