How long does it take the Camino de Santiago | Days

How many days are needed to do the Camino de Santiago?

Many people contact us to ask how long it takes to do the Camino de Santiago. We always answer that the number of days on the Camino de Santiago depends upon many factors.

What does it depend on? It depends on how it is organized. Do you want to know what elements influence the time it takes to make the Camino de Santiago? Keep reading! We’ll explain it to you now.

How long does the Camino de Santiago take? It depends!

The pilgrim route you choose, the way you decide to go on pilgrimage and your physical condition are some of the elements that determine how long it takes to make the Camino de Santiago. Next, we’ll tell you how each of them influences how you organize your trip to Santiago depending on your free days.

Do you want to meet pilgrims and enjoy the green forests of Galicia? Then the Camino de Santiago from Sarria is the best option for you. It is the most popular route, you don’t need so much time and you can obtain the Compostela. Tell us more about your plan to make the Camino and leave the organization of this experience in our hands.

The route that you choose

The itinerary of the Camino de Santiago you choose determines the duration of the route. Not all pilgrim routes have the same distance, nor are as easy as others.

The pilgrim itineraries with a greater presence of unevenness or that run at higher altitude will force you to move slower and, therefore, you will need more time to complete the Camino de Santiago.

In this article we tell you the characteristics of different itineraries on the Camino de Santiago.

Likewise, it is not the same to want to complete one of the complete routes or to incorporate at some intermediate point on the route. In the next section of this article we talk about the most popular points.

How you decide to do your pilgrimage

To the above is added, how you want to do the route. It is not the same to do the Camino on foot than by bike. If you do it on foot you will take twice as much time as cycling.

Your physical condition

The choice of one route or another must be made depending on the physical condition of each person. But apart from that, it will also determine how many kilometres you can do per day, regardless of the difficulty of the route.

For those people who are not considered professional athletes, an acceptable average rate is between 4 or 5 kilometres per hour. The usual thing is to do an average of 25 km a day, that implies 5 days to complete 100 kilometres.

If your physical condition is not so good and you haven’t trained to do the Camino de Santiago, the distance you can walk a day will be significantly lower. Therefore, you will need more time to complete the route.

Services for pilgrims

On the Camino de Santiago there are services that help you to go along more rapidly and spend less time on an adventure. Some of them are baggage transport services and the assistance cars. In the link, we talk about how they can help you to do the Camino de Santiago in less time.

Routes on the Camino de Santiago depends on free time

Next, and to facilitate the calculation of how long the Camino de Santiago takes, we want to talk about the most popular starting points and the time you will need to do each stretch on foot.

We have arranged the itineraries of the Camino depending on your holiday. This will make it easier for you to find the route that best suits your free days. Remember that if you make your pilgrimage by bicycle, the time it takes to make the Camino de Santiago is about half.

More than 30 days on the Camino de Santiago

The lucky few who can spend a month or more on the Camino may consider doing the Camino del Norte or the Camino Frances. Starting from Pamplona, The Camino Frances is another option. Below we explain how many days you need to do each of these pilgrim routes.

The complete Camino del Norte

The Camino del Norte is the second longest route of the Camino de Santiago network in Spain. The distance to Santiago is 833.1 kilometres. It is also the second most complicated, after the Camino Primitivo. Therefore, it is one of the itineraries of the Camino de Santiago that takes longer.

If you leave from Irún, the time it takes to do the Camino de Santiago is 34 days. However, many people choose San Sebastián to start this route. In that case, the length of the Camino del Norte would be 33 days.

If you analyze the route of this route of Santiago in stages, you will see that there are 5 days of 15 kilometres or less of distance. If you are in good physical shape, you could finish it in 30 days if you leave from San Sebastián.

People in worse physical condition may need even more than 34 days to complete this pilgrim route. The frequent unevenness does not let you rest your legs.

The complete Camino Frances

The time it takes to do the Camino Frances is 33 days. The beginning of the Camino Frances can be done from Saint Jean Pied de Port or from Roncesvalles. The difference is one day between starting from one point or another because it is a very complicated stage, which will require you to devote a whole day to it.

