Train travel advice to and from the camino needed?

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Too Many Choices

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• May 3, 2012

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Just enquiring as to how difficult it is to catch a train from Paris to SJPP? Do I need to book in advance? How long is the trip?

 

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• May 3, 2012

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Re: Train from Paris to SJPP?

Too Many Choices said:

Just enquiring as to how difficult it is to catch a train from Paris to SJPP? Do I need to book in advance? How long is the trip?

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Hello,

There are NO non-stop trains from Paris to SJPdP . The route is generally a SNCF TGV (Tres Grand Express) train from the Paris Gare Montparnasse to Bayonne and then a regional TER train from Bayonne to SJPdP. You can see schedules up to 3 months in advance at this SNCF (French Nationl Rail Road ) link. http://www.voyages-sncf.com/. You NEED a reservation for any TGV train and It is cheaper to book the ticket well in advance. You can book both tickets at the same time. If you take the mid morning train from Paris you can be in SJPdP by late afternoon.

Bon Voyage and Buen Camino!,

Margaret

 

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• May 4, 2012

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Thanks, now I have that down pat I need to sort out how to get from Santiago to Barcelona. What are the train systems like over there and how much will it cost roughly?

 

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• May 4, 2012

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We booked a flight from Santiago to Barcelona for 65 Euros on October 2012.
It is on Ryanair.

 

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• May 4, 2012

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What are they like as an airline? I don't know how long it'll take us to finish walking so I dont know when I should be booking travel like this.

 

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• May 4, 2012

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Too Many Choices said:

What are they like as an airline? I don't know how long it'll take us to finish walking so I dont know when I should be booking travel like this.

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They're OK as long as you only have carry-on luggage. The price rises as you add extras like checked baggage.

You should be able to book it about a week from finishing. By then you'll be able to judge the date you'll be ready.

 

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• May 4, 2012

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How much do you think the price will have risen by then?