Bilbao to Pamplona

nickymunch

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• Feb 2, 2022

• #1

HI everyone, can anyone give me advice on travelling from Bilbao to Pamplona as this is where i plan to start my camino so to avoid entering France and beginning in SJPdP ( as i assume travel complications from London due to covid)?
i read that i can bus to San Sebastian then train to Pamplona, i just wondered if there may have been other options.
All the best
Nicky

 

Tincatinker

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• Feb 2, 2022

• #2

Rome2rio.com suggests a direct bus as the fastest and least expensive. Depending, as always, on your actual travel dates.
You could walk it if so inclined there are way marked routes

 

oursonpolaire

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• Feb 2, 2022

• #3

I've taken the train and quite enjoyed it as it goes through some very scenic areas. Mind you, I always prefer the train.

 

WestKirsty

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• Feb 2, 2022

• #4

There's a direct bus from Bilbao to Pamplona with the company La Union. https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/

I've taken this bus several times and it's 2 hours and about 15 euros.

No need to go to San Sebastian! Unless of course you'd want to visit it first!

 

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Catharine Sowerby

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• Feb 3, 2022

• #5

If you arrive by plane, the bus between Bilboa and San Sebastián stops at the airport, so I’d recommend taking this leg of your journey into account.

 

Audtrekker 1

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• Feb 3, 2022

• #6

Take bus no.3247 from outside arrivals at Bilbao airport to bus terminal In Bilbao. There you can take a bus to Pamplona. The bus leaves the airport very regularly and takes about 25 mins to the bus station.

 

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Robi Diaz De Vivar

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• Feb 3, 2022

• #7

nickymunch said:

HI everyone, can anyone give me advice on travelling from Bilbao to Pamplona as this is where i plan to start my camino so to avoid entering France and beginning in SJPdP ( as i assume travel complications from London due to covid)?
i read that i can bus to San Sebastian then train to Pamplona, i just wondered if there may have been other options.
All the best
Nicky

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There are a few buses per day directly via Vitoria. The bus company is Alsa. I used it for my first CF worked brilliantly.

 

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Bjarne Rasmussen

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• Feb 3, 2022

• #8

nickymunch said:

HI everyone, can anyone give me advice on travelling from Bilbao to Pamplona as this is where i plan to start my camino so to avoid entering France and beginning in SJPdP ( as i assume travel complications from London due to covid)?
i read that i can bus to San Sebastian then train to Pamplona, i just wondered if there may have been other options.
All the best
Nicky

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There's a bus driving from Bilbao to Pamplona, with several options and time frames and there is also a train but then you'll have to change on the way in Miranda de Ebro i think it is.
I downloaded the omio app and ordered and paid my ticket there.
Leaving Bilbao on February the 27 this year.

 

nickymunch

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• Feb 3, 2022

• #9

Tincatinker said:

Rome2rio.com suggests a direct bus as the fastest and least expensive. Depending, as always, on your actual travel dates.
You could walk it if so inclined there are way marked routes

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Thanks… do you have any suggestions on where I can find the walking routes?

 

nickymunch

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• Feb 3, 2022

• #10

Thanks everyone for your suggestions

 

Tom Hagger

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• Feb 5, 2022

• #11

Nickymunch, I thoroughly recommend La Vía Verde Plazaola, which goes from Andoain to Pamplona. This is a walk of three days. Most of the route is on a disused railway track alongside a river and is spectacular in many places, There are several tunnels, so you need a torch, There is an albergé near Andoain, and very reasonably priced hotels at Leitza and Irurtzun, both with excellent menus for pilgrims. Full information is available from the Tourist Office at Pamplona, the staff of which were very helpful when I emailed them (in English). When I walked it two years ago, I joined the Camino del Norte by following the cycle path to San Sebastian; but it would be quicker for you to follow the Camino del Norte from Bilbao to Zarautz (4 days), leaving you a fairly pleasant road walk of 21 km to Andoain. The total from Bilboa to Pamplona would be eight days of superb and varied scenery, the last three of which are perfectly flat. If you would like fuller details of the itinerary from Andoain to Pamplona, feel free to ask and I can send you copies of various PDF files. Buen Camino! Tom

 

nickymunch

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• Feb 5, 2022

• #12

Tom Hagger said:

Nickymunch, I thoroughly recommend La Vía Verde Plazaola, which goes from Andoain to Pamplona. This is a walk of three days. Most of the route is on a disused railway track alongside a river and is spectacular in many places, There are several tunnels, so you need a torch, There is an albergé near Andoain, and very reasonably priced hotels at Leitza and Irurtzun, both with excellent menus for pilgrims. Full information is available from the Tourist Office at Pamplona, the staff of which were very helpful when I emailed them (in English). When I walked it two years ago, I joined the Camino del Norte by following the cycle path to San Sebastian; but it would be quicker for you to follow the Camino del Norte from Bilbao to Zarautz (4 days), leaving you a fairly pleasant road walk of 21 km to Andoain. The total from Bilboa to Pamplona would be eight days of superb and varied scenery, the last three of which are perfectly flat. If you would like fuller details of the itinerary from Andoain to Pamplona, feel free to ask and I can send you copies of various PDF files. Buen Camino! Tom

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Thanks for this response, I’d love that pdf , can you post it here or would you need my email address?
The way described sounds brilliant
Burn Camino

 

Tom Hagger

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• Feb 5, 2022

• #13

nickymunch said:

Thanks for this response, I’d love that pdf , can you post it here or would you need my email address?
The way described sounds brilliant
Burn Camino

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And email address would be best, Nickymunch. (Edited on the advice of Kirkie (below) to remove email address, as a private message is to be preferred.)

 

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Tom Hagger

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• Feb 5, 2022

• #14

Nickymunch, an email that appeared to come from you arrived in my Junk Box. Without reading it properly, I pressed Move to Inbox, and it disappeared completely! Perhaps you could send it again. Tom

 

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• Feb 5, 2022

• #15

Private messages are the better option, email addresses are not encouraged for privacy reasons. If you could edit your post, Tom, to remove your email address, that would be good.

 

Tom Hagger

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• Feb 5, 2022

• #16

Thanks, Kirkie. I was not aware of that. Message edited, although emails successfully exchanged already. Tom

 

Canche

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• Feb 6, 2022

• #17

oursonpolaire said:

I've taken the train and quite enjoyed it as it goes through some very scenic areas. Mind you, I always prefer the train.

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Me too. They have bathrooms and little bars to get food and beer or wine.

 

C clearly

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• Feb 6, 2022

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nickymunch said:

I’d love that pdf , can you post it here or would you need my email address?

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PDF and JPG files can be attached to private Conversations and to regular posts on the forum, using the "Attach files" link at the bottom of the new post window. For most other types of files, you need to use email, but you should share the email addresses by private Conversation.

 

Tom Hagger

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• Feb 6, 2022

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Thanks, C Clearly. I live and learn! Tom

 

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Alex M

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• Feb 11, 2022

• #20

nickymunch said:

HI everyone, can anyone give me advice on travelling from Bilbao to Pamplona as this is where i plan to start my camino so to avoid entering France and beginning in SJPdP ( as i assume travel complications from London due to covid)?
i read that i can bus to San Sebastian then train to Pamplona, i just wondered if there may have been other options.
All the best
Nicky

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I got a direct bus from Bilbao. It took two hours and left at 10am - obviously you would need to check timetable. There was a hotel right near the Bilbao bus station, a bit spartan but just across the road, two minutes away - Hotel Estadio, 60 euros.