janlinhart
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- 1.4.2024
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Thanks for the info. I checked the Express Bourricot airport shuttle now and as I understand it, there is a good chance to take taxi with another groupThere is a fairly frequent bus service from the airport to Bayonne station. About every 20 or 30 minutes. I think it is number 4. Though that may be a moot point if you are arriving on 31 March - you are aware that is Easter Sunday and a public holiday and so bus services are likely to be very limited or non-existent? In your position I would think of booking the Express Bourricot airport shuttle. The price varies with the number booked for a particular journey but in Easter week you can expect a lot of company.
PS: The last train from Bayonne to SJPDP on 31 March leaves at 19:30. Your plane arrives at 18:25? Cutting it a bit fine to get through the airport and reach Bayonne station on time.
Hi ! I was booked with them last May then my flight changed to a 18.45 arrival time; i informed them of this and was told their last pick up was 18.00!In your position I would think of booking the Express Bourricot airport shuttle
Ok I will ask them, thanks for the infoHi ! I was booked with them last May then my flight changed to a 18.45 arrival time; i informed them of this and was told their last pick up was 18.00!
janlinhart i would double check that this is still current info!
Ah -- good point. I had been about to suggest the little local bus lines (change at Saint-Palais), but those are unlikely to be working either.Though that may be a moot point if you are arriving on 31 March - you are aware that is Easter Sunday and a public holiday and so bus services are likely to be very limited or non-existent?
Easter Monday is not a holiday in France. Lundi de Pentecôte is a kind of semi-holiday, but on Easter Monday things thatr are closed are basically just those that are ordinarily closed on Mondays anyway.But definitely pay attention to the previous post about it being Easter, because it’s truly a holiday in France and Spain, usually including Monday, too.
Ah -- good point. I had been about to suggest the little local bus lines (change at Saint-Palais), but those are unlikely to be working either.
Easter Monday is not a holiday in France. Lundi de Pentecôte is a kind of semi-holiday, but on Easter Monday things thatr are closed are basically just those that are ordinarily closed on Mondays anyway.
No, Easter Monday is a public holiday in France.Ah -- good point. I had been about to suggest the little local bus lines (change at Saint-Palais), but those are unlikely to be working either.
Easter Monday is not a holiday in France. Lundi de Pentecôte is a kind of semi-holiday, but on Easter Monday things thatr are closed are basically just those that are ordinarily closed on Mondays anyway.
Wish I knew do that sooner but since I have my flight ticket for that day already, I will have to figure out a way to get to sjpp anyway. If the taxi on sunday doesnt work and I wont make it to the train in time, I will have to sleep over in biarritz/boyanne and on Monday, the train to sjpp will work hopefuly.No, Easter Monday is a public holiday in France.
Oh !! You're right.No, Easter Monday is a public holiday in France.
Hello Martin, you see very knowledgeable about this so I’m horning in with a question, forgive me in advance. Doing the Norte but starting in Biarritz in August and wondering, after reading your post…if we make our way from Pamplona and head to SJPDP, could we then catch a train to Bayonne then cab it to Biarritz? Scratching my head on getting ourselves to the start the simplest way. Thanks, MartinUnless you have timetable restrictions and are booked to stay in SJPdP that night, I wouldn’t rush. Biarritz is a fabulous town and well worthwhile spending an evening and overnight there. Given the arrival time of your flight being so late (could be delayed too!), I wouldn’t ‘sweat’ the onward journey…..relax and enjoy yourself. The following morning you can get a local bus from the town to Biarritz railway station (easy), there pick up a fast train (regular and no stop, duration about 12 mins) to Bayonne. You can then get the wonderful 2 carriage small train from Bayonne (just a platform change) direct to SJPdP and as it will be light, sit next to the window and watch the magnificent countryside and river valley pass by. You will arrive in town rested and invigorated and ready for your challenge up and over the Pyrenees……why rush ! Soak up the atmosphere in SJPdP for the rest of the day, visit the pilgrim office, stay over and start your pilgrimage the following morning.
In the last year or two they have been working on the train line from Bayonne and sometimes the small train was suspended……if that is still the case, they provide a large modern bus from just outside Bayonne station to take you to St Jean so just book your train ticket even if you can’t see any trains on the timetable.
Buen Camino!
Where are you flying to? I took a bus to Bayonne last year from Pamplona. (I walked the Francés with a small group of newbies up to Pamplona, then took a bus to Bayonne to start the Norte) Actually two buses because there was a change in San Sebastián.Hello Martin, you see very knowledgeable about this so I’m horning in with a question, forgive me in advance. Doing the Norte but starting in Biarritz in August and wondering, after reading your post…if we make our way from Pamplona and head to SJPDP, could we then catch a train to Bayonne then cab it to Biarritz? Scratching my head on getting ourselves to the start the simplest way. Thanks, Martin
I'm not Martin, but that sounds complicated ...Doing the Norte but starting in Biarritz in August and wondering, after reading your post…if we make our way from Pamplona and head to SJPDP, could we then catch a train to Bayonne then cab it to Biarritz? Scratching my head on getting ourselves to the start the simplest way.
My first (Camino) trip into Biarritz, the flight had to circle the airport a few times before landing. I was nervous about catching the train in Bayonne. Because I only had my carryon backpack I was able to get outside quickly where I found a line of taxi’s waiting. I hopped in one (fairly cheap fare) got me to Bayonne in no time. We arrived in SJPdP around 20:00 hrs. There is hope.Wish I knew do that sooner but since I have my flight ticket for that day already, I will have to figure out a way to get to sjpp anyway. If the taxi on sunday doesnt work and I wont make it to the train in time, I will have to sleep over in biarritz/boyanne and on Monday, the train to sjpp will work hopefuly.
Flying into Madrid. Thanks and apologies to the original poster for butting in. Buen Camino to youWhere are you flying to? I took a bus to Bayonne last year from Pamplona. (I walked the Francés with a small group of newbies up to Pamplona, then took a bus to Bayonne to start the Norte) Actually two buses because there was a change in San Sebastián.
I took the Express Bourricot option, shared with 5-6 others, made it very reasonable. My flight was delayed by 60’ and the EB team waited for us.Hey everyone, I am planning to fly to Biarritz on 31.3.2024, arriving at 18:25 and I am trying to figure out how to get to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port after arrival. I have heard that there is a bus from Biarritz airport to Bayonne and then there is a train to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. But looking at the timetable I have found, there is only one bus a day going to bayonne, but not sure if thats the correct timetable, does anyone know the number of the bus going from the airport?
I know that there is also this taxi coming directly from Biarritz but since I will be traveling solo, it would be quite expensive.
Thanks for any insights and buen camino
Also not Martin, but….Hello Martin, you see very knowledgeable about this so I’m horning in with a question, forgive me in advance. Doing the Norte but starting in Biarritz in August and wondering, after reading your post…if we make our way from Pamplona and head to SJPDP, could we then catch a train to Bayonne then cab it to Biarritz? Scratching my head on getting ourselves to the start the simplest way. Thanks, Martin
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