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  1. Rick M

    Transfer time through CDG

    Air France offers this short connection to the Biarritz flight through CDG, they offered it to us on our flight coming up in August. I didn't take them up on it because it's a Friday, and I feared the later flight would be full by the time I got there from missing the earlier flight. @trecile is...
  2. Rick M

    Bayonne? San Sebastian? Other? where to spend a day

    It's hard to exagerate just how good the food scene is in San Sebastian. I'm going for a five night crawl before my next Camino.
  3. Rick M

    From Paris to SJPD

    My best advice is to arrive at CDG, and have a hotel booked in Paris. After customs, follow the Paris by Train signs in the airport. When you get to the part where you go downstairs to the train station, follow the signs for isle de France (the local trains) not the grande lignes (TGV) station...
  4. Rick M

    Fly or train to Pamplona?

    I agree with all the advice to spend a night. One GOOD reason not mentioned to do this is dehydration. Most flyers do not realize just how dehydrating a long flight is. The extra day isn't just to fix your clock. It's also to drink a ton of water and get your chemistry straightened out as well...
  5. Rick M

    Transport from St Juan de Ortega

    I suggest you walk to San Juan and decide. If they are full, the decision is made for you. If you are tired, and they have a bed, take it. For me, I would rather stay in Ages, but my first choice is Atapuerca because of a really great place for dinner - Como Sapiens. As Tinca suggested, Gronze...
  6. Rick M

    Transport from St Juan de Ortega

    Nah. If San Juan is full, the municipal in Ages is pretty good, and its not too much of a walk further. Ages is quietly one of the best pilgrim towns on the Camino. With several albergues in close proximity, it feels a bit like a street party until 10 PM, when everyone collapses into bed.
  7. Rick M

    Transport from St Juan de Ortega

    Most pilgrims stop there to change the fluids, and continue on a very easy path to Ages or Atapuerca. The hostel in San Juan is not reservable, but why not stay there? To answer your question, I'm not aware of any bus service. A taxi WILL come and get you, but they are going to charge you for it...
  8. Rick M

    In Paris, can’t find reasonable way to SJPDP - April 27030, 2023

    Flying to Biarritz is perfect, but Bilbao or Madrid will also work out well.
  9. Rick M

    April 28, 2023 - No trains from Biarritz to St. Jean - suggestions?

    This exact same thing happened to me once. When you get off the train in Bayonne, there will be other anxious people with backpacks who also need to get to SJPP. Express Bourricot is your first bet, sharing a taxi with someone else is your final recourse. There will be taxis sitting in the...
  10. Rick M

    Arriving late in St Jean

    The Camou is a 15 minute walk from the train station. Follow everyone into town getting off the train, dnd turn right at the main commercial street. Some pilgrims will cross the street and head into old town towards the pilgrim office. You can do that too if you want, or make a right and cross...
  11. Rick M

    Doing this on my own - CDG to where?

    Excellent idea. The '80s were 40 years ago. Time flies. Bodies age. The mountain you are planning to climb will be ready when you are.
  12. Rick M

    Doing this on my own - CDG to where?

    Nothing is too far from the train station, it's a small town, and the center is about 4 blocks from the station. Make your choice on budget. While you are feverishly planning the fastest road to the trail head may I suggest that you SLOW DOWN. Spend a day in Paris, or Bayonne, or Biarritz, or...
  13. Rick M

    Bus from Baiona to Vigo, then Vigo to Ponferrada in September?

    You are too early. They will publish the fall schedule in June or so. Keep checking, they will show up.
  14. Rick M

    Paris to SJPDP - Train Delays due to Strikes and Protests?

    The short answer is YES, there have been significant disruptions to the TGV service for the past several months. Whether you will be affected by this is anyone's guess at this point. Pay attention to the SNCF website starting a week before you go. In most cases, the cancellations are "scheduled"...
  15. Rick M

    Best transportation option Pamplona - Bayonne?

    Take the bus to San Sebastion, then catch the Feve to Hendaye, then the train to Bayonne. Convoluted? Nah, the Feve runs often, as do trains from Hendaye to Bayonne.
  16. Rick M

    Biarritz - time to get out of airport

    Thats how it works flying in from NA, nothing inconsistent. You enter the schengen zone in Paris, and clear customs. They can pull your bag in Paris and inspect it if they want to, but they never have for me when I have an ongoing flight elsewhere in the EU. CDG-BIQ is a domestic flight, so no...
  17. Rick M

    Biarritz - time to get out of airport

    1 - 30 minutes, give or take 2 - Yes, the Paris arrival is entry into Schengen zone with customs formalities 3 - Yes, checked straight through for me flying from Canada, probably same for you from USA. You won't see your bag until Biarritz.
  18. Rick M

    Getting from USA to start Camino del Norte

    I flew to Paris, stayed two days to acclimatize, and then took the train to Hendaye....the end of the TGV line. A 30 minute walk from the TGV station, I was at the start of the Norte in Irun, which is literally the same metro area as Hendaye.
  19. Rick M

    Taxis on the first Stage from SJPP

    Yes, what you are looking for exists. Express Bourricot runs a service every day called the mountain shuttle that picks up and drops off at various points. Check out www.expressbourricot.com/persons-transport/ for the price and schedule.
  20. Rick M

    Cost to Mail luggage

    You got a good deal. I mailed a roller bag style carryon sized that was probably about 10-12 kilos, and that was just under 40 euros IIRC. That was a few years later though.

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