Where we are > Getting Here | the basque country
Plane
Our base is about 20 minutes from Biarritz airport and about an hour from Bilbao and Pau so you can fly to either Spain or France. We’ve put together this handy table of the usual methods of getting here.
| Internal Flight | International Flight | |
| From Edinburgh and Glasgow | Any operator to Stansted | EasyJet: Stansted-Bilbao |
| Easyjet or Flybe to Paris | EasyJet: Paris-Biarritz | |
| From Birmingham | Ryanair to Biarritz | |
| From London | Ryanair: Stansted-Biarritz | |
| EasyJet: Gatwick-Biarritz | ||
| EasyJet: Stansted-Bilbao | ||
| From Dublin | Ryanair to Biarritz |
Check out Money Saving Expert’s cheap flight checker for the best deals. Other flights are also available, these are just the most common options other people have chosen.
Worried about packing your bike? Check out our advice here!
The Train – Easier and cheaper than you might think!
To save the stress of cheap airlines why not come by train? The Eurostar takes 3.5 hours from London to Paris and it takes another 4.5 hours to get to Biarritz from Paris. Rail Europe will sell you a ticket right through. If you’re bringing your own bike you’ll need to bag up your bike to avoid charges. Because you’re doing your bit for the environment we’ll give you a 5% discount on your holiday on top of any other discount you may be entitled to.
The Boat
For those wishing to bring a car over from the south west of England the ferry is a good option. Portsmouth to Bilbao (1 hour from Hondarribia) is the most convenient but Plymouth to Santander (3 hours from us) is also viable. Those arriving by boat will also receive a 5% discount for helping out the environment.
Ryan Air: Stanstead-Biarritz
Basque MTB is based Spain, in Hondarribia, a town located in the Bay of Biscay between San Sebastian, in Spain and the French border. The meeting of Spanish, Basque and French cultures gives this area fantastic character, unlike many holiday resorts on the Spanish costas.
We are lucky in Hondarribia to have great countryside at our disposal for all sorts of activities. The Pyrenees come all the way down to the sea, giving great mountain biking straight from our door. Just a short drive, there’s even more riding in different terrain and climate. We also happen to be within walking distance of some of the world’s finest surfing!
Hondarribia, on the border between Spain and France, is hemmed in by the Atlantic to the north, the Pyrenees to the east, the Basque Mountains to the south and the rough hills and cliffs along the Atlantic coast to the west. Spanish or French, mountain or beach, bike or surfboard – it’s all right here!
Have a look at the terrain map below to get an idea of how perfect this area is for a mountain biking holiday: