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  1. BShea

    Getting into Paris from CDG?

    Then, of course, there's always the cheapest, slowest, "scenic" route... City bus #351 to Nation. It winds through the east side of Paris eventually ending up at Nation. From there you can catch the Metro line #6 (Direction: Charles de Gaulle Etoile) to Montparnasse. Around 80 minutes + 3...
  2. BShea

    May 1 Hendaye to Bayonne Bus?

    I think taxis are always available... but, have you ever heard of www.Blablacar.fr? It's a ridesharing service. Usually people don't post until less than 2 weeks before the ride, so you basically have to wait until the last minute. There are also trains that run from Hendaye to Bayonne that...
  3. BShea

    May 1 Hendaye to Bayonne Bus?

    Sadly, no. "Les jours fériés, la ligne 816 circule comme le dimanche. Ne circule pas les 25 décembre, 1er janvier et 1er mai."
  4. BShea

    San Sebastian to Irun - Bus or train 19 April

    There is a metro (Euskotren) that runs between San Sebastian and Irun. It takes a while - there are lots of stops, but I enjoyed the ride. If you're planning on staying at the Albergue in Irun, they don't open until 16:00, so there's no rush to get there. Buen camino!
  5. BShea

    Dublin to La Puy

    Plus, if you plan on attending the 7:00 a.m. mass, which I recommend, you've got an early start after a late night arrival. :( Here's the good news... since your reservations are pre-booked, there's no rush to get to your gite. There is a fairly steep 2 km climb out of Le Puy, then the rest of...
  6. BShea

    Dublin to La Puy

    Based on arriving May 17th at 16:30, plan on at least an hour to get to the Lyon Part-Dieu train station. There is a train at 17:40 arriving at Le Puy at 21:03, another at 19:32 arriving at 23:03. Both require a change of train to a bus. The price is the same as if you buy your ticket when you...
  7. BShea

    Dublin to La Puy

    If I were flying out of Dublin, I think I'd catch a flight into CDG Paris, then grab the TGV train at the airport to Lyon (2 hours). From the Lyon train station, there are several trains each day to Le Puy. It seems that flights from Dublin into Lyon are expensive and less frequent (I think...
  8. BShea

    Paris to Pamplona

    I was actually thinking in term of costs. It might cheaper to fly to Barcelona ($35 on Ryan) then catch a bus to Pamplona as ground transportation in Spain is so reasonable and frequent. Also, less connections... just the Barcelona metro from the airport into town to the bus station. It's...
  9. BShea

    Paris to Pamplona

    Super easy to walk from Hendaye to Irun... maybe 30 minutes max. As you exit the station, you turn right and head for the bridge. There is a metro line as well that's just to the right of the station called Euskotren, but it's a nice walk into Irun and through the downtown area, so I prefer to...
  10. BShea

    Paris to Pamplona

    Or... You could grab one of the cheap flights from Paris (CDG or ORY) into either Barcelona (BCN) or Madrid (MAD) and then bus or train to Pamplona.
  11. BShea

    SNCF Bookings with Non-EU Bank Credit Cards

    If you look at Saturday March 11th, there is specific number of seats on the same train (7:28) that are cheaper than the idtgv price. Those seats open up at 12:01 France time and tend to go quickly. Once those specific seats are gone, the price will continue to rise as it approaches the...
  12. BShea

    SNCF Bookings with Non-EU Bank Credit Cards

    Bummer! Looks like you're looking to travel over a holiday weekend, so the IDTGV discount prices are higher. More trains will open up exactly 3 months before your travel date so you could wait to see what's available.
  13. BShea

    SNCF Bookings with Non-EU Bank Credit Cards

    @Kanga I second your wow! Are you looking at prices from Montparnasse or from CDG? Leaving from the airport may account for the difference in price. Fares in May from Montparnasse to Bayonne are as low as 19€ if you book right now. I paid 49.90€ first class but it was because I wanted to leave...
  14. BShea

    SNCF Bookings with Non-EU Bank Credit Cards

    A couple of days ago, I was able to book on www.voyages-sncf.com with my American credit card for my May trip. There was one additional step. The card had to be set up with my bank in advance to be used for online purchases from foreign countries. When I tried to book, I got a message to call my...
  15. BShea

    San Sebastián to Bayonne

    @jsalt Heck yeah, the ferry sounds fun!!! And cheap (1€80). Plus it'll put you almost right on the path to Ciboure... I'll have to put that on my to do list.
  16. BShea

    San Sebastián to Bayonne

    I think I would be tempted to stay at the donativo Hospital de Pelegrino de Irun (Calle Lucas de Burro tel: 640 361 640). The downside is that they don't open until 16:00. Or the gite in Hendaye (Association Temps Libre 05 59 20 07 07). Or, if you're feeling a little more energetic, there are...
  17. BShea

    San Sebastián to Bayonne

    I did this exact trip last May. San Sebastian airport (EAS) is actually located in Irun. It is an easy 30 minute walk into town on sidewalk and with other walkers. It felt really good to be stretching my legs after such a long flight from Mexico to California to Dallas to Madrid arriving at EAS...
  18. BShea

    To Bayonne from Madrid or Paris?

    The airfare prices right now are the lowest than I've seen in 10 years! (I'm thinking it has to do with the election) But... not for open jaw tickets. If I were you, I'd fly in and out of Madrid. There's a cheap flight out of Madrid to BIQ around noon and cheap flights from SCQ to Madrid. In...
  19. BShea

    Cheap Biarritz Accommodation Tips Please

    A couple of thoughts... 1. Did you try Anglet on AirBnB? It's next door to Biarritz and had several places when I checked a while ago. 2. I'm sure the last thing you want to do is get on another bus, but... Bus 816 leaves near the Biarritz train station (Blvd M. Dassault & Av JFK) at 20:16...
  20. BShea

    Resisting Temptation

    Aging pups :( (aka 4 legged hairy children)

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