Lurraldebus from San Sebastián

Without a car, you can reach Hondarribia from San Sebastián on Lurraldebus buses, the intercity network of the Gipuzkoa provincial council, which in the Bidasoa area is operated by Ekialdebus. There are two direct lines and several more that pass through Irun. Before setting out, check which suits you: not all of them stop at the same place in Hondarribia or leave from the same point in Donostia.

BI02: the direct line to the town

The BI02 links Hondarribia with Donostia via Amara. In Hondarribia it leaves from the Sabin Arana Goiri stop and in San Sebastián from Plaza de Gipuzkoa 10, in the centre. According to the Ekialdebus timetable in force from 1 October 2026, the journey takes between 26 and 28 minutes.

• Monday to Friday: from Hondarribia, 5:30 to 22:40, roughly hourly with extra buses in the morning; from Donostia, 6:00 to 22:10.
• Saturdays: from Hondarribia, every hour and a half, 5:30 to 22:30; from Donostia, every hour on the hour, 6:00 to 22:00.
• Sundays and public holidays: as on Saturdays, but starting at 6:30 in Hondarribia and 7:00 in Donostia.

BI01: to the airport from the bus station

San Sebastián airport is in Hondarribia, and the BI01 links it with Donostia bus station in about 21 minutes. At the airport it stops at stop "A", next to terminal 1. Monday to Saturday it leaves Donostia station every hour from 7:00 to 12:00, at 14:15 and from 16:00 to 20:00; from the airport, every hour from 7:30 to 11:30, at 13:45, at 15:30, from 17:30 to 19:30 and a last bus at 21:45. On Sundays and public holidays it has its own timetable with fewer departures. It is the useful line if you arrive by air, but not the best for the old town: its stop is at the airport, not in the centre of the town.

Via Irun and other lines

The BI03 goes to Donostia via Irun, Oiartzun, Errenteria and Pasai Antxo, and enters San Sebastián through Gros: it is slower, but serves all those towns. The BI06 links Hondarribia and Irun with Donostia's hospital area and Miramon, and the BI07 reaches Donostia via Antiguo. For getting between Hondarribia and Irun there is the BI05: it leaves from the Ramón Irribaren stop (Lurgorri), passes along Paseo de Colón and ends at Fermín Calbetón, in Irun, in about 28 minutes, with a bus every 15 or 20 minutes for much of the working day. At night the BI43G runs to Donostia and the BI45G to Irun, and on match days the BI50B goes to Anoeta.

Tickets and tips

Lurraldebus charges by zones, and from Hondarribia (Bidasoa) to San Sebastián (Donostialdea) you cross one zone boundary. With the Mugi card, the common transport system of Gipuzkoa, the journey is considerably cheaper than with a single ticket, and the discount grows with the number of journeys in the month. The current fares are on lurraldebus.eus and mugi.eus; for queries, the Lurraldebus phone number is 900 300 340.

The buses have seats reserved for people with reduced mobility and space for wheelchairs, and assistance dogs travel free. Ekialdebus warns that timetables are approximate because of traffic: in summer and at weekends, allow extra time. Once in Hondarribia, the old town and the Marina quarter are explored on foot, and from the harbour the boat to Hendaye leaves.