Getting to Saint Jean Pied-de-Port

[Lydia Banales]

Hi Bob,
We've traveled from Paris to Lourdes on the train a couple of times. It
is very easy. If you don't have a hotel yet, you might consider the
Imperial or Notre Dame de Sartres. To get to SJPP, you take the train
from Lourdes to Bayonne, then transfer to a train/bus (depends on what's
running that day) from Bayonne to SJPP.  There are two trains from
Lourdes. One leaves early in the morning (around 6)and gets you to SJPP
about 10 am. The other gets you there in the afternoon.  Enjoy Lourdes.
It's a wonderful place to transition from the busy world to the Camino.
Lydia

Bob Clark wrote:

>Hello all!
>     I've been enjoying reading your comments for about a month now.  A
>native of Cleveland, Ohio, I'll be starting my trek, leaving Cleveland
>around April 24.  I plan to fly to Paris (CDG), where I believe I can catch
>a train directly to Lourdes from the airport.  I want to spend my first two
>nights there to recover from jet lag, then make my way to SJPP via
>Bayonne.  Seems to me it should be a pretty easy trip from Lourdes.  Has
>anyone done this before?
>     After reaching Santiago, I plan to either work my way down to Lisbon
>(stopping in Fatima), or fly from Santiago to London, then back to
>Cleveland.
>     Thanks to everyone for the great information, and especially thanks to
>the creators of this list.
>Bob
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