My husband and I will be traveling in the Central Pyrennes in September and need to stay for 1 night in a town where we can drop a rental car and then get a bus to Bilbao. We've been trying to decide between Bayonne and Biarritz. Advice on which to choose?
Hey Stevenson,
You can also choose Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France to spend 1 night and drop off the rental car at:
Avis Car rental agency in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
Address: Boulevard du Commandant Passicot, 64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
Phone: +33 5 59 26 76 66
Bus to Bilbao from Saint-Jean-de-Luz is only 1 hour and 31 min.
Flixbus offers a mid-day bus from Biarritz to Bilbao. Price is low; ride through the mountains is scenic.
https://shop.flixbus.com/search?departureCity=3268&arrivalCity=5188&route=Biarritz-Bilbao&rideDate=14.05.2019&adult=1&_locale=en_US&wt_eid=2155551475900035465&wt_t=1555514899459&affiliate=%28not+set%29%2C&_ga=2.200903150.1709295559.1555514759-1376905711.1555514759¤cy=USD
Alsa bus is the competition with afternoon and early-evening departures. There's a transfer in San Sebastian. https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home