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[ASingleStep]

How to get to St. John Pied de Port from CDG? I arrive CDG midday on Thursday, Sept 8. Looking for the most expeditious route(s). Budgeting days for the ~500 mile journey. Any input is appreciated! Thanks.

 

[Mark Lee]

Vueling has flights from CDG to Madrid for under 100 euros. Fly there and then take the bus to Pamplona and from there the bus to SJPdP.
cheers and ultreia

 

[C clearly]

How to get to St. John Pied de Port from CDG? I arrive CDG midday on Thursday, Sept 8. Looking for the most expeditious route(s). Budgeting days for the ~500 mile journey. Any input is appreciated! Thanks.

Have you had a look on the Resources page? Yes, some of that information is 18 months old, but the routing and general options haven't changed much since then. Or enter "CDG" in the Search field and you'll get more recent discussion.

 

[Maryimelda]

EasyJet flies from CDG to Biarritz then you get a bus from Biarritz airport to Bayonne and train to SJPDP. You can also book a shuttle to pick you up at Biarritz airport and take you directly to SJPDP. Google "Express Bouricott" for details.

 

[SabsP]

How to get to St. John Pied de Port from CDG? I arrive CDG midday on Thursday, Sept 8. Looking for the most expeditious route(s). Budgeting days for the ~500 mile journey. Any input is appreciated! Thanks.

Hello and welcome here on this forum.
Lots of information here.
The members already gave you valuable information. You can use the search function by typing in some keywords and then ...more info comes your way.

Happy preparation and Buen Camino!

 

[SYates]

Welcome to the forum! There is a lot of useful information available here, it just takes a searching through forum threads and the resource section to find it ;-)
Buen Camino, SY

 

[marbuck]

Train.

 

[Kanga]

@ASingleStep if you look at the top page of the forum you will see a section "Getting to and from the Camino" with lots of sub-forums. Here is the thread containing a compendium of options for travelling from Paris to SJPDP

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...useful-links-for-travel-paris-to-sjpdp.23274/

 

[Castilian]

Hi ASingleStep! Welcome to the forum!

How to get to St. John Pied de Port from CDG? I arrive CDG midday on Thursday, Sept 8.

The key question is if you want to arrive the same day. If you don't bother to make an overnight stay somewhere along your route, you have plenty of options (to make all the route by train, to take a flight to Biarritz and continue next day by train from Bayonne...). But if you want to make it the same day... you may need to fly to Biarritz and hire a taxi or book some sort of transport like the Express Bourricot quoted above by @Maryimelda

 

[whariwharangi]

2150 Paris to Saint Jean Pied de Port

2151 This section discusses how to get from Paris to Saint Jean Pied de Port.

Index 2150
2152 Executive Summary
2153 Fly from Paris to Biarritz and train to SJPdP
2154 Train from Paris to SJPdP
2155 Train stations between Paris and Bayonne
2156 Saint Jean Pied de Port
2157 Author's Pick

2152 Executive Summary

There are at least two viable options for getting from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport to Saint Jean Pied de Port (SJPdP):

a. Fly from Paris to Biarritz and take the train from Bayonne to SJPdP.

b. Take the train from Paris to Bayonne and transfer to another train from Bayonne to SJPdP. Stations in Paris with trains to Bayonne include: CDG 2, Gare d'Austerlitz, Gare Montparnasse, and Gare Massy.

Note: The tracks between Bayonne and SJPdP got washed out in Spring 2014 and repaired in November 2015.

2153 ~Option 1 Fly from Paris to Biarritz and train to SJPdP

a. Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Biarritz Airport (BIQ). Air France and Easy Jet provides service; or,

b. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Biarritz Airport (BIQ) Air France provides service.

The Chronoplus urban bus #14 leaves from the doors of Biarritz Airport and goes to Gare de Bayonne. Allow 40 minutes.

The SNCF TER train #62 travels from Bayonne to terminus at SJPdP. Sometimes the train goes from Bayonne to Cambo les Bains. Passengers to SJPdP then transfer to an SNCF operated bus at Cambo les Bains. Sometimes the entire route is serviced by a bus.

Biarritz Airport (BIQ)
http://en.biarritz.aeroport.fr/

Chronoplus
http://www.chronoplus.eu/

SNCF TER Aquitaine
http://www.ter-sncf.com/Regions/Aquitaine/fr/Default.aspx

2154 ~Option 2 - Train from Paris to SJPdP

TGV trains travel towards Bayonne from three train stations in Paris:

a. There is a TGV station located at Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2.

b. There is a TGV station located at Gare Montparnasse in central Paris. There is greater frequency of service from Gare Montparnasse than from CDG 2.

c. TGV trains from CDG 2 stop at Gare Massy.

SNCF TGV trains leave from Paris enroute to Bordeaux or Irun. Often there is a transfer required at Bordeaux. TGV trains from Bordeaux terminate in Irun. TER trains from Bordeaux terminate in Pau or Hendaye. If your train is bound for Pau another transfer is required at Dax. Trains bound for Hendaye or Irun stop in Bayonne.

SNCF Intercites night trains travel from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz to Hendaye and stop in Bayonne.

SNCF TER train #62 travels from Gare Bayonne to terminus at SJPdP. Sometimes the train goes from Bayonne to Cambo les Bains. Passengers to SJPdP then transfer to an SNCF operated bus at Cambo les Bains. Sometimes the entire route is serviced by a bus.

You will get limited results if you try to find a schedule for a train from Paris to SJPdP. I'd suggest planning your trip from Paris to Bayonne then Bayonne to SJPdP.

SNCF
http://www.sncf.com/

SNCF - train schedule and tickets:
http://www.voyages-sncf.com/billet-train/horaires

SNCF TER Aquitaine
http://www.ter-sncf.com/Regions/Aquitaine/fr/Default.aspx

2155 Train Stations between Paris and Bayonne

Gare Bordeaux - Saint Jean (Saint Jean is name of main station in Bordeaux)
http://www.gares-en-mouvement.com/en/frboj/accueil/

Gare Bordeaux - Saint Jean according to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de_Bordeaux-Saint-Jean

Gare de Dax
http://www.gares-en-mouvement.com/fr/fracg/accueil/

Gare de Bayonne
http://www.gares-en-mouvement.com/fr/frxby/accueil/

2156 Saint Jean Pied de Port

Saint Jean Pied de Port
http://www.st-jean-pied-de-port.fr/default.aspx

2157 Author's pick

If I were traveling to SJPdP by way of Paris I would:

a. Determine if it was cost effective and time effective to fly from Paris to Biarritz. Time effective means arriving in time to catch a train from Bayonne to SJPdP on the same day.

b. If arriving at CDG and taking the train is the better option ... take the train from CDG 2 if the schedule is viable.

c. If CDG 2 schedule doesn't work ... Take RER B train to St Michel and transfer to the Metro. Take the line 4 Metro to Montparnasse. Then board the TGV train originating from Montparnasse. There is more frequent service from Montparnasse.

d. If arriving at Orly ... take the Orly Val to station Antony and RER train to Massy.

 

[ASingleStep]

Thank you All. Wonderful supportive input. So grateful for this forum. So grateful to each of you for your insights. Buen Camino one and all.