Getting in to Bearn and Basque Country
By plane
Arrival at
Biarritz
Orly Ouest : until 7 daily flights // Air France
Roissy Charles de Gaulle : 2 daily flights // Easy Jet
Lyon St Exupéry : 3 daily flights // Régional
Clermont Ferrand : 5 weekly flights // Régional
Nice : 2 flights (saturday, sunday) // Régional (only school holidays in winter)
Genève : 2 weekly flights (saturday, sunday) // Régional (only school holidays)
Genève : 3 weekly flights (spring/summer) // Flybaboo
Londres Stansted : 4 weekly flights (winter), 1 daily flight (summer) // Ryanair
Dublin : 3 weekly flights (spring/summer) // Ryanair
Shannon : 3 weekly flights (spring/summer) // Ryanair
Birmingham : 3 weekly flights all year long // Ryanair
Londres Gatwick : 4 weekly flights // Easy Jet
Bristol : 4 weekly flights (spring/summer) // Easy Jet
Helsinki : 2 weekly flights (from June 19th August 14th 09)
// Blue 1 (tuesday, friday)
Arrival at Pau
• Paris / Pau : from Orly-Ouest : 6 weekly flights // Air France
and from Roissy-CDG : 4 weekly flights // Air France.
• Lyon / Pau : 4 weekly flights // Air France
• Londres Stansted / Pau : 3 weekly flights (autumn/winter) // Ryanair (tuesday, thursday, saturday)
• Charleroi/Bruxelles-Sud : 3 weekly flights (autumn/winter) // Ryanair (tuesday, thursday, saturday)
• Bristol : 3 weekly flights (summer 2009) // Ryanair
• Amsterdam / Pau :
3 weekly flights from May 6th to June 28th and from August 26th to October 29th // Transavia (wednesday, friday, sunday)
2 weekly flights from July 2nd to August 24th // Transavia (monday, thursday).
Other companies
Canadian Airlines
Air France, 200 destinations worldwide
British Airlines
Delta, Comfort and class with over 400 worldwide destinations
Australian Airlines
South Africa's leading airline
Smart Travel
United Airlines
US Airlines
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/euraide/railpass.htm
comprehensive descprition of passes, things to know and practical advice when traveling by train.
http://www.eurostar.co.uk/
http://www.railpass.com/ Railpass for on-line purchase
http://www.ferry.co.uk/
http://www.franceferry.com/operators.htm
http://www.ferry-tickets-online.co.uk/
http://www.avis.com/
http://www.budget.com/
http://www.europcar.com/
http://www.hertz.com/
http://www.mappy.com/
http://www.mapquest.com/
By bus
A budget conscious alternative the bus offers safety and comfort at reasonable prices. Travel by bus is no doubt an adventure.
o www.budgettravel.com/eurobus.htm
o www.busstation.net/busstneuw.htm