How to get here: Air, Ferry, Road, Train.
- By air
Direct flights are available into Biarritz from Dublin and London Stansted daily and at very good rates. Off season you can get some amazing deals for just pennies.
Car hire is available from the airport via all the major operators and it is only a 20 minutes drive to La Colombe. Full and easy to follow directions from Biarritz or Pau to La Colombe, St Pee sur Nivelle, Amotz, use the AA route planner web site.
AA Route Planner
National car hire
Avis
Taxis are available from the airport and the trip is just 20 minutes.
There are a variety of airports and low cost airlines to choose from.
The flights are short and if you book enough in advance you can get some really great deals.
The nearest airport to La Colombe is Biarritz and is just a 20 minutes ride.
Our second nearest is Pau which is under an hours drive to La Colombe.
FLY FROM DESTINATION AIRLINE
Stansted Biarritz Ryanair
Birmingham Biarritz Ryanair
Luton Biarritz Ryanair
Dublin Biarritz Ryanair
Stansted Pau Ryanair
Bristol Biarritz Easyjet
Gatwick Biarritz Easyjet
Airlines
Ryan air - flights from Stansted, Dublin or Luton to Biarritz or Pau
Easyjet flights from Stansted, Bristol and Gatwick
Flybe - flights from various UK airports via Southampton to Rennes
British Airways - flights from Gatwick to Nantes
Air France- flights to Nantes
Bmi baby - flights to Paris
Other websites of interest:
Ferries
- By road and ferry
We are easily accessible by three major ports the nearest is Bilbao just 2.5 hours away and Santander 5 hours away. St Malo is 9.5 hours drive.
The Autoroute/Payage number A63 passes St Jean de Luz junction 2 (St Jean de Luz, sud)
Brittany Ferries: www.brittanyferries.com
Portsmouth - Caen
Portsmouth - St Malo
Poole - Cherbourg
Plymouth - Roscoff
P & O Ferries: www.poferries.com
Portsmouth - Cherbourg
Portsmouth - Le Havre
Dover - Calais
Portsmouth Bilbao
Condor Ferries: www.condorferries.co.uk
Poole - St Malo
Guernsey - St Malo
Jersey - St Malo
Speed Ferries: www.speedferries.com
Dover Boulogne
Sea France: www.seafrance.com
- By Road
Leave at junction 2 on the Payage A63, sign posted St Jean de Luz, Ascain. Follow signs to Ascain. When you reach Ascain follow signs to St Pee sur Nivelle and Sare.
Continue on the same road. Go past the Intermarche and Bricomarche on your left (this is St Pee sur Nivelle/Ibarron)
Continue on to St Pee sur Nivelle pass the post office on the right and continue through the village until you reach a roundabout with a Netto supermarket on your right. Take the first turning right direction Sare.
Continue on this road over the bridge and into the country,
Pass a sign on your right Camping 300m Take the second turning on the right and go up Chemin Bixienborda,
The second entrance on your left is La Colombe with large wooden gates.
Rail
France has one of the best rail systems after Japan. Our nearest station is St Jean de Luz and the SCNF from Paris takes 5 hours
The rail system in france is operated by SNCF:
Eurotunnel
Folkestone - Calais: www.eurotunnel.com
Operator of the high speed transport system which links the UK to France through the Channel Tunnel