Pamplona to Santander bus with Alsa

La Burundesa is a bus company based in Navarra, Spain, founded in 1925. It provides regular passenger transport services connecting various towns in Navarra and the Basque Country, including Pamplona, Bilbao, Vitoria, Irún, Jaca, and Santander. The company also offers bus services for school, work, and private groups. La Burundesa is part of Grupo La Unión, which collectively transports over two million passengers annually. They operate a fleet of over 40 buses, prioritizing safety and comfort, and maintain a high punctuality rate of 99.7%. Amenities on their buses often include reclining seats, air conditioning, and power outlets.

La Estellesa is a Spanish bus company founded in Estella, Navarre, on August 11, 1909, making it one of the oldest in the sector. Initially using horse-drawn carriages, the company quickly adopted steam-powered vehicles and later internal combustion engines, demonstrating a history of technological adaptation. La Estellesa focuses on providing regular bus lines and facilitating road communication between towns in Navarre, La Rioja, and Gipuzkoa. Their services also include bus rentals with a driver for various events, school transport, and corporate transport. Since 2020, La Estellesa has been integrating into the Jiménez Movilidad group, its main shareholder, leading to fleet modernization and management changes.

BlaBlaCar is a French online marketplace for carpooling, connecting drivers with empty seats and passengers traveling to the same destination to share costs. Founded in 2006, it operates in Europe and Latin America, boasting 26 million active members. The platform also includes BlaBlaCar Bus, an intercity bus service. BlaBlaCar's name comes from its rating system for drivers' chattiness: \Bla\" for quiet, \"BlaBla\" for talkative, and \"BlaBlaBla\" for very chatty. The company aims to be the leading marketplace for shared travel, offering affordable and sustainable solutions by combining carpooling with bus journeys."