Biarritz - St.Jean Sunday June 1st

[celtictrekker]

Hi I'm flying Dublin - Biarritz June 1st. arrival time is 14.45. Can anyone recommend best transport to St.Jean, as its Sunday I know my options are limited. All suggestions appreciated
Buen Camino....

 

[whariwharangi]

Biarritz Aiport
http://www.biarritz.aeroport.fr/

Chronoplus #14 to Gare Bayonne
http://www.chronoplus.eu/

TER Aquitaine. The train Bayonne to SJPdP - currently bus service - #62
http://www.ter-sncf.com/regions/aquitaine/fr/default.aspx

Transport64 - Gare Bayonne to St Palais #811. St Palais to SJPdP #810.
http://www.transports64.fr/transports-64?lang=fr

 

[celtictrekker]

Thanks for info whariwharangi, much appreciated

 

[MickMac]

Get 14 Bus to Bayonne Gare only 1 euro, then train to SJPP 10 euro one way, at moment train is down due to landslide on line it has a bus connection but repair is expected in a few weeks.

Buen Camino

 

[mlouiset]

Pamplona to SJPD may 25th. Suggestions for getting there??

 

[Loli]

Hi there.,
I'm flying in thurs and I contacted Caroline in express burricot. They run a transfer service from Biarritz to SJPDP. I have to enquire about cost but I have requested shared transport to reduce the cost. Worth contacting her otherwise from reading other helpful posts here theres a train service from Bayonne too. Best of luck

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Hi I'm flying Dublin - Biarritz June 1st. arrival time is 14.45. Can anyone recommend best transport to St.Jean, as its Sunday I know my options are limited. All suggestions appreciated
Buen Camino....

 

[whariwharangi]

Pamplona to SJPD may 25th. Suggestions for getting there??

ALSA provides seasonal bus service through its subsidiary Conda from Pamplona to St Jean Pied de Port. The bus travels via Roncesvalles and Valcarlos. The bus returns to Pamplona after arriving in SJPdP.

The bus stops at the junction of Route d'Arneguy and Route d'Uhart.

At time of writing the bus from Pamplona to SJPdP runs daily 1730 17 March to 30 September 2014 and 1430 1 June to 30 Sept 2014. The schedule is typically updated a month in advance of changes. Use the ALSA international tab and click the 'query without date' button.

ALSA
https://www.alsa.es/

Conda
http://www.conda.es/

Otherwise go to Bayonne via Irun. There are 4 trains and 3 buses Bayonne to SJPdP most days.

 

[celtictrekker]

Get 14 Bus to Bayonne Gare only 1 euro, then train to SJPP 10 euro one way, at moment train is down due to landslide on line it has a bus connection but repair is expected in a few weeks.

Buen Camino

Thanks Mick. 2 weeks to go and the journey begins

 

[celtictrekker]

Pamplona to SJPD may 25th. Suggestions for getting there??

I'm not sure Louise as I fly into Biarritz, you will be about a week ahead of me so i doubt our paths will cross, wish you well Buen Camino

 

[celtictrekker]

Hi there.,
I'm flying in thurs and I contacted Caroline in express burricot. They run a transfer service from Biarritz to SJPDP. I have to enquire about cost but I have requested shared transport to reduce the cost. Worth contacting her otherwise from reading other helpful posts here theres a train service from Bayonne too. Best of luck

Thanks Loli, i'll check out cost of express burricot, best of luck to you too
Buen Camino

 

[naplesdon]

Hi I'm flying Dublin - Biarritz June 1st. arrival time is 14.45. Can anyone recommend best transport to St.Jean, as its Sunday I know my options are limited. All suggestions appreciated
Buen Camino....

Attention to Ivar and the moderators: This question is like a broken record, week after week from pilgrims arriving in Bayonne. Is there some way to provide a handy link to provide the current transportation information so other members don't have to re-post the same notices day after day. Margaret and Whariwharagi are heroes doing this several times a week.

 

[celtictrekker]

Attention to Ivar and the moderators: This question is like a broken record, week after week from pilgrims arriving in Bayonne. Is there some way to provide a handy link to provide the current transportation information so other members don't have to re-post the same notices day after day. Margaret and Whariwharagi are heroes doing this several times a week.

I agree, with so much information about the Camino this seems to be the most asked question

 

[whariwharangi]

Attention to Ivar and the moderators: This question is like a broken record, week after week from pilgrims arriving in Bayonne. Is there some way to provide a handy link to provide the current transportation information so other members don't have to re-post the same notices day after day. Margaret and Whariwharagi are heroes doing this several times a week.

