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    Credit cards or cash?

    We have just finished the Camino del Norte from Irún and we come from an non-€ country and took out money from ATMs where we would not be charged fees nor conversion fee. We definitely needed cash to pay for some albergues both public and private - even when we booked one on booking.com, we...
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    Accommodations on Camino Norte ( and other questions!)

    Hi, no we are not using a luggage service, we are carrying our own backpacks. I have not seen many people getting baggage transfer along the norte however I am sure you are able to.
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    Accommodations

    We are currently walking the Norte and just about every albergue when you go to booking.com says sold out. However when you call the albergue directly or email them they have vacancies. We started end of June and contacted albergues a week or two prior to arriving there, depending on how small...
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    Accommodations on Camino Norte ( and other questions!)

    We are currently walking the Norte, in Otur ATM. We have walked CF and also Portugues and would say this is by far harder but also most beautiful. The hard part especially was the Basque country but also my favourite. Whilst we may only see a couple to half a dozen walkers total during the day...
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    How to get first stamp in Bilbao

    Hi Michelle, I am also planning to walk this July and start from Gernika to Bilbao (to watch TDF) then head over to Irun to start proper. The research I've done is you can get a credential at Albergue de Peregrinos Santa Cruz de Begoña which is in Bilbao. If you can get one at the cathedral that...
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    Bilbao to Irún

    Thanks for confirming about blablacar. This is reassuring. The website looks very reputable however Google search of transport to San Sebastián from Bilbao had it further down the search and no other info - so I was a bit sceptical about the validity.
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    Bilbao to Irún

    Ha ha I completely agree about the sleep in until 0630! Thanks again for all of your advice.
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    Bilbao to Irún

    Thanks for the info. Didn't even consider looking around Irún before starting our walk, but that's an option. Perhaps the 0430am bus might be worth considering given the 0630am arrival into Irún. It's good to know there is enough light until at least evening, although we would well and truely...
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    Bilbao to Irún

    This seems to be the best option for a Sunday which appears to have significantly limited services. From my searching online it seems that PESA bus to San Sebastián and then either Renfe or Euskotrain to Irún. With all the travel, it appears that the earliest to arrive in Irun would be around...
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    Bilbao to Irún

    The train seems to take approx 4 hours to San Sebastián, with renfe. So I think if you can get the bus, it's much quicker. Our issue is we want to get there early enough to walk from Irún back to San Sebastián - without having to catch the 0430 bus from Bilbao!!!
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    Bilbao to Irún

    Thanks for the link - this seems to be the best option so far, although I can't seem to work out the timetable for the 2 lines that go through to Irun and then beyond. The furthest in advance that I can check is Sunday 7 May and there seems to be 9am departures from Bilbo to San Sebastian - so...
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    Bilbao to Irún

    Thanks for the info, however the earliest arrival to commence walking for the day on the Sunday seems to be 1.18pm which is later than we would like to start walking unfortunately.
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    Bilbao to Irún

    Unfortunately there is only the 2 bus times for the Sunday, no matter how many times I check it, so I am not sure where you are getting the additional times. Flixbus also only has the 2 times for Sunday, leaving at 10am and arriving at 12pm - might be a bit late to start walking.
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    Bilbao to Irún

    We will be travelling from Bilbao to Irún on Sunday 7 July to start walking the Norte. I have looked at the time table for alsa.com and there appears to only be a 0430am bus or evening bus which neither are suitable (link below) - this is because it is a Sunday i think. Does anyone know other...
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    Need help with MAPS.ME please

    A few years ago when we walked the CF and CP I used maps.me and it was a life saver for many reasons. We would leave early in the morning while it was still dark which made the route harder to find, however maps.me saved us many a time here. The other great thing was determining how far away you...
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