This road route is 763.5 kilometres to Santiago. On the route, there are 4 stages that are nearly 30 kilometres long. The seventh (Los Arcos-Logroño), with 27 km; The eighth (Logroño-Nájera), with 28 km; The 26th stage (Villafranca del Bierzo – or Cebreiro), with 27.8 km; and penultimate (Palas de Rei – Arzúa), with 28.5 km.

The above means that if you are not in shape, you may need to leave them and therefore you will need to spend more time on the Camino de Santiago. Especially the stage of Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro that, besides being a long distance, faces strong climbs. It is one of the most feared stages of the Camino Frances.

On the contrary, on the Camino Frances, there are 6 stages of less than 20 kilometres. Three of them with less than 19 km. That means that if you are in good physical form or hire some of the services offered on the Camino de Santiago, you may need 2 or 3 days less.

From Pamplona on the Camino Frances

The Camino de Santiago on foot, from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela, requires 30 days (exactly one month). In this route apply all the observations that we made in the previous section on the distance of some stages.

Less than 30 days and more than 15

All those who can enjoy a long holiday will have time to do on foot the Camino Portugues (Central) fully. Starting from some intermediate stages they could also consider doing the Camino Frances or the Camino del Norte. We explain where to start the Camino de Santiago so that you have enough days!

The complete Camino Portugues

The time it takes to do the Camino de Santiago in Portugal is 28 days. The central route is 618.9 kilometres long and is one of the easiest roads.

How long does it take to walk the kilometres of the Camino de Santiago

However, stage planning contemplates many days that do not face more than 15 km per day. Therefore, if you are in good physical shape, you could do this Camino de Santiago in 4 or 6 days less.

From Bilbao on the Camino del Norte

The time on the Camino del Norte from Bilbao is 27 days. It is possible to reduce one day by doing the route from Muros de Nalón to Luarca in two stages, instead of in 3.

From Logroño on the Camino Frances

If you leave from Logroño, the Camino de Santiago has a duration of 26 days. The good thing about this starting point is that you miss the long stage from Arcos to Logroño.

From Santarém on the Camino Portugues

If you shorten the Camino Portugues and start from Santarém, you can do the Camino Portugues in 24 days. As it happens, from the beginning (Lisbon), and in good physical shape, you can lengthen some stages and get to Santiago de Compostela in just 20 days.

From Santander on the Camino del Norte

If you start the Camino del Norte from Santander it will take you 22 days to reach Santiago de Compostela on foot. As with the departure from Bilbao, you can reduce it by one day on the stretch that goes from Muros de Nalón to Luarca.

From Burgos on the Camino Frances

If you start the Camino de Santiago on foot from Burgos, it will only take 21 days. It is the best route for people who have time and are not in very good physical condition.

On the one hand, it avoids two of the long distance stages (the seventh and eighth) on the Camino Frances. On the other hand, this section of the Camino de Santiago begins with the Castillas, on basically level ground, making it easy to get in shape during the route.

From Coímbra on the Camino Portugues

The time it takes to do the Camino Portugues from Coimbra is 18 days. As happens along this path, some stages are quite short, so if you plan 3 stages of 30 kilometres long, in 15 days you could get to Compostela.

From Ribadesella on the Camino del Norte

17 days is the duration of the Camino del Norte from Ribadesella. As happens by leaving from other points of this road, between Muros de Nalón and Luarca you can gain a day.

Between 15 days and 1 week on the Camino de Santiago

Most mortals enjoy holiday periods of 15 days or less. This is enough time to do the Camino de Santiago.

In fact, if you have 15 days you can do completely the Camino Primitivo or the Camino Portugues coastal route. The Camino Frances also has some options. Now, we talk about each one of them.

The complete Camino Primitivo

People who have 15 days of holiday and are in good shape, can do the Camino Primitivo. This itinerary to Santiago has a duration of 14 days. The average stage distance is 22 kilometres. In total it runs a distance of 316.2 kilometres to Santiago.

