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Sharni said:Hi Heather, I'm not sure if this is what you're after but what we are doing is we fly into CDG and are catching the TGV train from the CDG airport station. Which is apparently below the terminal we arrive at. The TGV will take us to Bayonne and we will get the local train SNCF? to SJPDP.
Cheers Sharni
methodist.pilgrim.98 said:Sharni if you have weblinks to a booking site I think Heather would find them useful if you posted them.
Sharni said:Hi Heather, I'm not sure if this is what you're after but what we are doing is we fly into CDG and are catching the TGV train from the CDG airport station. Which is apparently below the terminal we arrive at. The TGV will take us to Bayonne and we will get the local train SNCF? to SJPDP.
Cheers Sharni
methodist.pilgrim.98 said:Heather your post is a little confusing.
Dave,I'm flying from Cairns Au. to Paris on 1'April via Japan.
Every airport has a three letter code. Sometimes the three letters actually stand for something. In the case of CDG it stands for Charles de Gaulle Airport (aka Roissy), one of two major airports serving Paris.
CDG 2 means Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal 2.
SJPdP is a commonly used acronym (particularly amongst pilgrims) for Saint Jean Pied de Port. We are usually too lazy to type it out in full as is the manner of acronyms.
TGV means 'Train a Grand Vitesse' (which translates as high speed train)
There are 6 major train stations in Paris (plus the TGV station at CDG2). Trains from CDG2 and Gare Montparnasse go to Bordeaux. A transfer is sometimes but not always needed at Bordeaux to continue towards Irun. The train to Irun stops in Bayonne. Another train goes from Bayonne to SJPdP.
Gare du Nord is also one of the 6 major train stations in Paris. If you were at CDG and were planning to catch a train leaving from Montparnasse you would need to take an RER Light Rail Transit train to Gare du Nord and a metro train (line 4) from Gare du Nord to Montparnasse Bienvenue station. Its a 15 minute walk from the metro to the train at Montparnasse station. There are no trains bound for Bayonne from Gare du Nord.
You can book ahead or buy a ticket at the station for the train from Paris to Bayonne.
You cannot book ahead for the train from Bayonne to SJPdP ... it is run more as a commuter train.
Hi Dave,My flight ... arrives in Paris at 3.50 a.m.!!
dear Whariwarangi,
Thanks for you lucid explanation of the code meaning. I have just noticed that to help me be even more of a 'grouch' I will be arriving in Paris at 3.50 in the morning. On the other hand if I manage with a short sleep at the airport hotel I will be able to see France in daylight. I hitch-hiked down the West of France years ago: like most places it has probably changed for the worst.
I have a question and need some help please:
Is there a Bus from Biarritz to SJPdP or should I catch the train back to Bayonne (to get a train from there to SJPdP)?
I will be flying into Biarritz and want to make sure what my options are
thank you!
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From Biarritz airport take a Chronopost bus 14 to the BAYONNE rr station (Gare SNCF). For times see >> http://www.chronoplus.eu/ At Bayonne station take a regional TER line 62 train to SJPdP. For time until July 2014 >> http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/trains-bayonne-to-sjpdp-current-2014-timetable.23855/ Generally there are several TER line 62 trains from Bayonne to SJPdP each day. There are NO reserved seats; seating is open as on a tram or metro. The cost to SJPdP from Bayonne is about 10 euros. SJPdP is the last stop; journey time roughly 1 1/2 hours. The TER train also transports bikes.
The other option is to take the "Air France" shuttle bus to Orly airport and fly to Biarritz from there. The bus isn't free and anyone can take it, and the cost of flying from Orly to Biarritz is considerably less than flying from CDG, and there are a lot more flights. That's what I did last year and I'm planning to do the same again this year.I've read over other threads but am still a bit confused about how to get to SJPP from Paris CDG. I've looked at the train, a few different sights, and none appear to go to SJ from there. Can anyone tell me the name of the train station to go to so that I CAN catch a train to go to SJPP? I'm guessing I will have to take a taxi to get to it.
I've also looked at flights, but the only one I've found that is a decent price is Easyjet. There is only 1 leaving at 4:20 pm and getting to Biarritz at 6 pm. Then the next train would be at 7:20 to Bayonne then on to SJPP, getting there at 10:30 pm. My plane gets into CDG at 7 am. Not sure I want to sit in the airport for so long and get off the plane so late then hop on a train. I think it might be better to take the train, even for an 8 hour ride.
I am considering perhaps staying in Paris the day I arrive then taking the train to SJPP the next day. I would stay in SJ that night then get up the next morning to start on the Camino. Either way, I can't seem to find what the train station is called so I can try to book a ticket.
Thanks in advance for all insight,
Heather
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