Mark2012
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (2012, 2014) Camino Finisterre (2012, 2013, 2014) Camino Portugues (2013), Camino del Norte (2015)
Hello all,
A friend and I are hopefully going to be doing a couple of weeks on the Frances in mid-to-late March, and are currently looking at the best options for travelling over.
My friend has been doing the Camino in stages and hopes to finish the full route this year by walking from Belorado to O Cebreiro. It may seem odd at first glance that she won't be finishing in Santiago, but this is how it has worked out and she's not overly bothered by it. She joined me from O Cebreiro as I was walking the full route in 2012 and we went on to Santiago and the coast, then in 2014 she walked from St Jean to Belorado,. hence starting there this time!
Anyway, we're looking at our flight options, one of which is to fly direct from Dublin to Biarritz on March 17, arriving at around 12.30pm, which looks nice on paper. However, I'm wondering what would be the best way to get from Biarritz Airport to Belorado. Based on a web search, it looks like a long bus ride via Bilbao, of about 5 hours. Depending on when the first bus leaves after arriving, it might be 6 or 7pm before we get to Belorao. All in all, it doesn't feel very attractive, so I'm wondering if anyone might be aware of a better (faster!) way to get to Belorado from the airport?
Our other alternative is to overnight in London on March 17th, get a morning flight to Bilbao on the 18th and get a bus to Belorado from there. There's nothing wrong with that idea, but a direct flight from Ireland would be more convenient and, in this instance, would also offer us an extra day!
Thank you in advance for all suggestions!
A friend and I are hopefully going to be doing a couple of weeks on the Frances in mid-to-late March, and are currently looking at the best options for travelling over.
My friend has been doing the Camino in stages and hopes to finish the full route this year by walking from Belorado to O Cebreiro. It may seem odd at first glance that she won't be finishing in Santiago, but this is how it has worked out and she's not overly bothered by it. She joined me from O Cebreiro as I was walking the full route in 2012 and we went on to Santiago and the coast, then in 2014 she walked from St Jean to Belorado,. hence starting there this time!
Anyway, we're looking at our flight options, one of which is to fly direct from Dublin to Biarritz on March 17, arriving at around 12.30pm, which looks nice on paper. However, I'm wondering what would be the best way to get from Biarritz Airport to Belorado. Based on a web search, it looks like a long bus ride via Bilbao, of about 5 hours. Depending on when the first bus leaves after arriving, it might be 6 or 7pm before we get to Belorao. All in all, it doesn't feel very attractive, so I'm wondering if anyone might be aware of a better (faster!) way to get to Belorado from the airport?
Our other alternative is to overnight in London on March 17th, get a morning flight to Bilbao on the 18th and get a bus to Belorado from there. There's nothing wrong with that idea, but a direct flight from Ireland would be more convenient and, in this instance, would also offer us an extra day!
Thank you in advance for all suggestions!