AIR: TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
The Pamplona Airport (Aeropuerto de Noaín, tel. 948 16 8700, www.aena.es) is 6km south of the city at Noáin. There are daily flights between here and Barcelona or Madrid. International flights arrive in Bilbao (150km away) where you can catch a bus to Pamplona.
You can get to/from the airport by taxi for about €13, otherwise take bus 16 if you don’t have much luggage which drops you about 300m away.
Car rental is available at the airport and ATMs.
For flight information phone Iberia Airlines 902 40 05 50
TAXI There are ss at the airport and railway and coach stations. For a taxi call: Radiotaxi 948 22 12 12
Teletaxi 948 23 23 00
TRAIN
Pamplona lies on the railway line between San Sebastian and Zaragoza but the station is some distance north of the town. Catch bus no 9 from Paseo de Sarasate to get there.
For train details see RENFE or visit the Renfe agency (Calle de Estella 8, Tel. 902 24 02 02).
From the train station you can go toMadrid, Barcelona, San Sebastian, Vitoria and Tudela.
BUS
The bus station on Calle Conde Oliveto or C/Yanguas y Miranda Nº2 (tel. 948 22 38 54, www.estaciondeautobusesdepamplona.com) has daily buses to most towns in Navarra including San Sebastian, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Santander, Pamplona, Vitoria, Logroño and Soria.
You can also get to Madrid, Barcelona and other regional destinations such as Olite, Javier, Estella, Tudela and Punete La Reina.
There are 20 privately owned bus companies that depart from the Estación de Autobuses at Calle Conde Olivetto so it’s best you go down to consult the boards for departure information. Although you can also consult www.autobusesdenavarra.com or tel. +34 948 21 70 12. Tickets can be purchased in advance of travel.
The urban bus route is run by MCP (www.mcp.es/default.aspx, tel. 901 502 503). From the airport to downtown Pamplona is a 10 minute ride on line 21. There are a variety of daytime lines and up to 10 night lines. You can get 50% off the regular fare if you use “Tarjeta Monedero” (see www.mcp.es/tuc/trans6.htm).
HITCHING
Pamplona should be a relatively easy place to hitch from especially to places around the Basque region. Head to the roads leaving town.
For long journeys try the web-based ride sharing service at http://www.europe.bugride.com
DRIVING
Traffic is not so congested in Pamplona (except during the Sanfermines festival) and finding your way around should not be a problem. Check your hotel has parking provided.
Here are some useful roads:
A15 – an auista that connects Pamplona with San Sebastián, runs south to join A68 between Zaragoza and Logroño
N121 – a more scenic and cheaper (free) alternative to the A15
N135 –east to the Pyrenees
N240 - west to Vitoria and Burgos and east to Aragón (connects to San Sebastian)
N111 – to Logroño
MOTORCYCLE
Bikes can be rented from companies such as Hertz and Avis.
BIKING AND WALKING
This may be a cheaper, safer and healthier way to get around. Ask at your hotel or hostel for the nearest places to rent good bikes or do walking tours. Check out our tour pages for biking and walking holidays in Spain at Check out our tour pages for biking and walking holidays in Spain.
The famed Pilgrim’s walk, the Camino de Santiago, runs through Pamplona on it’s way through northern Spain towards Santiago de Compostela. Pamplona is considered an obligatory s on the route so you are well set up to continue from here on the way to Santiago de Compostela in far western Spain. If you wanter to follow the camino through town start at the Puente de la Magdalena in the north-east and enter the city walls via Portal de Francia or Portal de Zumalacárregui. You should visit the cathedral, Plaza Consistorial and San Saturnino church then skirt the castle parks and cross the Puente de Zizur. From here it’s just 700km to Santiago de Compostela!
If you are interested in walking itineraries around the city see www.pamplona.es for some ideas on their site. Pamplona Net also has ideas for walks.
You can also use the nbici system to use bicycles for free in town. See www.c-cycles.es
BOAT
If you're travelling from the United Kingdom, there are daily ferry connections from Portsmouth to Bilbao and Plymouth to Santander , but it's a 24-hour voyage.
TICKETS
Buy tickets for local buses on board from the conductor or from newsstands or the station in advance. For long distance journeys you need to buy the ticket from the station counter.
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