thetravellingpen
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- June 2014
For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
And how far to walk to the next town, any suggestions?Yes, and yes.
See booking.com for bed availability. Jesus y Maria is closed. Paderborn will fill by noon. Hotels are pretty much booked by now.
So if I land in Madrid at 1:45pm, is there enough time to get to Pamplona? I've found a place I'm considering booking today before it fills up, but want to make sure I'll make it there before they close for the night.I'd consider the train instead of the bus.
So is there a direct bus from Madrid airport to Pamplona? Would it be necessary to book in advance? Sorry for all the questions, but there seems to be conflicting info out there!You will be in Pamplona at 2015 on the bus from the airport with enough time to get to a local hotel. By taxi, you can be almost anywhere in the greater Pamplona region.
Thanks. And there's more than one bus company, right?During San Fermines, buses may fill. Reservations would be a good idea. Yes, buses leave from the T-4 terminal directly to the Pamplona bus station.
Long distance buses in Spain are just that - it's a very long distance between rest stops - read rest rooms - a watermellon sized bladder helps and no liquid refreshment before or during travel - you have been forewarned!So is there a direct bus from Madrid airport to Pamplona? Would it be necessary to book in advance? Sorry for all the questions, but there seems to be conflicting info out there!
I'm from Africa and I live in Asia -- I'm not scared of roughing it!Long distance buses in Spain are just that - it's a very long distance between rest stops - read rest rooms - a watermellon sized bladder helps and no liquid refreshment before or during travel - you have been forewarned!
. I'll enjoy Madrid for a day or 2 after the Camino, as flying out from there again. Is there enough time to make the train? All the sites seem to be in Spanish, so battling to make head or tail of them at this stage. Looked at flight price to Pamplona, but just too expensive.Transportation: train to Pamplona is about 3-4 hrs, including a connection. You need to go to Atocha station, Madrid downtwon, by metro; estimate 1 hr more
The bus company is Alsa; look for Aeropuerto Madrid - T4 on its webpage http://www.alsa.es . Time to Pamplona is more or less 5 hrs, so to you it may be the same that train, average, just easier. Just check up horaires, becauses some buses make more stops. On the other side, train is more enjoyable, and Madrid is beautiful...
Lovely! So i will try book that then. I like the sound of a train but this direct bus sounds simpler. Thanks!It is an ALSA bus, and it goes directly. It may originate in downtown Madrid, so it may have some passengers. The bus bays are grouped together, but it seems fairly random as to which one will have the Pamplona bus. Sometimes it feels like they have never operated a bus before even though they have operated a dozen a day for decades! You ask where the bus leaves from, and get a shoulder shrug...
Train is always more comfortable, but the small town stations have largely been abandoned, and replaced by bus service. Since the market did not support train operations to small towns, the new trains are long distance, high speed trains between large cities with no stops in between. I think the concept is to compete with airplanes, but I am betting that it won't work. For example, the Burgos train station is as far from the city center as the airport, so it really is less convenient than the old one downtown. The high speed trains are running well below capacity as travelers continue to use their automobiles.I like the sound of a train
That is a pity... takes the fun out of train travel. Final question then off to bed as it's 12:30am here... if I land at 1:45pm is there enough time to get the 3:15 train? Dont intend checking in luggage.Train is always more comfortable, but the small town stations have largely been abandoned, and replaced by bus service. Since the market did not support train operations to small towns, the new trains are long distance, high speed trains between large cities with no stops in between. I think the concept is to compete with airplanes, but I am betting that it won't work. For example, the Burgos train station is as far from the city center as the airport, so it really is less convenient than the old one downtown. The high speed trains are running well below capacity as travelers continue to use their automobiles.
But remember you have customs as well. It would be close.That is a pity... takes the fun out of train travel. Final question then off to bed as it's 12:30am here... if I land at 1:45pm is there enough time to get the 3:15 train? Dont intend checking in luggage.
I think it is a 1505 train and a 1515 bus. You will have time for the bus; I don't know about the train, which leaves from Atchoa. I remember a passport check, but I do not remember any baggage check by customs.if I land at 1:45pm is there enough time to get the 3:15 train?
During the festival San Fermin it is hopeless to get a place to sleep in Pamplona and in the surrounding. Even the benches in the parks are occupied by drunken Spaniards!Yes, and yes.
See booking.com for bed availability. Jesus y Maria is closed. Paderborn will fill by noon. Hotels are pretty much booked by now.
During the festival San Fermin it is hopeless to get a place to sleep in Pamplona and in the surrounding. Even the benches in the parks are occupied by drunken Spaniards!
Buen Camino
Jochen
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?