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Thank you Robert.People who have only flown into Madrid to get to SJPP will tell you that Madrid is the only way to go. People who have only flown into Paris to get to SJPP will tell you that Paris the only way to go. I've flown into both. I much greatly prefer making my way to SJPP from Paris. The reality is that neither way is quick and easy, but going through Paris takes less time.
Hello,
I am planning to do the walk starting in SJPP .
What is the best rout to get to St. jean from Houston? Can I purchase my connection ticket from Houston?
Any other tips and suggestions are welcome!
Thank you in advance
Thank youI flew into Madrid for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I had a friend there that I could leave my suitcase with pre and post Camino clothes. Second, I can speak some Spanish, but no French beyond merci.
I'm going to walk again this summer, and a friend is joining me for about 10 days. It made a lot more sense for us to fly into and out of Madrid (where she will leave a suitcase at our hotel), because we don't know exactly where we will end up when she needs to return home, and getting to Madrid from anywhere along the first half of the Camino shouldn't be too difficult.
Hello fellow Houstonian!
My last camino, summer 2015, was the Norte. We flew into Barcelona, which is a wonderful city to spend a couple days in before walking. I OD'd on Gaudi, and (because I was the best girlfriend ever) we saw Messi score 2 goals, and celebrated Xavi's retirement, at Camp Nou (the best Christmas present my ex will ever get, ever).
It was an easy train ride to Pamplona, where we were picked up and stayed the night at the lovely Corazon Puro, with the lovely Istvan and Barbara, who drove us to SJPdP the next morning. (We then walked the GR-10 to Hendaye to start the Norte.)
This summer I'm flying into Madrid, but heading south to start walking from Almeria.
Wherever you fly into, yes, you can purchase your bus/train connections in advance online.
Cheers!
It was an easy train ride to Pamplona, where we were picked up and stayed the night at the lovely Corazon Puro, with the lovely Istvan and Barbara, who drove us to SJPdP the next morning. (We then walked the GR-10 to Hendaye to start the Norte.)
I just wanted to point out that unfortunately Corazon Puro is not an option this year, as Istvan and Barbara were needed back home in Hungary, so are not opening this season.
Thank you Robert.
Where did you travel to from Paris? And what is the best transportation to use ? Bus, train or fly ?
What is the best rout to get to St. jean from Houston?
We flew into Barcelona, which is a wonderful city to spend a couple days in before walking. I OD'd on Gaudi,
Hello,
I am planning to do the walk starting in SJPP .
What is the best rout to get to St. jean from Houston? Can I purchase my connection ticket from Houston?
Any other tips and suggestions are welcome!
Thank you in advance
This article says that Norwegian Airlines will be offering twice-weekly service between Fort Lauderdale and Barcelona starting August 22.Look at Norwegian Airlines prices, they are usually amazingly low, we will be flying them again this fall .
This article says that Norwegian Airlines will be offering twice-weekly service between Fort Lauderdale and Barcelona starting August 22.
I'm flying from Richmond, VA to Pamplona, and then I'm planning on a bus or train to SJPP. Pamplona seems pretty close to SJPP. I got a round trip ticket because I'm hiking for two weeks only, and getting back to Pamplona will also be easy from Logrono, or thereabouts, I think. I don't want to give myself a schedule. My goal is to eventually complete the CF route doing a little each year. Buen Camino!Hello,
I am planning to do the walk starting in SJPP .
What is the best rout to get to St. jean from Houston? Can I purchase my connection ticket from Houston?
Any other tips and suggestions are welcome!
Thank you in advance
can i ask what route you took home. we will be flying from Barbados to miami and then to Madrid. We thought it would be easier for the return journey as Madrid would be a easier to get to then Paris or Barcelona. appreciate your response thanksLook at Norwegian Airlines prices, they are usually amazingly low, we will be flying them again this fall . We flew into CDG airport in Paris from Miami, took a train to Bordeaux and from Bordeaux took a bus/train to SJJP. We booked train at the station, , bus tickets you buy at the station also, but Orisson we booked well in advance from States paying for it at time of booking to guarantee our place.
