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To The Grande Plage · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
2 transfer optionsCar hire · not ranked
Not all night: the Txik Txak bus 11 runs 06:48–22:41.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz is 4 minutes quicker for €56.60 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
Txik Txak bus 11
11 · Txik Txak
10–17 min rideEvery 30 min06:48–22:41
The airport bus station beside the terminal→Mairie de Biarritz-Edouard VII
€1.40total for 1 adult€1.40 eachBuy ticketOn Txik Txak
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The airport bus station beside the terminal
EUR 1.40 from the driver, the machine at the bus station or by tapping a contactless bank card; valid 90 minutes with changes. Children under six ride free.
Luggage. A town bus; bulky items are not allowed, and a surfboard up to 2 metres must be held.
Hours. Monday to Friday about every 30 minutes, 06:48 to 22:41; Saturdays every 30 minutes, 07:22 to 22:46. Sundays and holidays hourly, 08:01 to 20:59, then 22:45.
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How do I get from Biarritz airport to Biarritz city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Txik Txak bus 11 at €1.40, 10–17 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz at €58, 10 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Hire a car for the Basque inland villages, Hendaye or San Sebastián’s outskirts; the buses reach Biarritz, Bayonne and Saint-Jean-de-Luz only. You already reach Biarritz town on line 11 and Bayonne and Saint-Jean-de-Luz on line 3, for EUR 1.40. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Txik Txak bus 11 runs 06:48–22:41. Outside those hours, the Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
A town bus; bulky items are not allowed, and a surfboard up to 2 metres must be held.
Not going to Biarritz at all?
Other cities from this airport on a published fare, priced for your party
The buses leave from the airport's own covered bus station, reached straight from the terminal, with six bays. Line 11 for Biarritz and line 3 for Bayonne and Saint-Jean-de-Luz both stop there.
Tickets
A EUR 1.40 ticket is sold by the machine at the bus station and by the driver, who takes no note above EUR 20. Or tap a contactless bank card on the reader: EUR 1.40 a person, never more than EUR 3.80 a day. Children under six ride free.
The taxi rank
The taxi and VTC rank is right beside the terminal on the arrivals side. Taxis charge the meter; complaints go in writing, with the receipt, to the Sous-Préfecture de Bayonne.
At night
The last line 11 leaves for Biarritz at 22:41 (22:46 on Saturdays, 22:45 on Sundays). Line 3 still runs to Bayonne until 23:38 and to Saint-Jean-de-Luz until 23:58; after that only taxis serve the terminal.
Luggage
Bulky items are not allowed on Txik Txak buses. A surfboard up to 2 metres may come on board if you hold it.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
11 · Txik TxakTxik Txak bus 11
From
The airport bus station beside the terminal
To
Mairie de Biarritz-Edouard VII, the town-hall stop by the Grande Plage
Luggage
A town bus; bulky items are not allowed, and a surfboard up to 2 metres must be held.
Runs
06:48–22:41
Journey
10–17 min
EUR 1.40 from the driver, the machine at the bus station or by tapping a contactless bank card; valid 90 minutes with changes. Children under six ride free.
Take line 11 towards Cité Scolaire, not La Barre. Line 3 from the same bus station does not go into Biarritz.
On Sundays and holidays it runs only once an hour, and nothing leaves between 20:59 and 22:45.
Monday to Friday about every 30 minutes, 06:48 to 22:41; Saturdays every 30 minutes, 07:22 to 22:46. Sundays and holidays hourly, 08:01 to 20:59, then 22:45.
Gare de Bayonne, the bus stop on the station forecourt
Luggage
A town bus; bulky items are not allowed, and a surfboard up to 2 metres must be held.
Runs
06:19–23:38
Journey
18–28 min
EUR 1.40 from the driver, the machine at the bus station or by tapping a contactless bank card. Children under six ride free.
Take line 3 towards Gare de Bayonne. Mairie de Bayonne, two stops before the station, is the one for the old town.
