How to get to SJPP from Madrid

[cmk033]

I will be landing at Madrid on 1/21-Mon around 2PM. Is there a train that I can catch at that time heading to the direction of SJPP? What is the best way to get there via ground transportation and how log will it take? Thanks in advance for your reply.

 

[Devereaux]

Lots of info on this in other threads. Do a search "Madrid to SJPDP."
In a nutshell, take the computer line from Madrid T4 to the Atocha train station. Take the train to Pamplona. Take the bus to SJPDP.
Buy tickets in advance via online. BTW, if you have a Renfe long distance ticket (e.g. To Pamplona), the ride from MadridT4 to Atocha is free.
Lots of advice on this issue in other threads.
Buen Camino!

 

[Bradypus]

I think that the bus service from Pamplona to SJPDP is seasonal and does not run in January. Dates were posted in another thread. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/bus-pamplona-to-sjpdp.57922/

If the bus service from Pamplona is not running then it is possible to travel by taxi. I have heard estimates of $100 for the journey. An alternative route from Madrid might be to take a Spanish train to Irun and then local trains or buses across the border to Bayonne where you can take the SNCF local train to SJPDP.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I just posted some information about getting there in the winter at:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/cf-from-sjpdp-in-the-winter.59659/#post-695750