Need travel advice Bilbao to SJPP and Santiago to Bilbao

[Charlotte Lamp]

We are doing the Camino frances starting September 1. Have plane tickets round trip to Bilbao from Seattle. Need to get to SJPP on August 30. Also back to Bilbao from Santiago on October 16. Please advice how this is possible. Thank you for your info!

 

[mspath]

Check out travel possibilities on www.Rome2Rio.com

 

[ranthr]

We are doing the Camino frances starting September 1. Have plane tickets round trip to Bilbao from Seattle. Need to get to SJPP on August 30. Also back to Bilbao from Santiago on October 16. Please advice how this is possible. Thank you for your info!

To go back to Bilbao you can take a train in the morning and be in Bilbao in the evening. It is a long trip but trains are ok in Spain. You can book on www.renfe.es 3-4 weeks in before or walk into the railway station in Leon on your way.
You can as well take a bus.
A flight is more expensive if you book a direct flight.

Going to SJPdP from Bilbao when you arrive you could take a bus from the airport to San Sebastian /Irun/Hendaye. From Hendaye train to Bayonne and from there to SJPDP.
From the busstation in Bilbao you can go to Pamplona and from there to Roncesvalles and SJPdP

 

[MickMac]

Catch the bus from Bilbao airport ( Bus A3247 ) they run every 20 mins, to termibus in Bilbao, then bus from Bilbao to San Sebastion, lots of buses daily, approx 2 hour journey, from San Sebastion bus to Biarritz airport approx 1 hour, then a simple bus 14 to Bayonne train station approx 15 Mins, then train to SJPP. Simple ?

Quick question why fly to Bilbao can you get to Biarritz instead would make life a lot easier ? Where is your connection flight from states to Europe or are you flying direct to Bilbao. ??

 

[julia-t]

Here's another way to get from Bilbao to Saint Jean Pied de port - which is what I did:

Airport shuttle bus from Bilbao Airport to the central bus station (it's the last stop so you can't miss it).

Alsa bus to Pamplona, takes 2 hours. Buy tickets online in advance, or easy to do at the Alsa counter on the day.

Bus from Pamplona to SJPdP.

As for the return journey, check out your options on www.rome2rio.com

 

[Peadarmac]

We are doing the Camino frances starting September 1. Have plane tickets round trip to Bilbao from Seattle. Need to get to SJPP on August 30. Also back to Bilbao from Santiago on October 16. Please advice how this is possible. Thank you for your info!

Hi there,

My journey from Bilbao to St Jean on Sept 12th 2017 was as follows :

Bus from Bilbao Central Bus Station (TERMIBUS : www.termibus.es ) to Bayonne (Baiona)
Departed Bilbao at 7am : arrived in Bayonne (Place des Basques) at 10am (bus company TRANSPORTES PESA)

www.pesa.net



From Place des Basques in Bayonne it was a 10 minute walk to Gare de Bayonne where I caught the noon train (12.01pm to be precise !) to St Jean Pied de Port (arrived at 1 pm) :

www.sncf.com/en/trains/ter



If travelling this way in August be sure to double check the times of buses and trains closer to the time.

Obviously if getting the 7am bus from Bilbao then this really means staying overnight in Bilbao the night before but it's a great City to stop in and I'd heartily recommend a stay over if at all possible.

I hope the above info is useful.

Travel well and BUEN CAMINO !!

P

 

[MickMac]

Hi there,

My journey from Bilbao to St Jean on Sept 12th 2017 was as follows :

Bus from Bilbao Central Bus Station (TERMIBUS : www.termibus.es ) to Bayonne (Baiona)
Departed Bilbao at 7am : arrived in Bayonne (Place des Basques) at 10am (bus company TRANSPORTES PESA)

www.pesa.net



From Place des Basques in Bayonne it was a 10 minute walk to Gare de Bayonne where I caught the noon train (12.01pm to be precise !) to St Jean Pied de Port (arrived at 1 pm) :

www.sncf.com/en/trains/ter



If travelling this way in August be sure to double check the times of buses and trains closer to the time.

Obviously if getting the 7am bus from Bilbao then this really means staying overnight in Bilbao the night before but it's a great City to stop in and I'd heartily recommend a stay over if at all possible.

I hope the above info is useful.

Travel well and BUEN CAMINO !!

P

Looks good Peadar did not know a bus went from Bilbao to Bayonne thats brilliant, which I had known that last year ended up changing in San Sebastion. Also be sure to check Holy Days and festivals as times are different.

 

[vlogan]

Did the same journey as Peadarmac in 2014, except bus (work on rail track) from Bayonne to St Jean Pied de Port.