Pamplona City Transport

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A bus in downtown Pamplona.
A bus in downtown Pamplona.

Pamplona City Transport (also known as Villavesas informally), is the company offering bus services in Pamplona and its metropolitan area, serving around 300,000 people. The buses are white, yellow and green.

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[edit] Details about the service

Ridership
Year Passengers

1997 28,811,483
1998 28,760,533
1999 31,675,795
2000 33,699,308
2001 34,212,117
2002 33,961,015
2003 34,944,307
2004 33,372,871
2005 35,706,415
2006 37,354,615
2007 38,470,295

Pamplona City Transport is operated by the "Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona". There are between 102 and 88 buses on the street, depending on the time of the day. Because of the increase in ridership, the company operates 39 double or articulated buses. There are 418 stations on the 21 different lines. Because of the rapid urbanistic growth Pamplona is having, with many new neighborhoods been planned and built, the ridership has grown steadily over the last couple of years, reaching 37 million passengers in 2006

  • Average age of the fleet: 5.5 years
  • Extension of the lines: 441.21 kilometres
  • Distance travelled by buses every year: 722,360,471 kilometres

[edit] Tickets and prices

Ticket prices during 2007.

  • Normal ticket: 1,00 euro
  • Bonobus ticket: 0,47 euro
  • Numerous Family ticket: 0,38 euro
  • B type travel: 0,25 euro
  • A type travel 0,11 euro

[edit] Lines

There are 33 lines serving Pamplona and its metropolitan area, 23 normal lines and 10 night lines.

Line Route Hours Frequency Notes
Universidades 07:00 - 22:00 20´
Cortes de Navarra - Etxabakoitz 06:55 - 22:15 10´
Segundo Ensanche - Antsoain 06::35 - 22:28 10´
Barañain - Villava/Atarrabia 06:23 - 22:29
Orvina 1 y 3 - Edificio El Sario 06:30 - 22:15 15´
Rochapea - UPNA 06:45 - 22:15 15´
Villava/Atarrabia - Chantrea - Barañain 06:25 - 22:29 10´
Plaza Blanca de Navarra - Buztintxuri 06:38 - 22:36 12´
Renfe - UPNA 06:32 - 22:36 12´
Beloso Alto - Orkoien 06:30 - 22:30 30´
Orvina 2 - Universidad de Navarra 06:38 - 22:08 15´
Ermitagaña - Mendillorri 06:30 - 22:30 5´- 10´ 5´ during rush hour.
San Jorge - Soto Lezkairu 06:30 - 21:20 60´
Ayuntamiento - Rochapea 06:40 - 22:20 15´
Paseo Sarasate - Zizur Mayor 06:30 - 22:25 12´ - 15´ 12´ during rush hour.
Aizoain - Noain - Beriain 06:26 - 22:28 12´
Principe de Viana - Mutilva 06:30 - 22:30 30´
Avenida San Ignazio - Sarriguren 06:27 - 22:25 20´
Calle Monte Monjardin - Barañain 06:30 - 22:22 15´
Principe de Viana - Gorraitz 06:45 - 22:45 30´
Plaza de la Paz - Aeropuerto de Noain 05:30 - 23:30 30´
Yanguas y Miranda - Berriosuso 60´
Avenida San Ignacio - Sarriguren - Olloki 60´

[edit] Night lines

There are ten night lines, depending on the day of the week. Sunday to Thursday there are seven lines operating between 22:30 and 00:00. On Fridays there are eight lines operating until 4am, and on Saturdays the service operates through the night with ten lines.

The frequency of the buses varies depending on the day of the week, and it ranges from 15 to 60 minutes.

Line Route Frequency Notes
N1 Bajada de Labrit - Zizur Mayor 60´
N2 Paseo Sarasate - Barañain 20´ - 30´
N3 Bajada de Labrit - Noain - Beriain Viejo 60´
N4 Paseo Sarasate - Aizoain 40´- 50´
N5 Bajada de Labrit - Uharte 30´
N6 Cortes de Navarra - Mendillorri 30´
N7 Paseo Sarasate - San Jorge/Sanduzelai - Chantrea - Cortes de Navarra 15´- 30´
N8 Bajada de Labrit - Mutilva Two times
N9 Paseo Sarasate - Orkoien Only once
N10 Sarriguren Night line

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