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Airport bus to the bus station, Bus to Burgos, Bus to Santo Domingo. About 4 - 5 hours in total including time for a wee and a coffee in Burgos. ALSA is the service provider
Even from Irun the Norte is comfortably doable in 40 days if you are reasonably fit and appropriately equipped. You’ll have scope to take a rest day or two. The only impediments are the unplannable experiences. Injury or illness can make a...
You’ll waste a day bypassing Gijon on public transport when you could have walked through an amazing city and taken advantage of its seafront restaurants? Why?
40 days is ample for the Norte: depending on where you start 😉
I think that 40 days gives you plenty of time. Gronze divides the Norte into 36 stages - some as short as 15 - 16 km, with the longest being 39.8 km, but you can split that up. I recommend using the Godesalco stage planner to come up with your...
I am trying to book 4 trips using the train, I have 2 booked, but the 2 shorter slower trains are not showing up yet. I have a link to a video explaining this:
The trains will not show up until they are put on the schedule (52 days out?). It's...
This is a small station with all platforms close together so transfer from one train to another is simple.
There's also a toilet in that area of station!
Take the train if you have time, realx and see the beautiful scenery, especially along the coast that you'll be walking back along. It is straightforward and not expensive despite needing a change. They won't show results that far in advance, but...
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