GailGwyn
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- Jun 18, 2017
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- part Camino Frances (2013), Part Camino Norte (2014)Camino Frances (2019)Camino Portuguese (2020)
From where in the UK are you travelling from .??Hi, can I ask advice from members on the best way to get from UK to SJPP. Not doing El Camino until May 2019 but want to start the research. Thanks
Hi. Sorry, I should have said .... we'll be flying from either Manchester or LiverpoolFrom where in the UK are you travelling from .??
Wish you well,Peter.
I agree about the airport experience but don't really want to travel to London.I dislike flying...or rather I dislike airports and their proclivity to treat yoi like criminal cattle, so I shall be taking the ttain. Takes about 12 hours door to door from London.
Hey GailGwyn, let's hope they're still letting us in to Europe in 2019.. I have a feeling a lot will happen between now and then, so any current plane schedules might not be so useful at this point!
A couple of ideas: Have you been in touch with Ultreia Mancunia, which is a camino group based up in the North West? You can find them via this discussion or use the search function in the top right corner to find out more about what they are doing and how to contact them. You can also contact them via the CSJ . In the meantime the search function on the forum (top right corner) is pretty handy for reviewing previous discussions about flying options from Liverpool and Madchester.
Cheers, tom
If you have time then travelling by train is a great way to unwind before you start your Camino.
The only drawback as you've said is having to travel through London. I started from the North
of England and decided to make my overnight stay Paris rather than London and enjoyed it.
Massively cheaper as well. The Man in Seat 61 ( www.seat61.com ) has great advice on booking
tickets and places to stay. By the time I reached Irun I was ready for my walk
Fly from Manchester ( possibly LPL as well) to Bordeaux then take bus to train station. Train from there to Bayonne change there for local train to SJPdeP.
Hi Introibo. The idea of travelling the whole way by train appeals. How long did it take to get to Paris? Also, how long is the train journey from Paris to SJPP? I'll have a look at seat61.com. I've used that site in the past for info, it's very goid. Thank you.
Hi, can I ask advice from members on the best way to get from UK to SJPP. Not doing El Camino until May 2019 but want to start the research. Thanks
I'm going next Monday. My train departs Paris Montparnasse at 1252, arrives Bayonne at 1646. Train to SJ leaves Bayonne at 1810, arriving 1916, so about 6.5 hours including a 90ish minute wait at Bayonne.
hi
i run the Ultreia mancunia group. if you em-ail me ill' send you details
nedspencer@point-systems.co.uk
That sounds reasonable then Ian Afloat. Maybe we could fly to Paris and either carry straight on or stay overnight in Paris then catch the train the next day. Are you staying overnight in Paris?