[Gocamino] Bilbao to Roncesvalles IV
Grant Spangler
gaspangler at hotmail.com
Tue May 31 11:05:40 PDT 2005
The previous communique had a defective URL for the PDF at BIO. Sorry ...
Here are a few of the missing details for flying into Bilbao (airport code:
BIO).
Its a striking new terminal building, and they currently handle about a
million passengers per year. The airport is about 10 km north of town and
there is a bus which whisks travelers to the city center. The bus line is
BizkaiBus, after Bizkaia, the Basque spelling of the province Vizcaya. The
bus is number A3247 and runs half-hourly from the airport to the city, and
vice-versa. There are three stops in the city before you get to where you
want to be. Stay on the bus until Termibus, the Bilbao main bus station.
There is a Metro just steps away: San Mamés.
TEMIBUS Estación de autobuses
Calle Gurtubay, 1
48013 BILBAO (Vizcaya) España
Phone +34 944 395 205
I found five references for the time tables, all of which were different. I
finally happened upon two PDF documents from BizkaiBus, and decided to take
their word for it. I consolidated these two PDFs into one, and replaced the
Basque text with English. It has been uploaded to the Web for immediate
access by the pilgrim community, and is clickable here:
http://www.ElCaminoSantiago.com/PDF/Info_City_Bilbao_Airport_BizkaiBus_A3247.pdf
.
Those who wish to take the bus to Pamplona can do so at the TERMIBUS
station.
Compañía de Autobuses La Burundesa
07:30 Monday Saturday
08:30 Sunday & Holidays
10:00 Monday Saturday
11:45 Sunday & Holidays
13:30 Monday Saturday
16:00 Daily
17:30 Sunday & Holidays
18:00 Monday Thursday + Saturday
18:30 Friday
20:00 Daily
Those who wish to get to RENFE, take the Metro south to Abando, the 3rd stop
from San Mamés.
RENFE (Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles)
Plaza Circular, 2
48008 BILBAO (Vizcaya) España
Phone +34 944 879 219
Phone +34 902 10 52 05
Fax +34 944 230 072
Web http://www.renfe.es
Destinations: Logroño, Burgos, Sahagún, León, Astorga, Ponferrada, Madrid,
Barcelona
FYI, here are the other train systems in Bilbao:
FEVE (Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha)
Bailén, 2
48003 BILBAO (Vizcaya) España
Phone +34 944 250 615
Phone +34 902 100 818
Web http://www.feve.es
Destinations: Santander, Oviedo, El Ferrol, Balmaseda
EUSKO TREN (Eusko Trenbideak Ferrocarriles Vascos, S.A.)
Atxuri, 6
48006 BILBAO (Vizcaya) España
Phone +34 944 339 500
Fax +34 944 331 687 / +34 944 336 009
Web http://www.euskotren.es
Destinations: San Sebastián, Durango, Bermeo, Sondika, Derio, Lezama
Stations:
Estación Casco Viejo Zazpikaleak
Arenal, s/n
48005 BILBAO (Vizcaya) España
Phone +34 944 161 312
Estación de Atxuri
Atxuri, 6/8
48006 BILBAO (Vizcaya) España
Phone +34 944 339 500
Buen Camino,
Grant
Grant Spangler
GASpangler at hotmail.com
http://groups.msn.com/ElCaminoSantiago
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