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Luggage Transfer

Pauline21Again

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2022
I've looked through recent threads and I can't find up to date information on the companies who provide onward transfer of luggage for the Camino Frances.

Does anyone have recent experience of a company they have used who have been good and will take luggage from France starting in SJPDP along the route.

Would appreciate any knowledge and names of companies with links to website if possible.

Muchos gracias!
 
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Correos and Jacotrans are the big, well known ones, and there are some others as well. They all work great, except the part from SJPP to Roncesvalles, where you may have to use www.expressbourricot.com for the French part.

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Travelled from Astorga on the CF (and onwards to Muxia) in 2019 with a good friend who used PILBEO. He was very happy with the service as we chopped and changed where we stayed on quite a number of occasions. They were fully contactable by phone and email and had a very usable APP that kept him informed of where his backpack was each stage / day.
 
Thank you, a friend was looking at them also, so it's good to know you had a good experience with them. They have been very helpful so far in contacting them.
 
Altus 24 Liters daypack (DENON 24 H30)
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
Pauline21Again said:
Thank you, a friend was looking at them also, so it's good to know you had a good experience with them. They have been very helpful so far in contacting them.
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Glad to be of assistance. Travel safe and well ...y...BUEN CAMINO....
 
Rick M said:
They all work great, except the part from SJPP to Roncesvalles, where you may have to use www.expressbourricot.com for the French part.
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Can you elaborate on this? I corresponded by email with JACOTRANS (very helpful folks) and they deliver from SJPP to both Orisson (Refuge Orisson) and Roncesvalles (Albergue Colegiata de Roncesvalles).
 
CA_Pilgrim said:
Can you elaborate on this? I corresponded by email with JACOTRANS (very helpful folks) and they deliver from SJPP to both Orisson (Refuge Orisson) and Roncesvalles (Albergue Colegiata de Roncesvalles).
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I wonder if they contract with Express Bouricott for that stage.
 
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

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I think that Orisson have traditionally contracted their portage via express bourricot, and it certainly said that on their website when I was researching. However, Borda has opened up since, and also if you ask other baggage companies they will also confirm that they will deliver in France. If the Auberges there have guests, how can they refuse their baggage ?? I have now booked with Pilbeo who, on a Sunday, took my whole itinerary by email, plotted it, and sent me a schedule. All corresponde was in perfect English from Jesus (I took it as a sign ). I'll report back once on the CF!
 
CA_Pilgrim said:
Can you elaborate on this? I corresponded by email with JACOTRANS (very helpful folks) and they deliver from SJPP to both Orisson (Refuge Orisson) and Roncesvalles (Albergue Colegiata de Roncesvalles).
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Nothing sinister here. In the past, some operators have ended at the border, presumably because of licensing issues. Correos USED to start their service at Roncesvalles, but now they go the distance I think. Worth asking about, and worth knowing about a work-around, is all.
 
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No implications intended. I was just confused and concerned because I plan to use them. Their web site offers the choice of SJPP to Roncesvalles, and the person I communicated pointed me to the correct choice on for the Roncesvalles municipal auberge, so I am hoping that it will work. I would prefer to only carry a day pack up the mountain, though I would probably survive the trip if I had to carry it all. It would just no be as pleasant!
 
I am eyeing them for SdC--> Finisterre late June into July. 6E for 1 bag\stage seems reasonable to me
 

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You can also just ask at the albergues - they usually have a stack of envelops that you put the money in, write your name and your destination - and drop off your bag in the lobby by 8am. Pretty easy.
 
I used PILBEO on the Camino Ingles and very pleased
 
jeanineonthecamino said:
You can also just ask at the albergues - they usually have a stack of envelops that you put the money in, write your name and your destination - and drop off your bag in the lobby by 8am. Pretty easy.
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This is the most common way and it works in the whole Camino Frances. It gives you the freedom to decide, day by day, whether you want your luggage transported or not and if so, to which place/albergue. If you need a short day the next day, or if you are in a condition to walk a long day, it's up to you every day again.
 
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