Claire&Amelia
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- Starting Camino Frances 24th August 2018
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I don't think you can take the ALSA/CONDA bus from Roncevalles to Pamplona. ALSA/CONDA has Navarra's international license and Artieda has the main local license. PLM does has service a few days a week between Pamplona, Valcarlos and Arneguy (actually still Spain but just a short walk across the border with Arneguy).We bought the tickets on this website, it will show you the schedule, however it looks like you can’t get tickets from Roncesvalles to Pamplona so you will need to get them from the bus driver.
Thank you for checking (and reporting).Thank you everyone for your help and advice.
In case this helps anyone: I emailed ALSA regarding their St.Jean - Pamplona service and checked if it’s possible to board their bus at Roncesvalles but they said they are only allowed to drop off there and drivers cannot sell tickets there.
Buen Camino!
Since the bus company is not replying to your email maybe hospitaleros in the towns along the way could tell you whether you can get on the bus by paying the driver.Hello,
I am struggling to work out public transport from Roncesvalles to Pamplona. I know there is a bus run by Artiedas that covers this route but their website says that tickets have to be bought at the bus station (not in advance on-line).
Does anyone know where I might buy tickets in Roncesvalles or if I can get them from the driver on the day?
I have emailed the bus company but have had no reply!
I am keen to use public transport rather than a taxi!
Thank you in advance for any help.
If people can get on the bus in Zabaldika, and pay the driver - which they can and do - then it seems most likely that the same applies at the start of the journey, in Roncesvalles.
In addition to my earlier post: in July and August the bus stops twice a day at Roncesvalles: 8.30 and 11.30 am. This is not the ALSA bus which does not take passengers, this is a bus from Autocares Artieda.
yes, that must be the name of the bus I was referring to, I did not refer to Alsa. The main thing is that you will be able to get to where you need to go!The reason for not picking up is that another company services Roncesvalles to Pamplona route so ALSA are not officially allowed to pick up there. In their email to me they said that they cannot guarantee that the driver will stop at Roncesvalles- I guess if no one requests to get off there they don’t stop.
I just don’t want anyone assuming that they’ll be able to get that bus (like I almost did!) and then possibly missing a connecting bus further on.
As another poster mentioned Autocarres Artiedas covers this route and although you can’t book online the driver will take payment.
Just to answer my own question-Roncesvalles albergue has a timetable for buses running to Pamplona! Artiedas run twice a day on Thursdays and Sundays at 8.30 and 11.30 am.
It takes about one hour.
I’m not prone to travel sickness but I felt really bad by the end of the journey.
We arrived safely in Pamplona this morning and are making our way by train now to continue our walking Camino to Santiago.
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