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will it be possible for him to go on by bus or taxi and wait for me in each village if need be?
The OP is planning to walk from St Jean to Pamplona - only a few days walk, including the first difficult day or two where public transport is limited.
You might consider walking from Pamplona to Logrono, instead... Public transportation on those stages is cheap and easy....Hi all, just wanted to throw this one out there to see if anyone could help with info/experiences....I'm going to do my next little leg of the Camino Frances in early September (St Jean to Pamplona). I have an 'other half' who could do with a holiday but a bockety hip means he wouldn't be able to walk much with me and certainly couldn't tackle the upwards stretch from St Jean to Roncesvalles. My question is - do any of you think it would be possible for him to bus it (or cadge a lift with one of the luggage transporters) from SJPdP to Roncesvalles? And also, if needed and if his hip is too painful to continue along the rest of my mini-route, will it be possible for him to go on by bus or taxi and wait for me in each village if need be?
I suppose really I'm just wondering about the logistics of public/private transport along this stretch and also if anyone else has brought a non-walker along with them and did they find it boring while waiting for you to finish walking each day??
Thanks in advance for your help/thoughts.
Pamplona is a great city and has much to enjoy even outside of San Fermin. .
So the guy in this story wasn't you after all?Especially outside of San Fermin! Pamplona is my favorite place on earth, but you couldn't pay me to be in Pamplona this week! (Said the grayhaired old guy...)
. If your partner has a Credential he can also sleep in albergues. .....
Did you stay in Albergues - was there any difficulty , dogma or animosity?In 2001, on my first camino, my mom and me were on pilgrimage. I walked she took buses.
It worked out well. Use your cells to keep in contact.
yes, I have similar concerns. Food for thought... thank you!There are several buses a day from SJPdP to Pamplona, some of them stop at Roncesvalles so that will not be a problem. If your partner has a Credential he can also sleep in albergues.
The question is: will that be fun? You are walking most of the day, you are becoming member of a 'Camino family' with whom you walk and talk. Most of the time it is great to have a drink or a meal together after a long day of walking, and then suddenly your partner appears who is not part of that common feeling. Will that be fun for him? Being on this own all day, waiting for you to arrive, needing your attention, while your new friends are having fun together .....
I did that already a couple of years ago (it was lovely), just getting this tougher mini-leg out of the way before I get too decrepit. Thanks thoughYou might consider walking from Pamplona to Logrono, instead... Public transportation on those stages is cheap and easy....
Very helpful, thank you!@netty, yes, it's doable to cover this short leg by bus or taxi.
The Tourist Office Navarra has excellent information in English about public transport for the area Roncesvalles-Pamplona as well as a list of telephone numbers for taxis: http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/como-llegar/autobuses.htm and http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/como-llegar/taxis.htm
- From SJPP to Roncesvalles: Express Bourricot but there are also other taxis stationed in SJPP
- From Roncesvalles to Pamplona: taxis stationed in or near Roncesvalles for the first part, taxis stationed in or near Pamplona for the second part; or use the local bus connection, I believe the timetable is here, so it's quite convenient as the bus leaves daily in the morning except on Sundays when there is no service; closer to Pamplona, you can use city buses.
Buen camino.
Yes, this is rightExpress Bouricott is on the online. They can take you from St Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles, or Pamplona. But they cannot start a journey in Spain.
Try their website. In 2011 Caroline took me from S J P d P to Pamplona.
Highly recommended..
My husband and I finished our Camino a couple of weeks ago. Mike is not a big walker so he enjoyed the challenge each day to see how he could do his 5 miles while I did 15. He bused, he took a train, taxied and even got lifts from strangers. He is a “people person” and he did “his Camino” - there is no right or wrong way, and he was able to enjoy it as was I without having to worry about it being stressful for him. We are both almost 80.Hi all, just wanted to throw this one out there to see if anyone could help with info/experiences....I'm going to do my next little leg of the Camino Frances in early September (St Jean to Pamplona). I have an 'other half' who could do with a holiday but a bockety hip means he wouldn't be able to walk much with me and certainly couldn't tackle the upwards stretch from St Jean to Roncesvalles. My question is - do any of you think it would be possible for him to bus it (or cadge a lift with one of the luggage transporters) from SJPdP to Roncesvalles? And also, if needed and if his hip is too painful to continue along the rest of my mini-route, will it be possible for him to go on by bus or taxi and wait for me in each village if need be?
I suppose really I'm just wondering about the logistics of public/private transport along this stretch and also if anyone else has brought a non-walker along with them and did they find it boring while waiting for you to finish walking each day??
Thanks in advance for your help/thoughts.
Hi,Hi all, just wanted to throw this one out there to see if anyone could help with info/experiences....I'm going to do my next little leg of the Camino Frances in early September (St Jean to Pamplona). I have an 'other half' who could do with a holiday but a bockety hip means he wouldn't be able to walk much with me and certainly couldn't tackle the upwards stretch from St Jean to Roncesvalles. My question is - do any of you think it would be possible for him to bus it (or cadge a lift with one of the luggage transporters) from SJPdP to Roncesvalles? And also, if needed and if his hip is too painful to continue along the rest of my mini-route, will it be possible for him to go on by bus or taxi and wait for me in each village if need be?
I suppose really I'm just wondering about the logistics of public/private transport along this stretch and also if anyone else has brought a non-walker along with them and did they find it boring while waiting for you to finish walking each day??
Thanks in advance for your help/thoughts.
Not a problem. Taxis are everywhere.Hi all, just wanted to throw this one out there to see if anyone could help with info/experiences....I'm going to do my next little leg of the Camino Frances in early September (St Jean to Pamplona). I have an 'other half' who could do with a holiday but a bockety hip means he wouldn't be able to walk much with me and certainly couldn't tackle the upwards stretch from St Jean to Roncesvalles. My question is - do any of you think it would be possible for him to bus it (or cadge a lift with one of the luggage transporters) from SJPdP to Roncesvalles? And also, if needed and if his hip is too painful to continue along the rest of my mini-route, will it be possible for him to go on by bus or taxi and wait for me in each village if need be?
I suppose really I'm just wondering about the logistics of public/private transport along this stretch and also if anyone else has brought a non-walker along with them and did they find it boring while waiting for you to finish walking each day??
Thanks in advance for your help/thoughts.
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