The information is posted. Margaret has a lot of posts as do others. I don't know how you would direct people to the information though. No big deal ... I just cut, paste, and tailor it to the question.

I've put it in the following posts.

Its here:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/comm...-travel-information-for-the-lost-pilgrim.166/

and here:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/comm...ravel-from-madrid-to-sjpdp-via-bayonne.23517/

and here:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/comm...useful-links-for-travel-paris-to-sjpdp.23274/

and here:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/comm...-links-for-travel-from-london-to-sjpdp.23382/

 

[naplesdon]

D'accord!

 

[MickMac]

Attention to Ivar and the moderators: This question is like a broken record, week after week from pilgrims arriving in Bayonne. Is there some way to provide a handy link to provide the current transportation information so other members don't have to re-post the same notices day after day. Margaret and Whariwharagi are heroes doing this several times a week.

I Agree Don, another problem I spotted last week while waiting to board my plane from Biarritz, as some English pilgrims got off plane they looked lost not knowing were to go next. I directed them to 14 Bus no one seemed to help! they asked taxi drivers but they were uninterested in carrying more than five as the pilgrims requested.

Biarritz airport gets a lot of business from the Camino maybe a customer care officer with time tables for connections to SJPP or other distinations as planes land, could help the situation ?.

 

[naplesdon]

I Agree Don, another problem I spotted last week while waiting to board my plane from Biarritz, as some English pilgrims got off plane they looked lost not knowing were to go next. I directed them to 14 Bus no one seemed to help! they asked taxi drivers but they were uninterested in carrying more than five as the pilgrims requested.

Biarritz airport gets a lot of business from the Camino maybe a customer care officer with time tables for connections to SJPP or other distinations as planes land, could help the situation ?.

I certainly hope you are not suggesting there is a business opportunity here because in France we seem to ignore the obvious, even when it's shoved in our face.
BTW, I am retired on Social Security and restricted from working in France, so says my long stay visa!

 

[whariwharangi]

I Agree Don, another problem I spotted last week while waiting to board my plane from Biarritz, as some English pilgrims got off plane they looked lost not knowing were to go next. I directed them to 14 Bus no one seemed to help! they asked taxi drivers but they were uninterested in carrying more than five as the pilgrims requested.

Biarritz airport gets a lot of business from the Camino maybe a customer care officer with time tables for connections to SJPP or other distinations as planes land, could help the situation ?.

The Biarritz Airport website is quite helpful. It even has an English language page. The website indicates there is an Airport Information desk.

Biarritz Airport handled over 1 million passengers last year. The statistics indicate 30000 people start their walk in SJPdP; a drop in the bucket and thats assuming a large percentage travel by way of BIQ.

Having driven a taxi I can tell you that a taxi driver is not earning cash if the meter is not running. He's not a tourist information booth on wheels.

 

[MickMac]

It pays to be helpful and courteous a kind word goes a long way not everything revolves around money

 

[whariwharangi]

Attention to Ivar and the moderators: This question is like a broken record, week after week from pilgrims arriving in Bayonne. Is there some way to provide a handy link to provide the current transportation information so other members don't have to re-post the same notices day after day. Margaret and Whariwharagi are heroes doing this several times a week.

The specific link now exists:

http://www.caminodesantiago.me/comm...itz-airport-to-saint-jean-pied-de-port.26532/

 

[naplesdon]

I Agree Don, another problem I spotted last week while waiting to board my plane from Biarritz, as some English pilgrims got off plane they looked lost not knowing were to go next. I directed them to 14 Bus no one seemed to help! they asked taxi drivers but they were uninterested in carrying more than five as the pilgrims requested.

Biarritz airport gets a lot of business from the Camino maybe a customer care officer with time tables for connections to SJPP or other distinations as planes land, could help the situation ?.

I certainly hope you are not suggesting there is a business opportunity here because in France we seem to ignore the obvious, even when it's shoved in our face.
BTW, I am retired on Social Security and restricted from working in France, so says my long stay visa!

 

[naplesdon]

Whariwharangi says, Biarritz Airport handled over 1 million passengers last year. The statistics indicate 30000 people start their walk in SJPdP; a drop in the bucket and thats assuming a large percentage travel by way of BIQ.
That is an interesting statistic, the vas majority of those million visitors come here in July and August to enjoy our beaches when our population nearly triples. Of the 30000 pilgrims who start in SJPdP I would imagine the majority of them come by rail and not by plane.

 

[MickMac]

The specific link now exists:

http://www.caminodesantiago.me/comm...itz-airport-to-saint-jean-pied-de-port.26532/

I stand corrected