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I am looking for the quickest way to get from Melbourne to Saint-Jean.
On my arrival day at Paris CDG, I transferred to Paris Orly and flew to Biarritz
I flew to Paris April this year, but I spent a few days. Then took the fast train from Montparnasse to Bayonne and bus (train line is out) to SJPDP, about 1.5 hours. I met an American woman who took the Paris train to Bordeaux and then another train to Bayonne, spent the night and then took the bus in the morning. The bus left about 8am. I purchased my credential, hiking poles, had breakfast etc. and then started walking to Orisson.Recommend fast train from Paris to Bayonne & then the local train to SJPdP
Very tight schedule, if not too tight? Have you taken into account jet lag?Some people may have better and more suggestions (another Camino maybe? ) but here are some thoughts...
I never find the difference in airport taxes a big issue, cost difference depends more on which airline you choose - I always book online, which gives me a good overview of prices, flight duration and options. If you do so, and are willing to consider other airlines than Qantas, you may want to check Sydney also - usually more choices, and I think you would have to think about your arrival times.
Paris or Barcelona would be closer than Madrid (but not that close). Qantas flies Barcelona also. ROme2Rio website is useful to give you travel times to SJPP from various destinations.
Hi Aussies,
For our first Camino (cant believe I am saying that!!!) we wanted to catch the train down from Paris. Next year we are planning on sneaking in a side visit before a family 'do' in the UK. We only have about 8-9 days and that includes the plane from Oz. So I am looking for the quickest way to get from Melb to sjpdp. As there are 4 of us I dont mind paying a bit extra to get a taxi (not a crazy amount, but not on a strictly tight budget iykwim).
Best I can get is to Madrid and then a 4 hour stop over and then to Pamplona on a budget airline. Maybe a taxi to sjpdp... around 35 hours. Can anyone do better than that?
Is it cheaper (airport tax wise) to fly into Spain or Paris? I know Heathrow is a fair bit more expensive..
Thanks
How about this then...
Emirates flight 409 leaves MEL daily at 5am to Dubai.
After a 1hr30min transit, Emirates 143 leaves Dubai for Madrid.
After a 1hr55min transit, Iberia 8562 leaves Madrid for Pamplona, arriving at 11:10pm the same ‘day’. Total travel time 26hr10min.
Then sleep the night in Pamplona, and taxi or bus to SJPdP the next morning and start walking.
A few alternatives:
1. As above (starting earlyish and a bit worse for wear...) and walk SJPdP to Roncesvalles day 1;
2. As above (but starting late morning) and walk SJPdP to Orrison day1;
3. As above, but instead of starting in SJPdP, start your walk from Pamplona.
that's the route I took, different times though.Fly to Paris then suburban train to Montparnasse, stay overnight, then catch VFT train to Bayonne Next morning, then the country train (or bus) to SJPP, around 4 pm
I think this is actually the best option, which is very surprising as we all know that Cats supporters and common sense are usually mutually exclusive! Another alternative is to fly into Barcelona and catch a train (under 4 hours) to Pamplona. But as you only have such a short time to walk I think taking off from Pamplona rather than St Jean is logical, especially as that first leg can be a killer, especially if you've just come off a 30 hour or so trip!
A couple of corrections; having flown from Dubai to both Madrid & Paris 3 or 4 times Madrid is closer - prob about 1 hour, but I do understand your main point. Now for Qantas - Qantas themselves do not fly to Barcelona or Madrid or even Paris. All their European destinations other than London are code shared with Emirates. Emirates have two flights per day to Madrid - one arrives mid afternoon the other around 8 or 9 PM; I think its two flights to Barcelona and around 3 per day to Paris.
As I said I have done this trip 4 times and I always try to allow a full day off to get over the jet lag. Cheers
Hi Aussies,
For our first Camino (cant believe I am saying that!!!) we wanted to catch the train down from Paris. Next year we are planning on sneaking in a side visit before a family 'do' in the UK. We only have about 8-9 days and that includes the plane from Oz. So I am looking for the quickest way to get from Melb to sjpdp. As there are 4 of us I dont mind paying a bit extra to get a taxi (not a crazy amount, but not on a strictly tight budget iykwim).
Best I can get is to Madrid and then a 4 hour stop over and then to Pamplona on a budget airline. Maybe a taxi to sjpdp... around 35 hours. Can anyone do better than that?
Is it cheaper (airport tax wise) to fly into Spain or Paris? I know Heathrow is a fair bit more expensive..
Thanks
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