Reducing the number of days on the Camino Primitivo is also possible. On the last 4 stages, the difficulty of the route decreases considerably, so these could be done in two days. You would have arrived in Santiago de Compostela in 13 days.

From León on the Camino Frances

The time it takes to do the Camino de Santiago on foot from León is 13 days. However, since the third and sixth day of the route is faced with two of the most feared climbs: that of Foncebadon and that of O Cebreiro, respectively, it is probable that, if you are in bad shape, you’ll have to split them.

Do you want to know how to do the Camino de Santiago from León in less time? If you are in very good physical shape you could consider completing the tour in 11 days, merging some stages of the Camino Frances. That would mean at least two days of almost 40 kilometres. It’s not very advisable, but it’s not impossible.

The complete Camino Portugues coastal route

To do the Camino Portugues coastal route complete it takes 12 days. This is one of the easiest routes, because it lacks, almost completely, any climbs.

However, to complete the Camino de Santiago in this time you will have to cope with two stages of more than 30 kilometres of travel. The first is the one from Oporto to Póvoa de Varzim (30.6 km), on which you must take the train to avoid the cumbersome exit from the city. The other stage is on the sixth day (Baiona-Guarda), with 30.7 km.

On the contrary, there are 5 stages of less than 20 kilometres, so people in good physical shape could reduce the duration by 2 or 3 days. Of course, this also means you would have to do stages of approximately 30 kilometres a day, but the ease of the track allows it.

From Oporto on the Camino Portugues

Following the Camino Portugues (Central) route from Oporto will also require you to take 12 days. You can easily reduce the tour by 1 or 2 days.

From Ponferrada on the Camino Frances

The time it takes to get to Santiago de Compostela from Ponferrada is 9 days. Just like before, if you’re in low physical shape, you’ll need an extra day. If you are accustomed to exercising, you could complete, on foot, this section of the Camino de Santiago in just 7 days.

Less than 1 week on the Camino de Santiago

Having just a few days on holiday is not an excuse not to do the Camino de Santiago. There are several pilgrim itineraries that allow you to organise a few days’ getaway. Take note!

From Tui on the Camino Portugues

The time it takes to make the Camino de Santiago, on foot, from Tui is 6 days. To reduce the number of days it would be necessary to do in the first stage, which is something more than 30 kilometres long. In that way, in just 5 days you could be in Santiago de Compostela.

From Ourense on La Vía de la Plata

This route can be completed by people in any physical condition in 6 days. Its stages are quite short, so it can easily reduce its duration to 5 days.

From Baiona on the Camino Portugues coastal route

If you do the Camino de Santiago from Baiona, you need 6 days to get to Santiago de Compostela. The route does not face long distance stages. In fact, 3 of them are less than 20 kilometres, so if you are in good physical condition you could complete the route in 4 or 5 days.

From Sarria on the Camino Frances

This section is the last 100 km on the Camino Frances to Santiago. It’s the most popular. The time it takes to do the Camino de Santiago from Sarria is 4 or 5 days, depending on the exercise you do in your daily life.

How many days are there needed to walk the Camino Frances from Sarria

The complete Camino Ingles

The Camino Ingles can be made by spending 5 days on the Camino de Santiago. A distance of 122.3 kilometres separates Ferrol from Santiago. If you are in low physical shape, you may need more time (7 days). There are two stages of approximately 30 kilometres.

From Vilalba on the Camino del Norte

You will take 5 days for you to finish the Camino del Norte, on foot, if you leave from Vilalba. However, you should consider that on the second stage of this section you will have to face a distance of 41.2 kilometres. Therefore, if your physical condition is not very good, it would be best to reserve 6 days for this route.

From Lugo on the Camino Primitivo

The time it takes to do the Camino Primitivo from Lugo is 5 days. However, you could easily finish it in just 4 stages.

The above are routes that end in Santiago de Compostela. However, in this article on 5-day itineraries on the Camino de Santiago we explain many more options.

