Spanish Airport Guide News

Hi Richard,

If you click on this link it gives you details of parking facilities at Bibao Airport. I would get the driver to leave it in P1 which can accommodate minibuses and people carriers.

Linda

Gary – wondered if you could help with this one please -we will be arriving by Easyjet on 12th Oct approx 10.30am and collecting our car which is coming over on the P&O ferry from UK which docks about 8.0am ( it just about clears the ramps!)and being driven to the airport to meet us – the cars ground clearance is only about 4 inches and it is quite wide 6.5 feet so I would appreciate any comments on best place to park it for a shortish period and avoid any problems eg car park ramps and speed ramps generally etc -many thanks- Richard Stockdale

Hi Russell,

If you click on this link for the Alsa buses website it gives you details of buses from central Bilbao to San Sebastian . And you can find out how to get from the airport to the centre of Bilbao here.

This link connects you to the Pesa website but they do not run buses to San Sebastian.

Linda

Dear Gary

I am trying to work out how to get to San Sebastian from Bilbao airport tomorrow evening.

I land at 21.10 and my hotel tells me that there is a bus that runs direct from the airport to San Sebastian, leaving at 21.45 and 22.45. They have referred me to the pesa.net website but I cannot find any reference to these particular buses. I have emailed Pesa but they have not replied.

Do you have any information on relevant transport links which would enable me to make my required journey?

Many thanks

Russell

Hi again Eoin,

Spanish taxis do not have a meter as such but they do have all the fares listed in a booklet. So your parents can ask what the fare will be before they set off and the driver has to stick to this amount.

There are firms which arrange pre-paid private transfers which can be booked in advance when the driver collects the passenger from the arrivals hall and escorts them to the vehicle. The only firm I know of who offer this service from Bilbao airport are Holiday Taxis but they only list a few resorts. You will need to email them direct to find out if they can offer a private transfer to Valcaba.

Linda

Linda,

many thanks, can I ask supplementary question ?

Is it normal in Spain to take a taxi ‘on the meter’ and is this absolute ? i.e. whatever is on the meter at the end is what one pays ?

Or for a route like this (which is long, and involves some mountain roads at the end) can the driver either refuse to take the fare or insist on a supplement ? Is there a dispatcher/controller normally on duty at the airport who can sort this out ?

Or is it possible to arrange a (pre-paid) transfer and are there companies that just do this ?

Thanks in advance, just want to get all the facts clear for my parents !

Eoin Sharkey