James van Hemert
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino de Frances April 2022
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Thanks -- good idea to share this! I didn't think to email them for confirmation, but this was why I decided to just start from Pamplona a few weeks ago rather than waste any of my precious few walking days trying to get to France.
TaxiHow are you supposed to get from Pamplona to St Jean if this bus
is not going?
How are you supposed to get from Pamplona to St Jean if this bus is not going?
PLM Autocares has a Pamplona-Valcarlos-Arnéguy bus that runs all year with service on Tuesdays and Fridays (but not if a holiday.) The bus leaves Pamplona at 11:00 and is scheduled to arrive in Valcarlos at 12:30 and Arnéguy at 12:45.
I read it the same way. It sounds a little odd but that may be due to the translation/using a foreign language. They publish their bus timetables for next year at some point in time, it may or may not be the same as this year's timetables and they simply don't want to commit to anything.My read on this is that they may or may not resume service. They will let the world know if they do. Anyone have a more nuanced read on this? Is this how they would respond every year?
If the bus is not an option, a taxi shared between 4-6 people might be a good option. In ‘14, it was less expensive and more convenient!I received a prompt and friendly response from Alsa to my inquiry about when bus service would resume between Pomplona and St. Jean Pied de Port. The Google English translation I paste below. My read on this is that they may or may not resume service. They will let the world know if they do. Anyone have a more nuanced read on this? Is this how they would respond every year?
Dear Mr. Vanhemert
In response to your query reference 29472072 .
We are not currently running the Pamplona- Saint Jean Pie Port route, nor do we have information on when, if done, the service will resume. If it is finally done, which is usually the case, we will inform through the official media, web, etc ...
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Who says you are supposed to start in SJPP? Start walking where you can, which might be Pamplona.How are you supposed to get from Pamplona to St Jean if this bus
is not going?
can you provide contact information for Caminofacil? seems like a good idea to plan to use this service, especially as there will be 4 of us.For our four caminos, the first three we took the bus from Pamplona to St Jean. In 2015, we took an afternoon bus and arrived late afternoon. Not ideal since this limits time in St Jean for the day when we start hiking the following day. In 2017 and 2019, we took the bus from Pamplona bus station departing at 10:00 am and arriving in St Jean around 11:30. This was ideal. For our 2021 camino, I checked departure times frequently but only the 2 pm departure was available. So I bit the bullet and we took a taxi from the service Annie mentioned. It was great! The taxi picked us up right in front of our Pamplona hotel and dropped us off at Hotel Central in St Jean. It was a rainy, miserable day, but the driver was superb. With tip we paid around 105 euros. Well worth the expense.
With Cindi's stress fracture, I think her caminos will not continue. As I look ahead to 2023, I will likely hike solo and start from Pamplona.
Bob
Google provides!can you provide contact information for Caminofacil? seems like a good idea to plan to use this service, especially as there will be 4 of us.
There are a number of other companies that provide this service, including Correos, the Spanish Post Office.can you provide contact information for Caminofacil? seems like a good idea to plan to use this service, especially as there will be 4 of us.
I stayed with Istvan and Barbara at Corazón Puro in 2016. It was the perfect introduction to my first Camino.On my first Camino in 2015, I stayed in a private albergue in Bizkarrete. It was run by a Hungarian couple that picked their guest's up at the Pamplona train station and the next morning they would load everyone up in their van and transport us all to SJPDP. It was a very stress free way to start a camino.
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