A good place, cafeteria, maybe out-door, to stay waiting for the bus to Elizondo on a Saturday afternoon / evening in July? What time, every hour? I mean bus from Irun to Elizondo?

Hi there,

I and my husband will be travelling to Pamplona, Spain from France on 30 June. As far as I can see we can get a direct train Paris to Hendaye and then we need to take a Spanish train from Irun to Pamplona. However, I can only see two trains from Irun to Pamplona per day, and back, one at 07:30 and other at 16:00. Is that right? Is there any other means of transportation from Irun to Pamplona and Pamplona to Irun.

And also is it easy to get from Hendaye to Irun? Are there taxis at the train station or are there local buses.

I will really appreciate if you can provide me information about connection between hendaye and Irun and also Irun to Pamplona.

Thanks
Phyllis

Hi Basque Country experts:
I'll be rolling into Irun (from Paris) early in the evening---say 6:45 or so-- on a Saturday in mid-July. Will I be screwed for finding accoms for the night on short notice? I'm hoping for a bed in the pilgrim's refugio as Irun is the starting point for my Santiago walk, but barring that a cheapo hotel room would serve. The place doesn't look like a major tourist magnet, but I've been buggered by trade fairs and academic conferences elsewhere on past occaisions.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Douglas