Trainee 1949
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- May 2014
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Thanks while it's some time out would you recommend making reservations @Feb for mid April or as soon as we firm up air travel in next few weeksThe service is offered by Corazon Puro. All is great with good food,comfy beds and gracious hosts!
Buen camino!
Thanks while it's some time out would you recommend making reservations @Feb for mid April or as soon as we firm up air travel in next few weeks
Plan to fly Philia to Madrid morning arrival train to Pamplona late afternoon arrival spend night there off to St Jean morning get settled and off to pilgrimage next morning
Hi, trainee, I usually try to refrain from offering unsolicited advice, but since you say you are in the process of firming up air travel -- have you checked how much it would cost to add on flights from Madrid-Pamplona and Santiago-Madrid? I got that suggestion several years ago on the forum and found that for my Champaign-Chicago-Madrid round trip flight, it usually costs very little extra to extend the first flight to Bilbao, Valencia, Barcelona or wherever I'm starting from, and also to add the Santiago to Madrid segment on the way home. It's called an open jaw or multi city flight. I don't know, you may have a particular reason for wanting to take the train to Pamplona, but if not, you might be surprised at how little it adds to your price. It saves a lot of travel time, especially on the way home, you can leave Santiago on a 9:15 flight and be in Barajas in time for most of the US-bound flights. Buen camino, Laurie
I agree as this has worked very well for me and eliminated a lot of stress. My upcoming trip in September I fly from the U.S. to Madrid to Pamplona. On the return trip I fly from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid to the U.S. The only minor issue I ran in to is that Pensión Corazón Puro does not pick up from the Pamplona airport so I need to get from the airport to the bus or train station where they do pick up pilgrims.
Whari's right that the bus stop is not onsite at the airport, but it's probably closer to 3/4 km than a km based on my memory. In any event, if you're up for a 15 minute walk, you can get into the city for a euro.There is no information about bus service on the Pamplona airport website. It only gives information about taxis. Given the low volume of air traffic, I'd guess there won't be taxi's waiting either; you'll likely have to call one.
Pamplona TCC Bus 16 travels PA 31. There is a bus stop to the North of the Airport Road intersection at Rotonda Poligono Noain Esquiroz. Its 1 km from the airport terminal.
Pamplona Airport
http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Pamplona/en/
Pamplona urban bus network TCC
http://www.infotuc.es/index.php/es/
Bus 16 goes from the airport to Plaza de Paz (at the bus station,which is right near the big park with the old fortress). It runs every 30 minutes and costs 1.1 euros.
Taxis are probably not too expensive either, but if you have the time, and are going to get picked up by Corazon Puro at the bus station, the bus option is cheap and easy.
na, via American/Iberia/Air Nostrum (this is NOT an advert,) was $1257.Bus 16 goes from the airport to Plaza de Paz (at the bus station,which is right near the big park with the old fortress). It runs every 30 minutes and costs 1.1 euros.
Taxis are probably not too expensive either, but if you have the time, and are going to get picked up by Corazon Puro at the bus station, the bus option is cheap and easy.
Hi, Mike, did you compare the price differential for adding on the Madrid-Pamplona and Santiago-Madrid flights? I know a lot of people who just assume it is going to be so much more expensive to add on those domestic flights and it never has been for me. Just wondering what your experience was. And yes, I agree about the stress. Though airport transfers can be a pain, it is much less of a hassle than leaving the airport and finding your way to another form of transportation.
There must be a bus from Pamplona's airport to the city, no? I have landed in a lot of Spanish airports and have always found public transport, but maybe Pamplona is the exception that proves the rule.
Bet you are getting excited about your upcoing camino, not much time till boots are on the ground! Buen camino, Laurie
There is no information about bus service on the Pamplona airport website. It only gives information about taxis. Given the low volume of air traffic, I'd guess there won't be taxi's waiting either; you'll likely have to call one.
Pamplona TCC Bus 16 travels PA 31. There is a bus stop to the North of the Airport Road intersection at Rotonda Poligono Noain Esquiroz. Its 1 km from the airport terminal.
Pamplona Airport
http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Pamplona/en/
Pamplona urban bus network TCC
http://www.infotuc.es/index.php/es/
Whari's right that the bus stop is not onsite at the airport, but it's probably closer to 3/4 km than a km based on my memory. In any event, if you're up for a 15 minute walk, you can get into the city for a euro.
On the other hand, in my experience, taxis know the flight schedules and are there when flights arrive. You are almost always able to find other pilgrim-looking folks to share a cab, too. Buen camino, Laurie
Contacted Corazon Puro, earlier in the week, and they relayed they are not taking reservations for April 2016 until February. Further, they confirmed they pick up only at the bus, or train station. FYI: The (now reserved) cost to fly into Pamplona, was no more than the cost to Madrid. Cost to fly on April 25th, 2016, from New Orleans, to Chicago, to Madrid, to Pamplo
na, via American/Iberia/Air Nostrum (this is NOT an advert,) was $1257.
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