Bayonne
Bayonne is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the southwest corner of France, part of the Basque region straddling the border with Spain. It's part of the triple township of BAB, Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne, which in 2021 had a population of 309,392, and as a tourist destination it's been overshadowed by the more famous Biarritz. Wikivoyage
Population 54,306 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in France
- January: 9 h 18 of daylight
- February: 10 h 31 of daylight
- March: 11 h 53 of daylight
- April: 13 h 24 of daylight
- May: 14 h 41 of daylight
- June: 15 h 24 of daylight
- July: 15 h 07 of daylight
- August: 14 h of daylight
- September: 12 h 33 of daylight
- October: 11 h 05 of daylight
- November: 9 h 43 of daylight
- December: 8 h 58 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Bayonne
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Bayonne's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 1
2 to 3 hours· 2
3 to 5 hours· 2
From Bayonne's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 1
1 to 2 hours· 1
3 to 5 hours· 3
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Musée Basque et de l'histoire de Bayonne Museum · 300 m
- La Citadelle Castle · 590 m
- Musée Bonnat-Helleu Museum · 300 m
- Château-Neuf Castle · 570 m
- CIAP Lapurdum Museum · 310 m
- DIDAM Museum · 360 m
- Kaxu Galerie Gallery · 590 m
- Musée du judaïsme bayonnais Suzanne et Marcel Suarès Museum · 600 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Bayonne Ham Fair
April
Bayonne Ham Fair is early April
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Fêtes de Bayonne
July
Fêtes de Bayonne is a week in mid-July. Wear white clothes with a red scarf
2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bayonne); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 96 places to eatPlaces © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.