Welcome to Brittany

Brittany's dramatic 750-mile coastline traces a rugged hem against the chilly Atlantic. Attractions such as St-Malo's 1689 Fort National, the prehistoric ruins and striking beauty of Gavrinish Island and Brest's Oceanopolis aquarium cling to the rocky shoreline of France's most northwestern province. Nantes, Rennes and Brest are the largest cities. Rennes is just two hours from Paris by TGV.

Brittany Getting Around
Westcapades is a private tour company that offers day long tours of Brittany.You take a TGV train from Paris to Rennes (2 hours), the driver will pick you up at the Rennes trains station. From there the suggested itenerary is Rennes to Dinan, Dinan to Mont St Michel and Mont St Michel to St Malo from there you will be driven back to Rennes to take the evening train to Paris. You get to cover alot of ground without having to rely on trains and buses (which can often run late, or even worse you run too late to catch it). With the private driver you can decide if you want a bit more time in one of the cities; more flexibility. The drivers are extremely friendly and even more knowledgable of the areas you will visit. As of March 07, the cost is 78 EUR per person.
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Bilbao Arriving and Departing

By Air
The Bilbao Airport is the major airport that serves the Bilbao area. It is located 9 km (5 miles) north of the city. Most flights to the Bilbao airport originate from locations within Spain, including Alicanta, Barcelona, Fureteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Malaga, Menora, Palma, Seville, Tenerife, Valencia, and Vigo. International flights originate from European cities such as Brussels, Frankfut. Lisbon, London, Milan, Paris, Dublin and Zurich.Major airlines that serve Bilbao include EasyJet, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia.
If you are planning to rent a car to get around Bilbao, you can pick up a rental car from the airport. Avis, Europcar, Hertz, and National all have service desks at the airport. Another option to getting to the city center is by taxi. Taxis are easily hailed curbside outside the airport. The fare to city-central should cost around 20 Euros. A more economical option is to take the Bilbao airport bus into the city (Termibus). Bus service starts at 6:15 a.m. and runs every 30 minutes until 12 a.m. The 15 minute ride costs 1.20 Euros.
By Train
The Estacion de Abando, located near the Plaza de Espana, is the major train station in Bilbao. Both local and long-distance trains depart and arrive from this station. A number of Spanish cities are served by trains that originate from the RENFE station. Two of the more popular destinations include Madrid and Barcelona. Two trains per day provide service to Madrid (6-7 hours) and Barcelona (11 hours).
By Bus
The Termibus is the major bus terminal that serves Bilbao. Buses run to and from a number of local and long-distance destinations.
Metro Bilbao
The underground system has two lines: Line 1provides service between Bilbao stations and right-bank districts. Line 2 links together Bilbao stations and left-bank districts. You can transfer between lines at San Inazio station located in the Ibarrekolanda district. The cost of a fare depends on which zones you plan to travel through. To make things easier, you can purchase a Creditrans farepass, which are sold in denominations of 5, 10, and 15 Euros. These farepasses are available from underground stations, tram stops, kiosks, and tobacco shops. Passes in daily, monthly, and a variety of other options are also available for sale.
Bilbobus
Bilbobus provides service to a number of destinations throughout the city. Hours of operation vary for the different bus lines, but most lines run from 6 or 7 a.m. until 10 or 11 p.m. Buses arrive every 10 or 30 minutes. There is a night bus service provided on Friday and Saturday nights that provides service until 2 or 2:30 a.m. on Friday nights and all night long on Saturday nights. Creditrans passes can be used on the bus. Each ride costs 0.48 Euros using a Creditrans pass, or 1 Euro using cash.
Euskotran
Euskotran provides service between the following destinations: Atxuri - Ribera - Arriaga - Abando - Pío Baroja - Uribitarte - Guggenheim - Abandoibarra - Euskalduna - Sabino Arana - San Mamés - Basurto. Fares cost 0.55 Euro per ride using a Creditrans pass, or 1 Euro for a single ride.

Traveling in Barcelona

The second largest city of Spain, Barcelona is located at a strategic position from where one can depart for a number of nearby towns and villages and therefore traveling in Barcelona becomes not only important but also strategic. With its natural landscape that stretches from the Pyrinees Mountains to the tempting beaches and its historic architecture traveling in Barcelona becomes one of the most memorable experience of ones life that keeps lingering in the heart and the mind.

Those about to travel in Barcelona and worried about the language of communication can put their woes away because besides Spanish the people in Barcelona can speak and understand workable English. Traveling in Barcelona is not complicated at all and it has a proper Airport, two railway stations and a well networked bus service.

• Airport: Traveling in Barcelona by air calls for a road journey to the Barcelona Airport which is 8 Miles away from the city of Barcelona. The BCN or the Barcelona Airport has three terminals and the arrival and departure of flights are swift. Taxi,bus and train services to and from the Airport are easily available
• Train: There are two main stations in Barcelona that make traveling in Barcelona comfortable. Estaciós(stations) Sants and França are the two stations that link different parts of Spain and most of the long distance train runs from Estació França.
• Bus Service : There are two bus stations, Estació del Nord and Estació d'Autobuses de Sants ,the former is the larger of the two. However both have buses running to most Spanish cities as well as buses going to International destination . The buses are run by Eurolines/Linebús and Starbus.