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  1. MichelleElynHogan

    How to get from Lisbon airport to Porto?

    An option that requires some confidence is to approach others who have come off your flight carrying backpacks. Mention that you were about to order an Uber and did they care to share the ride? They may inform how they are proceeding and to where. Then you have an option to join with them, build...
  2. MichelleElynHogan

    Booking train

    1) If there is concern about plane delays, wait till you arrive in Paris to purchase the ticket at the Station, (Gare). When I did this leg of the trip, I stayed in a hostel near the Gare Montparnasse. I got there by bus from the airport, direct. Next morning, I walked to the station, 2 or 3...
  3. MichelleElynHogan

    Bus from Biarritz airport to Bayonne?

    This is an option. Walk out the airport doors, find three others who are headed to SJPP (they all have backpacks), and share a taxi to SJPP. The cost of the refunded train ticket will likely cover a share of the taxi and yoiu will be in SJPP in an hour. I have done it and made three new...
  4. MichelleElynHogan

    Ryanair Carry-On Dilemma: Need Your Advice!

    One thought. If the pack dimensions are greater than the allowed dimensions, perhaps there is too much in the pack? I have also used an 42 L Osprey pack and always was allowed to carry it on. The first time it contained 20 lb of items. The second time, just 10 lb. Both pack weights did not...
  5. MichelleElynHogan

    Road from St Jean to Pic D'Orisson

    Yes.
  6. MichelleElynHogan

    Train Strike May 1 - Getting to Saint Jean PDP from Bayonne

    Walk, bus, cab. All have pluses and minuses. This is train strike season at this time every year. Some get cancelled some do not. Lots of options.
  7. MichelleElynHogan

    Paris to SJPP

    I can only advise based on my personal experience. I May, 2018, I flew into Charles DeGaul Airport and took a dedicated bus to Montparnasse Station in the South end of Paris. I did have to stay overnight in a hostel due to timing but I took a train to Bayonne and then completed the trip by bus...
  8. MichelleElynHogan

    Arriving at Biarritz Airport.

    I did take a train from Logroño, as I had damaged the quad muscles in my left leg. It was an overnight sleeper and at the time cost 63 euro. So, like a bed and a non-stop taxi for one price. Once in SdC, I stayed a couple of days at the Hotel Capital de Galicia. Beautiful little hotel with pink...
  9. MichelleElynHogan

    Arriving at Biarritz Airport.

    I have been there in both May and August and there were no trains to SJPdP. Luckily, the taxis were just outside the front door of the airport, as they usually are, and were the transfer with the least hassle and the least amount of time taken to get there.
  10. MichelleElynHogan

    Arriving at Biarritz Airport.

    I grabbed a cab, asked three others with backpacks if they wanted to share the cab and in an hour we were all in SJPdP. Not sure what the cost is today. Still, the cost can be split 4 ways.
  11. MichelleElynHogan

    What is the best city to fly into to begin CF?

    DeGaul to Montparnasse (still in Paris) then to Bayonne then a final train to SJPdP, if it is still running, if not then by bus to destination. For me, however, was to fly into Biarritz and taxi to SJPdP with 3 other Peregrinos, (new friends).
  12. MichelleElynHogan

    Getting to Spain a Problem!! Brittany Ferry Boo!

    Is there an Ombudsman that this could be reported to? Refusal of Service in some countries is actually a human rights infraction as well.
  13. MichelleElynHogan

    Arriving Biarritz on a Sunday

    If flying into Biarritz, walk out of the airport, find 3 more people with backpacks and hire a taxi for the 1 hour drive. Split the fare 4 ways and meet the first 3 new friends made on your pilgrimage.
  14. MichelleElynHogan

    Is it easier just to fly to Madrid to start the Frances?

    Have you looked at Dublin as the hub and then on to Biarritz?
  15. MichelleElynHogan

    One Way Ticket

    Do your best to book flights in and out of major hubs. In my instance, I will fly out of Toronto or Montreal to Dublin, then to Biarritz. On the way home, Santiago to Dublin then home on best priced and timed flight.
  16. MichelleElynHogan

    One Way Ticket

    That is moot as that airline is no longer in business. I did find the return ticket to be very competitive. I am a shopper.
  17. MichelleElynHogan

    Getting from Biarritz/Bordeaux to SJPP

    Simplest way to SJPP from Biarritz Airport is to walk out the front door, find a cab that will take you to SJPP and then find 3 more people carrying backpacks. Ask if they care to split the fare. It takes me less than 5 minutes to fill the cab. Plus, you get to meet and chat with 3 new friends...
  18. MichelleElynHogan

    One Way Ticket

    I leave home only with a one way ticket. When my walking is complete, I purchase a ticket for my return flight.
  19. MichelleElynHogan

    One Way Ticket

    I am from Canada. I always buy my return ticket a few days before the flight(s).
  20. MichelleElynHogan

    Poles & Backpack - to check or not to check...

    I have used an Osprey Kestrel 40L till now but will be going forward with a Gobi Gear; 30L Free Spirit Travel Backpack https://gobi-gear.myshopify.com/products/free-spirit-backpack WIth the size of this pack, it reduces not only what can be carried but weighs next to nothing itself, and still...

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