The early bird gets the worm, or, in this case, the early pilgrim gets the cheapest flights! And as any Portuguese would say, cheaper is always better (we're in a crisis, after all!). So here's how we'll get there:
- First we fly by Easyjet from Lisbon to Bordeaux. These tickets are really cheap, specially when bought in advance: we paid €16,84 for each ticket and an extra €15 for luggage, as we'll check-in our walking poles; they wouldn't fit in our packs and we don't want any trouble with security at the airport.
- We arrive in Bordeaux at 14:20. Then we'll take the train leaving Bordeaux after 18:00, switch trains in Bayonne and then a quick trip until St.-Jean! With youth card discounts, these tickets will cost us a little over 50€ for the both of us.
One concern we had is that we'll arrive in St. Jean after 22:00 and we were not sure if it would be possible to get a credencial (the pilgrim passport) and a place at an albergue (without a credencial) at this late our. But we contacted Accueil Pelerin, the municipal albergue that gives out the credenciales and we were told that they always wait on the last train to make sure every pilgrim gets a place to spend their first night.
So, our plane tickets are already bought, but we'll have to wait and buy the train tickets at the train station, as we don't own any credit card required to buy these tickets in advance through voyages-sncf.com. But in low season we don't expect it to be a problem!
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