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Unless you know how to get to Hotel Anjou in the dark, a taxi is probably your best bet! The next day you can take a taxi or city bus to the Bayonne train station for the train to SJPdP. It does not take reservations; seats are first come, first serve with standing room when necessary. Buen camino.
Trains on the 15th, Bayonne to St Jean. 7:45, 11:10, 14:55, 18:06. Takes about an hour. Costs around €10. Short walk into the centre from St Jean train station. I'd recommend getting to the station at least 30 mins before departure if you don't have a ticket. There are often long queues. There are machines where you can buy tickets at all stations too. Touch screen. If you don't know French there is an English option button.
I think this info may be confusing for Danny. I just looked up Hotel Anjou and it appears it is in Biarritz not Bayonne. He said he is staying there on the night of 14th, and in St Jean night of 15th, so he is in no hurry at all.
Danny - I suggest you get a taxi to your hotel when you arrive, it will be late and you don't need the hassle of buses after a long flight. Have the name and address of your hotel written down, to give the driver. (btw, the map on the hotel's website seems to be wrong) Have cash in Euros, and avoid the 50 note, people don't trust it or claim they don't have change.
Have a look on the SNCF website for trains from Biarritz to St Jean Pied de Port. Looks like there are 4 a day, it takes about 1 and a half hours and you'll need to change trains at Bayonne. So no hassles here. You'll probably need to get a cab to the train station in Biarritz, it's not right in the centre.
If you have a reservation at the albergue in St Jean, you don't particularly need to set out at the crack of dawn either. Might be nicer to pack your bag and leave it with the hotel reception, go for a swim on the beach in Biarritz in the morning - it's one of the most famous in Europe, or a wander about. Then collect your bag and go to St Jean on the 14:09 train.
You'll be in St Jean in plenty of time for a stroll around, get your Credential from the pilgrim office, have dinner and early to bed for starting in the morning.
Alternatively, if you want to go to mass in St Jean, can anyone advise what time Danny would need to be there?
You're welcome. Everything gets much less complicated once you start walking! And September to October is a gorgeous time to be going.
Amen to that! You will be ahead of me by six days. I leave SJPdP on the 21st. I too am looking forward to just doing it. Buen CaminoDanny,
My dad and I are also spending the day in SJPP on the 15th before we begin walking on the 16th! We'll be staying in Beilari. Hope to meet you!
And yeah, these last minute details are overwhelming to me too. Looking forward to some simplicity.
Beth
Which look just like my early April photos!!!Here are some of my September / October photos for you...
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Welcome Danny and Buen Camino!
Hello, everyone!
Danny Fox from New Lenox, Illinois, United States, here. On Septembre 14th, I will be landing in the Biarritz Airport to embark on my very first Camino. St. Jean to Compostella. *gulp* As I've been learning, we are all on this for a reason. No one walks the way by accident. There are a million setbacks I've encountered, so I have decided to take the reigns on my life and take a pilgrimage for my soul. Let me tell you I could not be more nervous and extremely excited! You've all helped so much the past few months.
I was wondering if anyone would have advice for last-minute details. I will be arriving on the 14th at 7:15pm. I figured that is a bit late, so I will be staying my first and only night in an actual hotel, the Hotel Anjou. Would you recommend a cab from the airport to the Hotel? Then, in the morning, I will depart for St. Jean. What do you recommend there? A cab? Or I've heard there may be a train? Once in St. Jean, I will stay there in an albergue and have a second day of getting my bearings and dealing with jetlag. And then, on Septembre 16th, I start my journey on the Camino!! Anywho, if cabs are recommended, how do I go about getting one in a foreign country? Will there be information or people to ask at the airport and hotel?
Thank you all SO very much for your time and hope to see some of you along the way.
Buen Camino,
Peace and love,
Danny Fox
Love it, indeed hope the walk is a no brainer!!!The hardest part of my Camino was logistics getting SJPdP plane and train and getting from Santiago back home. Walking the Camino was a no brainer. Just don't stop walking until reach your destination.
I am convinced, thank youJust uploaded a photo of the cute and shiny little train that goes from Bayonne to SJPP.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...rain-from-bayonne-to-sjpp-fond-memories.5482/
Travel with style, use the train instead of a non-descript taxi.
(And it is just 10 euros, if you want to know.)
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