Monday to Friday every 15 minutes, 06:19 to 23:38 (every 30 after 21:00); Saturdays every 20 minutes, 06:09 to 23:32. Sundays and holidays every 30 minutes, 07:36 to 00:07.
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the Halte Routière bus station by the railway station
Luggage
A town bus; bulky items are not allowed, and a surfboard up to 2 metres must be held.
Runs
05:57–23:58
Journey
25–40 min
EUR 1.40 from the driver, the machine at the bus station or by tapping a contactless bank card. Children under six ride free.
Take line 3 towards Halte Routière. For Hendaye, change at the Halte Routière to line 4 on the same ticket within 90 minutes.
Monday to Friday every 15 minutes, 05:57 to 23:58 (every 30 after 20:30); Saturdays every 20 minutes, 05:59 to 23:56. Sundays and holidays every 30 minutes, 07:29 to 23:59.
What is the best way from Biarritz airport to Biarritz city center?
For one traveler, the Txik Txak bus 11 at €1.40, 10–17 min. The cheapest way in. The Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz is 4 minutes quicker for €56.60 more, which is not worth it at this party size. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Biarritz airport to Biarritz city center?
For one traveler, the Txik Txak bus 11 at €1.40. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Biarritz airport to Biarritz city center by bus?
One bus reaches The Grande Plage: the Txik Txak bus 11, €1.40 for one traveler, 10–17 min, to Mairie de Biarritz-Edouard VII. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Biarritz by any means. The fastest way overall is the Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz, 10 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Biarritz airport to Biarritz city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches The Grande Plage: the Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz, €58 for one traveler, 10 min, to any address in Biarritz. It is not the cheapest way in: the Txik Txak bus 11 at €1.40 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Biarritz airport to Biarritz city center?
Txik Txak bus 11: 10–17 min. Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz: 10 min
How far is Biarritz airport from the city center?
Biarritz Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz, takes 10 min; the cheapest, the Txik Txak bus 11, 10–17 min.
Where do I catch the Txik Txak bus 11 at Biarritz airport?
The airport bus station beside the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Mairie de Biarritz-Edouard VII, the town-hall stop by the Grande Plage.
Is there a train from Biarritz airport to Biarritz at night?
The Txik Txak bus 11 runs 06:48–22:41. Outside those hours the Welcome Pickups transfer to Biarritz is what remains; it is €58 for the vehicle. Monday to Friday about every 30 minutes, 06:48 to 22:41; Saturdays every 30 minutes, 07:22 to 22:46. Sundays and holidays hourly, 08:01 to 20:59, then 22:45.
Does the Txik Txak bus 3 to Bayonne go to The Grande Plage and the town centre, by the Mairie?
This goes to Bayonne, not Biarritz: through Anglet to the old town and the railway station.
Does the Txik Txak bus 3 to Saint-Jean-de-Luz go to The Grande Plage and the town centre, by the Mairie?
This goes south along the coast to Bidart, Guéthary and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, not into Biarritz.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to San Sebastián go to The Grande Plage and the town centre, by the Mairie?
This goes to San Sebastián in Spain, not Biarritz: the driver takes you to any address there.
Worth knowing
Every Txik Txak bus costs EUR 1.40, valid 90 minutes including changes. Tap a contactless bank card on the reader, for up to five people on one card, or buy from the driver or the machine at the airport bus station.
For Biarritz take line 11 towards Cité Scolaire to Mairie de Biarritz-Edouard VII, by the Grande Plage, 13–17 minutes. Line 3 never enters Biarritz town: it goes to Bayonne one way, Bidart and Saint-Jean-de-Luz the other.
Line 11 runs about every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays and holidays; the last bus leaves the airport at about 22:45. Line 3 runs later: to 23:38 for Bayonne and 23:58 for Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Taxis wait at the rank by arrivals and charge the meter; no fixed airport fare is published. For a price agreed before you land, book a car.
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