deebubbster
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- September(2017)
Will be starting on the CF in about 10 days and have a few questions to run by all of you experienced walkers. I am staying in Barcelona for a few days before starting and am planning to travel from there to Roncesvalles on Saturday 9/9 to start walking. Have been looking online and not sure about the best thing to do about transportation. Seems like I can get a train from Barcelona Sants station to Pamplona and then a bus to Roncesvalles but wondering if I need to buy train/bus tickets in advance or just show up at the station. Also, is Renfe the best/only train to take to Pamplona? I also came across something called ACPRail. Is this a different company than Renfe? There is a bus from Pamplona to Roncesvalles that leaves at 4 pm on Saturdays run by Monbus that seems to take an hour so I assume I should make a reservation at the albergue in Roncesvalles for that night as I will be getting in after 5 pm on a Saturday. Hoping I can get a pilgrim passport that evening or early the next day (a Sunday) before starting out. Any information/advice on the above that people can offer gratefully accepted.