Travel information
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and our hostel can be well reached:
on foot
By Camino de Santiago (GR 65): the run-up routes from Paris, Vézelay and Le Puy-en-Velay come together in Ostabat and then lead to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Over there, you go through Porte de Saint-Jacques, into Rue de la Citadelle. Our hostel (number 40) is on the left, opposite the information desk for pilgrims of the Amis de Saint-Jacques des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
By GR 10:
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from the east (Estérencuby) you enter Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port at Porte de Saint-Jacques and Rue de la Citadelle. Our hostel (number 40) is on the left, opposite the information desk for pilgrims of the Amis de Saint-Jacques.
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from the west (Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry) you arrive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port by road, at Lasse. Follow the road till you come to a roundabout. Turn left there. Approximately 100 meters further you reach Place Charles-de-Gaulle, with the Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme. Then walk through Porte de Navarra into Rue de l’Église. Turn left at the church, up Rue de la Citadelle. Our hostel (number 40) is at the right, opposite the information office for pilgrims of the Amis de Saint-Jacques.
bby bike
France
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from the north-east (Sauveterre-de-Béarn > Saint-Palais or Oloron-Sainte-Marie > Mauléon), by D 933: when you cycle into Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port you can see the citadel in front of you. Follow the road, which turns right before the city wall and and keep on cycling till Place Charles-de-Gaulle, with the Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme. Then walk through Porte de Navarra into Rue de l’Église. Turn left at the church, up into Rue de la Citadelle. Our hostel (number 40) is on the right, opposite the information office for pilgrims of the Amis de Saint-Jacques.
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from the north-west (Bayonne), by D 918: you enter Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port by neighbouring Uhart-Cize. Follow the road till you reach a roundabout. Turn left there. Approximately 100 meters further you reach Place Charles-de-Gaulle, with the Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme. For further details, see “north-east”.
Spain
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from Pamplona and Roncesvalles, by D 933: when you reach Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port cycle till you reach a roundabout. Turn left there. Approximately 100 meters further you arrive at Place Charles-de-Gaulle, with Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme. For further details, see “north-east”.
You can safely park your bycicle at our courtyard.
t by bus & train
France (from Bayonne)
From Bayonne
(halting-place from
the TGV Paris - Hendaye / Spain and from several international buslines) a
train leaves to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port a couple of times a day (and
back). The yourney takes approximpately 1 hour. The time table depends on
the season and therefore changes a couple of times a year. For more
information you can call the French railways (SNCF): tel. 05 59 37 02 00
(Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port). Of course, you can also consult the
SNCF
's website.
There is a bus shuttle from Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne (BAB) airport to Biarritz centre and Bayonne.
Departure times, at the airport: 8.00, 10.08, 11.13, 11.40 - every 40 minutes - 19.00.
From
Spain
From Pamplona a bus leaves to Roncesvalles once a day. For more
information look here.
From Roncesvalles you can hitchhike to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, or take a
taxi:
- Taxi del Pirineo (Valcarlos/Luzaide): tel. (0034) 6 36 19 14 23, or
- Express Bourricot (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port): tel. (0033) (0)6 61 96 04 76
Žby car
France:
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from the north-east (Paris, Bordeaux (E5 / A63)): take exit 5, at Bayonne, and then follow the D 932 to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (approximately 55 km.). Over there, you keep on driving till you reach a roundabout. Turn left there. Approximpately 100 meters further you reach Place Charles-de-Gaulle, with the Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme. Park your car here and walk through Porte de Navarra into de Rue de l’Église. Turn left at the church, up into Rue de la Citadelle. Our hostel (number 40) is on the right, opposite the information office for pilgrims of the Amis de Saint-Jacques.
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from the east (Narbonne, Toulouse, Pau (A64)): take exit Salies-de-Béarn, and then follow the D 933 to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (approximately 60 km.). Over there, you can see the citadel in front of you. Follow the road, which turns right before the city wall and drive on till Place Charles-de-Gaulle, with the Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme. For further details, see “north-east”.
From Spain:
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from Donostia – San Sebastián, Irun, Hendaye (E5 / A8 / A63): take exit 5 in France, at Bayonne. For further details, see “north-east”.
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from Pamplona (N135): drive via Roncesvalles and the D 933 to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (approximately 75 km.) Over there, you keep on driving till you reach a roundabout. Turn left there. Approximately 100 meters further you reach Place Charles-de-Gaulle, with the Hôtel de Ville and the Office de Tourisme. For further details, see “north-east”.
Tip:è
Apart from the parking place at Place Charles-de-Gaulle
there also is a parking place just before Porte de Saint-Jacques, at the
end of Rue de la Citadelle (from Place Charles-de-Gaulle follow the signs
“Porte de Saint-Jacques”). If that parking place is also full, you
better try to park your car at the other side of the river Nive, at the
market hall.
Pay attention: during the day it is not allowed to drive inside the walled town and preferably not at
night either. Anyway, you have to park your car outside the city walls.
If you want to park your car for a longer period, to walk (a part of) the
Camino from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port,
there are three possibilities:
- a public parking place: this is free, but not guarded. The best option is, to park your car near the sports hall “Jaï-Alaï”. The pilgrims office’s volunteers, or we, can give you directions.
- a place at a camping. This will probably cost about € 1,50 a day. You yourself will have to make the necessary arrangements.
- the Renault garage, Route de Bayonne, Uhart Cize (next to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port), tel. (0033) (0)5 59 37 00 57. This will probably cost about € 40 a week. Keep in mind that the garage will be closed at Saturday afternoon and at Sunday.
