Public transport options

Hi Natalie, welcome to the Forum.

There us a twice-weekly bus from the train station in Biarritz to Pamplona. It takes about two hours. I learned this by using the website rometorio.com and entering the start and finish locales. You might want to do the same for Biarritz airport to SJPDP, to see which of the options make the most sense to you.
You would the need to find out more about how to purchase tickets, what the schedule is, and where the bus stop is. There may be some Forum members who have taken the bus to Pamplona, or have gotten to SJPDP using the express bus from Biarritz or other means. They might be able give a detailed account of either or both.

Good luck in your research. What you are planning sounds lovely, and very doable.

Buen Camino.
All the best,
Paul

Hi Natalie: Best thing is for your mother to go from Biarritz to Pamplona and meet her there. There are actually quite a few buses directly from the Biarritz Airport to Pamplona on September 24, leaving as late as 7:35 PM. The bus company is Alsa. You can check the schedule on their web site. Here’s the link right to the Biarritz Airport - Pamplona service on September 24:


If your mother wants to spend the night in Biarritz insead of travelling right away to Pamplona, there are frequent local buses (or a taxi) from the airport into Biarritz itself. And then she can get a bus the next morning from the center of Biarritz to Pamplona.

It’s way too complicated for you to make it back to SJPDP to meet her there, and then go back to Pamplona.

Also, Rome2rio, mentioned by Paul above, is a very good place to start when you’re looking for itineraries. However, it’s not always accurate when it comes to details, like the exact schedule or prices. For accurate details, go directly to the web site of the transport company, in this case, Alsa. Usually rome2rio will give you the link, so just follow it.

It’s about a 20 minutes €25-30 taxi ride from Pamplona to Zubiri. So, bus to Pamplona, cab to Zubiri, happy reunion.