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Hi FPerez,First time camino walker requesting information:
My wife an an I are planning to walk the camino this fall starting on September. Will be flying to Pamplona and from there getting to St Jean De Pied De Port. Need to know how to get from the Pamplona airport to the city and from there how to get to St Jean De Pied De Port from there. We are retired on our 60's and traveling on a budget. Would appreciate advise and information.
Fortunato and Rosemary
The Rome2Rio app for your smart phone is also really useful (and free). Strongly recommend it.Fperez,
Welcome to the Forum.
A useful source for all travel links is
www.Rome2Rio.com
Hit the blue type for a link.
Their web shows:
1. many buses from Pamplona airport to the bus station in Pamplona every day.
2. one bus from Pamplona to Saint Jean Pied de Port run by Alsa each day.
Good luck with your plans and
Buen camino to you and your wife.
I was also 64 when I walked my first Camino last year. I split the first stage by stopping at Orisson. I wanted the challenge of walking over the Pyrenees in one day but decided to play on the side of caution and pleased that I did. I took 32 days to complete the Francés and did suffer from tendinitis for the final 8 days. It was, however, one of the most amazing things I have ever done and has left me looking forward to me second in October. Buen CaminoJust to reassure those oldies that are thinking of walking the camino. I started in St Jean in the month of May in excellent weather. I was 64 years of age. Starting at 6.30 am, I reached Ronscvalles at 12 30pm, 6 hours later. I went on to reach SdeC in 30 days. I had trained in the hills of Wicklow for some time before the event, which prepared me well. Without walking the hills with a backpack, similar to that which you would carry on the camino, the first day could be a bit of a shock. Whilst I considered myself quite fit for the journey, walkers of similar vintage turned up in the villages that I was staying in each day. We got to know each other quite well, along the way and we celebrated on reaching SdeC. The key to enjoying the walk is to prepare. Climb the hills for a few weeks before you head off. Also walk at your own pace, do not walk at a pace that is quicker than your own, in order to keep up with another walker. Let them off, you will meet again. I did not drink water from local supplies. I carried bottled water all the time. Buen Camino
And there's nothing wrong with enjoying more time in the Pyrenees!I wanted the challenge of walking over the Pyrenees in one day but decided to play on the side of caution and pleased that I did.
The bus station in Pamplona is below street level with no obvious markings. Look for building on sidewalk with an escalator going down. I wandered above it for sometime and gps never said go down.First time camino walker requesting information:
My wife an an I are planning to walk the camino this fall starting on September. Will be flying to Pamplona and from there getting to St Jean De Pied De Port. Need to know how to get from the Pamplona airport to the city and from there how to get to St Jean De Pied De Port from there. We are retired on our 60's and traveling on a budget. Would appreciate advise and information.
Fortunato and Rosemary
Don't write St, or SJPdP will not be found. Spell the word out as Saint, although when I tried it I could see SJPdP listed as an option after just typing the first three letters, sai.Check the ALSA bus schedule at alsa.com -- there is also an ALSA app for phones.
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