Buen Camino
Hello,
I am planning to do the walk starting in SJPP .
What is the best rout to get to St. jean from Houston? Can I purchase my connection ticket from Houston?
Any other tips and suggestions are welcome!
Thank you in advance
can i ask what route you took home. we will be flying from Barbados to miami and then to Madrid. We thought it would be easier for the return journey as Madrid would be a easier to get to then Paris or Barcelona. appreciate your response thanks
I found the Madrid airport to be very user friendly. Easy to get around and overall, not that big.Hi... I just made my reservations for May 31st from LA (can't see that it would be that different than from Houston)... I have a direct flight to Madrid, then connecting into Pamplona. I will figure out how to get to SJPdP later (probably by bus but I haven't gotten that far yet). I considered Paris, but I've been to the airport and it was very overwhelming. I speak no French and very little Spanish (very little). I just felt better by going through Madrid. But everyone is different
I found the Madrid airport to be very user friendly. Easy to get around and overall, not that big.
I would definitely go to your departure gate immediately after you arrive.That's what I'm hoping for. Even though I have a connecting flight to Pamplona and won't be in Madrid all that long, I just didn't want to use up my whole layover time trying to find the right departure gate. I nearly did that in France
I would definitely go to your departure gate immediately after you arrive.
Some recent information on the street bus from the Pamplona airport and the bus from Pamplona to SJPdP:I will figure out how to get to SJPdP later (probably by bus but I haven't gotten that far yet).
That'll work. The train to SJPdP is cheaper, though.As a thought, I am flying from Atlanta to Madrid, then taking an Iberian flight to Biarritz then a taxi to SJPP.
I am not a Houstonian, but my whole family lives there. I am flying from Houston to Madrid with a connection in Atlanta on April 10, 2017. I have a train ticket to Pamplona and will try to get over the jet lag there overnight. Plan to try and share a cab or take the bus to SJDP the next morning. I'm so excited!!!
ThanksIssue is that there will only be one bus daily from Pamplona to SJPdP 10 April. It leaves at 1430.
You might want to consider changing train ticket to Irun/Hendaye and stay there for the night.
There are early SNCF trains from Hendaye to Bayonne that will get you there in time to catch the first train to SJPdP. It leaves Bayonne for SJPdP at 0745 arr 0845. That leaves enough time for walking to Roncevalles
I've done the Frances 3 times and from Houston I have always gone to Madrid through Newark. If you get a flight that arrives early enough in Madrid, you have time to take the train from Atocha station to Pamplona and get the last bus from there to St Jean. Buen CaminoHello,
I am planning to do the walk starting in SJPP .
What is the best rout to get to St. jean from Houston? Can I purchase my connection ticket from Houston?
Any other tips and suggestions are welcome!
Thank you in advance
I'm also planning to ship my post Camino suitcase to Santiago, either from Madrid before I get on the train, or from Pamplona before getting on the bus to SJPDP. Or I might use the service from Express Bourricot. It's a bit spendy, but sounds like it would be super easy. They have an office in SJPDP, right next to the Pilgrim's Office and you can just drop it off there. Up to 20kg for 70€. And that includes storage in Santiago.Thanks for the quick reply. I'm not in a big rush in Pamplona. I'm treating myself to a hotel that night and plan to sleep a little later one last time before I start walking. Then want to get a phone card and ship my post Camino suitcase to Ivar. That might take some time. If I can share a cab with other peregrines to SJDP, I'd love to make new friends. If not, I'll just wait for the bus. Buen Camino!
Our second Camino Francés starts on April 3 from Tucson, AZ to Madrid via Dallas. In Madrid we will board a flight to San Sebastian and arrive there at 13:00 hs. The issue here is how we can get to SJPP from there. There were no reservations available Madrid to Biarritz, so this was the closest we could get. Are there Taxis we can share if anyone is going to Bayonne or buses and then grab the train Bayonne to SJPP?
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