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Seems the most popular options are:
Fly to Madrid then make your way to Pamplona and catch the bus to SJPdP next day.
Fly to Paris and take a flight to Biarritz then Express Bouricott to SJ or
take a train from CdG to Bayonne...
Past,present and future
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
This forum will be a touchstone someday in the future ..where you had gone and how far, from where and when
A Canterbery tales sort of snapshot in time.
The tales of ...of.....?
Thanks for letting us know that it can be renewed on line .
I have a couple of questions
1)Can you use it to buy tickets on third party providers (raileurope etc) or do you have to book directly with renfe to use the discount card
And 2) can you...
I have just popped my Targeta Dorada (Golden Ticket) in my packing box. They cost €12 and cannot be bought online, but can be renewed online.
If journeying too or from the Camino on Spanish trains it could be worth buying, I think mine paid for...
I have flown TAP twice when they started flying out of Chicago; once to Porto and the other to Barcelona, and had no issues. Both were round trips and the meals were better than I get on Iberia when flying to Madrid.
Don’t worry! You have lots of options…
My husband and I flew from the west coast to Lisbon. Stayed a few days to acclimate and be tourists, then took the train to Porto to start our Camino. We did take a train from SDC to Porto, and a few...
Experience with TAP Portugal in 2021 and 2023, Madrid to IAD and then IAD MADRID-IAD. Went through Lisbon each time.
Other than transiting through Lisbon customs, I would highly recommend TAP Portugal. Comfortable, clean, good service, and...
The taxi ride from Pamplona to St Jean Pied de Port was crazy. We had to stop because my traveling partner became sick from the all twist and turns at high speed through the mountains. The walk from Roncesvalles to Zubiri was tricky in places...
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