Pamplona Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

From the main bus station (948 22 38 54; Calle Conde Oliveto 8) buses leave for most towns throughout Navarra, although service is restricted on Sunday.

Regular bus services travel to Bilbao (€11.60, 1¾ hours), Vitoria (€6.80, 1½ hours), Logroño (€7, 1½hours), San Sebastián (€6.50, one hour), Soria (€11.10, two hours), Madrid (€24.29, five hours) and Barcelona (€33.50, five hours). Regional destinations include Olite (€2.85, 40 minutes, 16 daily), Javier (€3.75, one hour, two daily), Estella (€3.25, one hour, 10 daily), Tudela (€6.20, 1¼ hours, eight daily) and Puente La Reina (€1.70, 30 minutes, 10 daily).

Car & motorcycle

The A15 autopista connects Pamplona with San Sebastián, although the N121 is a more scenic – and free – alternative. The N135 leads east into the Pyrenees, while the N240 heads west to Vitoria and Burgos and east to Aragón. For Logroño take the N111.

Train

Pamplona’s train station is linked to the city centre by bus 9 from Paseo de Sarasate every 15 minutes. Tickets are also sold at the Renfe agency (902 24 02 02; Calle de Estella 8; 9am-1.30pm & 4.30-7.30pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-1pm Sat).

Trains run to/from Madrid (€48.50, 4½ hours, three daily), Barcelona (€31, six hours, three daily), San Sebastián (from €18.30, two hours, three daily), Vitoria (€4.10, one hour, four daily) and Tudela (€12.50, 1½ hours, five daily).

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Air

Pamplona’s airport (948 16 87 00), about 7km south of the city, has regular flights to Madrid and Barcelona. There’s an ATM as well as car-rental desks. Bus 16 from the main bus station (€1, 25 minutes) drops you 300m downhill from the airport, so heavy cases are a genuine drag. A taxi costs about €13.

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