Hello there. First post on the forum. Hoping to get some tips on services that would ease our logistics, mainly to start and from finish of the Camino.
We are planning to bring our own bikes or a tandem. Here is the current plan, based on the newbie knowledge that we have please DO fill in the voids in our plan but skip telling us to rent bicycles.
Bikes in a bike case.
1.Fly to Madrid. That’s the easy part
2.Transport to Madrid train station with a bike box ? How? Busses? Taxi Minivans capable to transfer a bike case?
3.Take a train to Pamplona
4.Take a bus over the Pyrenees to the starting point (St.Jean de Pied?(sic))
5.Check into a bike friendly place (bike shop or ‘auberge’) where we can assemble our bike and ship our bike luggage to Santiago de Compostella to a bike friendly bike shop or ‘auberge’. ? ? ? Seeking recommendations please.
5.Do the tour in 10 days avoiding dirt paths ... take secondary roads ... wild camp if possible (I know there are limitations)
6.Arriving in Santiago. Show up where our bike box has been shipped to and disassemble the bicycle for transport.
7.Take a bus or train back to Madrid? Seeking recommendations here please.
It would be probably ideal if there was a bike touring company that transported bikes and luggage between start and end point of the Camino who we could hire to transport our bike luggage. If You know of some then please point me in the right direction.
Alternatively we would consider starting in Pamplona if the logistics made everything easier.
Thanks to anyone who would help us by posting answers. Cheers!
We are planning to bring our own bikes or a tandem. Here is the current plan, based on the newbie knowledge that we have please DO fill in the voids in our plan but skip telling us to rent bicycles.
Bikes in a bike case.
1.Fly to Madrid. That’s the easy part
2.Transport to Madrid train station with a bike box ? How? Busses? Taxi Minivans capable to transfer a bike case?
3.Take a train to Pamplona
4.Take a bus over the Pyrenees to the starting point (St.Jean de Pied?(sic))
5.Check into a bike friendly place (bike shop or ‘auberge’) where we can assemble our bike and ship our bike luggage to Santiago de Compostella to a bike friendly bike shop or ‘auberge’. ? ? ? Seeking recommendations please.
5.Do the tour in 10 days avoiding dirt paths ... take secondary roads ... wild camp if possible (I know there are limitations)
6.Arriving in Santiago. Show up where our bike box has been shipped to and disassemble the bicycle for transport.
7.Take a bus or train back to Madrid? Seeking recommendations here please.
It would be probably ideal if there was a bike touring company that transported bikes and luggage between start and end point of the Camino who we could hire to transport our bike luggage. If You know of some then please point me in the right direction.
Alternatively we would consider starting in Pamplona if the logistics made everything easier.
Thanks to anyone who would help us by posting answers. Cheers!