GETTING TO SAN SEBASTIAN

Air

San Sebastian airport (EAS) is 19 km (12 miles) away for connections through Madrid or Barcelona. There is a bus "Fuenterrabia-San Sebastian" that stops close to the airport every 30 minutes and takes around 45 minutes. Price: 2€. If your luggage is heavy better take a taxi. Price: 23€. Or take the transfer offered by the school: check with us for exact prices.

Biarritz airport (BIA) in France is 50 km (31 miles) away and connects London Stanstead, Paris, Frankfurt, Brussels, and Madrid. (Air France and Iberia Airlines) Telephone + 33 559 43 83 83 Fax: +33 559 43 83 86

Bilbao Airport (BIO - Sondika) is 96 km (60 miles) away and offers good links for intercontinental flights, via London, Frankfurt, and Paris. Bilbao airport is connected with Basel, Brussels, Bordeaux, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Milan, Paris, Porto, and Tunisia. Tel: 94-486 9301

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Train

Estacion del Norte in San Sebastian (Tel: 943 28 30 89) lies on the Paris-Madrid line and serves Vitoria, Pamplona, Burgos, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Madrid, and Paris.

The fast train TGV (5 ½ hours) stops on the border (Hendaye/Irun), 19km away. There are at least 10 trains per day.

Train information in Spain: www.renfe.com

Bus

There are regular international lines to and from: Hannover, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Rotterdam, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Varsovia, Geneva, and Zurich.

Private buses also run every day to Bilbao, Vitoria, Burgos, Madrid, and Pamplona.

The bus companies that do most of the trips are: Eurolines in Europe, Eatcar (San Sebastian - 943.46.80.87), and Continental Auto.

Information online: www.eurolines.com

Boat

Portsmaouth-Bilbao (Santurtzi) Tuesdays, Saturdays.