From Barcelona to the Beautiful Basque Country! A Short Flight, a New Adventure & the Beginning of Our Camino del Norte Journey!
How to get to Irun to start the Camino del Norte?
⭐️ PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SAN SEBASTIAN AIRPORT IS THE AIRPORT FOR IRUN ⭐️
(not San Sebastian / Donostia) double check you flight before booking
🗺️ GOOGLE MAPS: San Sebastián Airport location
✈️ GENERAL FLIGHT INFO – VUELING VY2486
✈️ AIRLINE: Vueling Airlines
🛫 FLIGHT NUMBER: VY2486
🇪🇸 ROUTE: Barcelona → San Sebastián (Hondarribia / Irún)
📅 DATE FLOWN: 1 June 2026
💶 TICKET PRICE: Under €50 one way
🛫 DEPARTURE AIRPORT: Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), Terminal 1
🛬 ARRIVAL AIRPORT: San Sebastián Airport (EAS), near Hondarribia and Irún
⏰ ARRIVAL TIME: 5:20pm – on time
🧳 LUGGAGE: No checked baggage
🚌 AIRPORT TRANSPORT: L99 bus from Viladecans to Barcelona T1
💰 BUS FARE: €2.90 per person (June 2026)
⏱️ BUS JOURNEY: Under 20 minutes
🪑 SEATING: Seated together on the same booking
Great experience, im really liking this airline! this was the first time using Vueling and I would definitely use them again!
Our flight was in the afternoon so we had time to go to the supermarket have a nice breakfast and get some snacks for the afternoon
BUS vs TAXI – VILADECANS TO BARCELONA AIRPORT ~ €2.90 WELL SPENT!
We were staying at VILADECANS not far away from the airport
By L99 bus it was not even 20mins to T1 Airport
The L99 bus came by right near our hotel and we jumped on
So, thats 2.90euro for the bus ride (vs. 20euro for taxi)
BARCELONA TERMINAL 1 ~ LET’S GET FLYING!
And the hustle and bustle begins!
Barcelona T1, a large airport to navigate
It was easy thought because we just walked through as we didnt have any checked in baggage
We wandered through the terminal a bit, it wasnt so busy but we did do some exploration
Then it was time to board the plane and lucky it was via the bridge and not in the bus
Unlike WIZZ air they seated us together which is another awesome thing about Vueling
Being seated together makes sense and shouldnt be something extra to pay for if you book flights together on the 1 booking – WIZZ air makes more money from this and seats you seperately even if you book together which is absolutely so stupid
Middle seats… yuck lol
Our seats on the plane
TOUCHDOWN IN SAN SEBASTIÁN ~ RIGHT ON TIME!
Landed at San Sebastian on time at 17:20 and walked down onto the tarmac and over to the small terminal building
It was beautiful sunny weather! a great flight no turbulence
The plane from the tarmac – its allowed to stop and take photos as much as you want
We were the only plane at this tiny regional airport!
Easy and quick walk through the airport out out in NO TIME!
WALKING TO IRÚN ~ WHERE’S THE BLOODY FOOTPATH?!
We decided to walk from the airport towards the left which was heading into Irun city
As we were about to start the camino, any walking practise was good
27mins walk towards Irun town centre – it was pretty straight forward but we had to find a path
aaaand… we couldnt find a path on the left hand side walking towards Irun
The path was on the opposite side of the road but we couldnt even cross due to the traffic and there was a barrier on the other side and we couldnt hop over
It ended up being an awesome walk once we came up to a path and walked to our accommodation
MY VUELING VERDICT ~ WOULD I FLY THEM AGAIN?
I really liked VUELING! great experience, the booking system was great, they seem a bit fairer than other cheap carriers and the fact they seat you together when you book together
1JUN26
