Its strategic situation and the fact that it's well provided with infrastructures have made San Sebastian an easily accessible place, connected by every kind of transport to the rest of the world. Choose the one that suits you best and begin your journey to San Sebastian!
GETTING TO SAN SEBASTIAN BY PLANE
Within a radius of barely 100 kilometers, San Sebastian lays claim to 5 airports, 3 of them international. San Sebastian lays claim to one airport 20 minutes from the city center. It has a shuttle service to the main Spanish cities: Madrid and Barcelona.
Not far away are the airports of Bilbao, connected to the whole of Europe; and Biarritz, served by French, international, and low-cost airlines.
- San Sebastian Airport (EAS) - 20 kms.
- Bilbao Airport (BIO) - 105 kms.
- Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) - 120 kms.
- Pamplona Airport (PNA) - 90 kms.
- Biarritz Airport (BIQ) - 40 kms.
Shuttle service:
Bilbao Airport <> San Sebastián (check timetables and get your tickets)
San Sebastian Airport <> City Center (check timetables and get your tickets)
Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport <> Vitoria- Gasteiz (check timetables and get your tickets)
Vitoria-Gasteiz <> San Sebastian (check timetables and get your tickets)
GETTING TO SAN SEBASTIAN BY TRAIN
Situated right in the center of the city, San Sebastian's train station, known as the Estación del Norte (Northern Station), is connected to a large number of Spanish cities, including Madrid and Barcelona, and also international destinations, such as Paris and Lisbon.
Getting to and from San Sebastian by train is going to be much quicker thanks to the new High-Speed Train, which will connect the city with numerous destinations in the near future.
There is also a narrow-gauge railway that runs to Bilbao and different Basque coastal towns such as Zarautz, plus a line on which a train called the "Topo" runs to Hendaye in France.
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CAR PARKS
Getting to San Sebastian by car is very simple. The city is connected to the rest of Spain and to France by National Road N1/AP1 (Madrid-Irún), the A-8 (Bilbao-Irún), and A-63 (Paris-Irún) motorways, and the A-15 trunk road (Pamplona-San Sebastian).
Nearly all areas of the city can be accessed on one of these highways.
If you come to San Sebastian by car, there are more than 6,000 parking places available to you at different points in the city. You can find the list of parking places here.
PARKING FOR MOTORHOMES
- 20 parking places approximately (check on the map)
- Marks between parking places.
- Lighting.
- Water outlet.
- Waste disposal area.
Motorhome parking rules:
- It is allowed to park but not to camp.
- Using an awning is not allowed.
- Tables and chairs are not allowed in the parking area.
- Wedges are allowed.
- Please respect the neighborhood.
GETTING TO SAN SEBASTIAN BY BUS
San Sebastian has a sizeable bus station that connects the city with others throughout Spain and part of the European continent.
Main bus lines companies from San Sebastian: