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  1. Margaret Butterworth

    RENFE April 2024

    Have a look at the iryo website!
  2. Margaret Butterworth

    RENFE April 2024

    I normally look at Rome2Rio first. This year I've booked via that site to Omnio and then paid for a ticket (Madrid - Cordoba) on an iryo train which is much less than Renfe.
  3. Margaret Butterworth

    visiting from australia. where should we fly into

    I like to fly into Madrid (Emirates from Perth) and take a bus immediately to Burgos. This means avoiding the hassle of going into Madrid City Centre. From Burgos, there are many public transport options. Bus is easier, since the train station is out of town and the bus station is very central...
  4. Margaret Butterworth

    Timing - Flight Arrival to Boarding the Alsa Bus at Madrid's T4

    "Arriving at Madrid Airport was even more intimidating than the flights, because of the huge crowds and LONG walks to get anywhere. It took half an hour to get through Passport Control, then an underground train shuttle to retrieve bags and then another really long trek to the bus station. I...
  5. Margaret Butterworth

    Alternative to Allianz travel insurance

    Can I do without travel insurance altogether? I am 79 soon, and travel insurance for the Camino is getting really, really expensive. A neighbour of mine here in Perth, Australia, says he never bothers with insurance. If you are sick and hospitalised, it's bad news anywhere in the world. Surely...
  6. Margaret Butterworth

    April 26, 2022, from Pamplona to Saint Jean Pied de Port

    Extra day in Pamplona: a lot to see there!
  7. Margaret Butterworth

    Shipping backpack - Do albergues charge to hold bags for people not staying there?

    Another issue is that the Albergue has to be OPEN when Jacotrans or other companies need to deliver the backpacks. This ties the Hospitaleros down when they might need to go shopping.
  8. Margaret Butterworth

    taxi booking experience

    The ALSA bus service from Pamplona to SJPP is excellent - provided that it fits in with your schedule. It departs at 12.00 pm midday and goes via Roncesvalles.
  9. Margaret Butterworth

    April 26, 2022, from Pamplona to Saint Jean Pied de Port

    Why not just take the ALSA bus? Departs Pamplona at 12.00. Arrives SJPP at 1.45. Cost: 22 Euros.
  10. Margaret Butterworth

    Bus from Burgos to Tardajos

    There is an interesting side visit on the way out of Burgos, the Monasterio de las Hulegas. I've visited it twice! I loved the Romanesque cloister and the exhibition of early medieval costume. Don't bus past it!
  11. Margaret Butterworth

    Navigating Barajas Airport for a Timely Train Departure

    There is a shuttle bus from the airport to Atocha which takes about an hour, depending on traffic. It took me a while to find the bus stop at Barajas though - its not with the main intercity stops.
  12. Margaret Butterworth

    Walking from Camino to Santiago Airport: Has anyone done it before and how to do it?

    Windy Maps looks like a very useful app to have.
  13. Margaret Butterworth

    Train Madrid to Sarria

    After a long flight from Australia (and this may apply to you from S. Africa), I like to stay the night near Chamartin Station and travel north next day. I take the commuter train, mentioned above, from the airport to Chamartin - avoiding the hassle of central Madrid at all costs! In Chamartin...
  14. Margaret Butterworth

    Driving/renting a car from Madrid Airport to Camino Destination.

    So sorry, I just re read you post which ended by saying you didn’t want to hear about bus alternatives... but I’ve travelled a lot with ALSA and have had only good experiences with them.
  15. Margaret Butterworth

    Driving/renting a car from Madrid Airport to Camino Destination.

    To go back to the beginning: a desire not to have to go to the centre of Madrid from the airport. You can avoid this hassle by taking an ALSA bus from Barajas to Burgos , for example. The bus stop is across from the airport exit and takes only a couple of hours. Burgos is, I believe, the nearest...
  16. Margaret Butterworth

    Getting to Europe by cargo ship

    My daughter works for an import/export agency in Fremantle, so I put this question to her. This is her response: Re cargo ships, this is a question that we occasionally get from grey nomads wandering into the IOSA office. The first time I was asked this, I consulted my boss Steve. His answer...
  17. Margaret Butterworth

    Train Bayonne SJPdP

    In Bayonne, the ticket machine at the station didn't accept my Australian credit card and a queue was building up behind me whilst I pondered what to do. (There was no staff to help and a replacement bus was waiting). Finally a local man came to my assistance and said he would buy my ticket if I...
  18. Margaret Butterworth

    Getting to Seville

    Avoid Barcelona, in case of further riots breaking out!
  19. Margaret Butterworth

    LIVE from the Camino Did RENFE lie?

    There was chaos and misinformation on that line 6 months ago. I tried to book a ticket to Madrid at Ourense station and was told there were no trains. Then I saw all the pilgrims from Santiago in their way home being escorted to buses for part of the journey. I was pretty angry, as the ticket...
  20. Margaret Butterworth

    Where in Pamplona could I print a bus ticket?

    You can also show the driver the picture of the ticket on your mobile phone.

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