Biarritz Airport Hotel & Bus to Bayonne

[kay lee]

Hello everyone,

I always went directly from Biarritz to St. Jean by Bourricot Express, but this time it will be late and I want to stay overnight in the Briarritz Airport area. I see a few hotels nearby but none right at the airport. Have you tried any of them? Did you walk to the hotel through the parking lot and along the highway, or is there a convenient shuttle bus from the airport? Did you take a taxi and was the driver okay with such a short ride?

From this airport area, did you ever take a bus to the train station in Bayonne? On Google maps and on Rome2rio, the bus stops seem to be steps away via the highway. Were they okay to walk to? Some bus routes seem to end well before the Bayonne train station. If you didn't speak French, how were you able to determine where to get off?
Thank you for any and all responses. I love this forum!

 

[Dougie1982valley]

I stayed at the Inter Hotel Amarys which is a 2 minute walk from the airport, it’s very easy to get to and the staff are very helpful. Breakfast is hearty and the bar/restaurant serves up excellent local food and drinks. I shall stay there again this year without hesitation.

Also, across the main road from the hotel is a bus stop, you can catch a bus from there to biarritz train station and then onward to SJPDP. I found it very straightforward.

I’m sure there are other ways of doing it but that’s my little offering

BC.

 

[kay lee]

I stayed at the Inter Hotel Amarys which is a 2 minute walk from the airport, it’s very easy to get to and the staff are very helpful. Breakfast is hearty and the bar/restaurant serves up excellent local food and drinks. I shall stay there again this year without hesitation.

Also, across the main road from the hotel is a bus stop, you can catch a bus from there to biarritz train station and then onward to SJPDP. I found it very straightforward.

I’m sure there are other ways of doing it but that’s my little offering

BC.

Thank you very much for your response! The bus timetable is very nice. I noticed the bus company's online site is also quite useful.

 

[mspath]

Anglet airport serves both Biarritz and Bayonne.
For ease of getting to Saint Jean Pied de Port it would be best to spend the night in Bayonne and travel to SJPdP the next morning.

In Bayonne the simple
Hotel Monte Carlo is good inexpensive choice located opposite the rr station. Nice cafe and resto also. Here is their web .

From Biarritz airport (Anglet) take a Chronopost bus 14 to the BAYONNE rr station (Gare SNCF).
Travel time is roughly 30 minutes.

At Bayonne station take a regional TER line 62 train to SJPdP.

Generally there are several TER line 62 trains from Bayonne to SJPdP each day.
For current schedule see
https://www.ter.sncf.com/aquitaine


Bon voyage and Buen camino!

 

[kay lee]

Anglet airport serves both Biarritz and Bayonne.
For ease of getting to Saint Jean Pied de Port it would be best to spend the night in Bayonne and travel to SJPdP the next morning.

In Bayonne the simple
Hotel Monte Carlo is good inexpensive choice located opposite the rr station. Nice cafe and resto also. Here is their web .

From Biarritz airport (Anglet) take a Chronopost bus 14 to the BAYONNE rr station (Gare SNCF).
Travel time is roughly 30 minutes.

At Bayonne station take a regional TER line 62 train to SJPdP.

Generally there are several TER line 62 trains from Bayonne to SJPdP each day.
For current schedule see
https://www.ter.sncf.com/aquitaine


Bon voyage and Buen camino!

Thank you for the alternative options information.

 

[IngridF]

Hello everyone,

I always went directly from Biarritz to St. Jean by Bourricot Express, but this time it will be late and I want to stay overnight in the Briarritz Airport area. I see a few hotels nearby but none right at the airport. Have you tried any of them? Did you walk to the hotel through the parking lot and along the highway, or is there a convenient shuttle bus from the airport? Did you take a taxi and was the driver okay with such a short ride?

From this airport area, did you ever take a bus to the train station in Bayonne? On Google maps and on Rome2rio, the bus stops seem to be steps away via the highway. Were they okay to walk to? Some bus routes seem to end well before the Bayonne train station. If you didn't speak French, how were you able to determine where to get off?
Thank you for any and all responses. I love this forum!

Took the bus straight from airport to Bayonne. ...1 Euro in 2012

 

[Glenshiro]

There are lots of different combinations. My preference is to spend the night in Bayonne, which has a wide choice of hotels and restaurants. Bus C (referred to by Dougie1982valley) will take you from the airport to Bayonne Mairie (Bayonne Town Hall - the buses have screens on board which tell you the name of the next stop, and a voice announces it, too.)

Bus 14 (per mspath) also goes there, by a different, and less direct, route. (No longer goes to Bayonne Gare.) In either case, it's a short and pretty walk across the bridge over the River Adour to Bayonne station and a number of cheap hotels. (I have stayed in The Cote Basque, which was good.) You can see the bridge from the Mairie.

Timetables (in English) here.

If you don't speak French, smile winningly and ask "Bayonne Gare, s'il vous plait?" and someone will direct you.

Have a good trip!