Getting there

Planes

San Sebastián airport is the nearest but you’ll be pushed to find a direct flight there – get to Bilbao (100km away) with Easyjet (www.easyjet.com) from Dublin or London Stansted | or with Iberia (www.iberia.com) from London Heathrow. Biarritz airport (50km away) is accessible with Easyjet from London Gatwick or with Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) from London Stansted or Dublin.

Boats

Brittany Ferries (www.brittany-ferries.co.uk) serves Santander (200km from San Sebastián) from Portsmouth or Plymouth. P&O Ferries (www.poferries.com) sails from Portsmouth to Bilbao.

Trains

Get to Estación del Norte in San Sebastián from Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona – services are operated by Renfe (www.renfe.es).

Automobiles

The 100km drive from Bilbao should take a little over an hour. San Sebastián is 50km from Biarritz – allow 40 minutes. Hertz (www.hertz.com) has offices at most airports in the region.