Now you know how much time it takes to complete each of the itineraries on the Camino de Santiago. The next time you have a few days off do not hesitate and escape to a pilgrim path. Here you have 10 reasons why you should have and live the experience and here a practical guide to the Camino de Santiago, so you start to prepare it.

If you want to join you in the adventure, you just have to call us. We can organize departures to Camino de Santiago from all points.

Buen Camino!

4 Comments about: “How long does it take to do the Camino de Santiago?”


10 November, 2019 at 08:16

Hi. I want to cycle in from Saint Jean Pied port in early December ?
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  14 November, 2019 at 21:16
  
  Hi, James
  
  We’re very glad about your interest on riding the Camino de Santiago with us.
  
  We’ve already sent your requirement to our Reservations team and they’ve already contacted you to help you organizing the ideal itinerary for your Camino.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  Santiago Ways Team

7 May, 2019 at 02:15

I would like to walk the entire route.
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  8 May, 2019 at 08:10
  
  Hello Tony,
  
  We would be happy to help you planning an itinerary that suits your needs. We will send you an email with more information in the coming days.
  We remain at your entire disposal for anything you may need.
  Kind regards 🙂 !

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02:22 18 Jul 19

Walking the Camino was the best experience of my life! Partially because I had such a great support crew of Santiago Ways! I worked with Vanessa Veiga who organized my trip to suit my needs. When some details needed to be changed, she kindly worked with me to make it happen. My accommodations... were all very different- from Casa Rurals to hostels to Pensions, but they were all excellent. The luggage transfer worked perfectly, too. I highly recommend this company to anyone planning to walk the Camino!read more

Tamir Shemer

12:51 08 Jul 19

excellent experience with Santiago way team, all that was promised accomplished to the last detail , the transportation, the hotels choices , the path segment choice, the information provided ,the luggage transfer just a perfect vacation

mary ellen canal

16:12 28 Jun 19

Santiago Ways is the perfect agency to help you plan you Camino de Santiago.Since the first day that i wrote my email the response was very fast, gladly i began speaking to the agent Vanessa Viega and she made sure i had all the information and helped me plan everything, she was really great .i... really enjoyed my Camino, i was looking forward for it and it did satisfied my expectations.This experience for me was the most special in my life, i am really thinking about doing it again starting in Portugalread more

Winston Fernandez

01:56 14 Jun 19

I used Santiago Ways on my first Camino in March this year. The trail that I did was from Vigo to Santiago de Compostela. The experience was truly fantastic ….. mainly because of Santiago Ways.My contact person at Santiago Ways was Vanessa Veiga. Right from the onset Vanessa was extremely helpful... , sensitive and very attentive to all my requests. She responded swiftly to all my mails. She selected the right hotels which were excellent and the luggage always arrived on time.I am planning my second Camino next April and I would continue to use Santiago Ways and in particular Vanessa. Thanks a million Vanessa and continue the good work to all the pilgrims who want to experience a true Camino.Winston FernandezKuala Lumpur, Malaysiaread more

Marion Tilley-Vyner

15:02 24 May 19

Santiago Ways made it possible for me to do the pilgrimage. At 69 I did not like the idea of staying in a hostal, I like a bit of privacy and comfort! And I could not have done the walking while carrying my luggage. Adriana at Santiago Ways helped me work out my route and booked hotels and luggage... transfers. Also, having them there in case I had any problems, was very reassuring. Adriana was only a phone call away. I recommend using Santiago Ways for anyone having doubts about doing the pilgrimage - they make it so much easier!read more

Tammy Shain

14:23 16 May 19

Vanessa was awesome and we loved Santiago Ways! We had a group of 8 college friends that were all around 50-years old. The deciding factor in choosing Santiago Ways was the group discount offered for groups of 6 or more. All other companies threshold for a discount was 10 people. Vanessa and the... staff were awesome to work with throughout the process. We did the five day hike from Sarria to Santiago. We requested superior accommodations in places that were on the trail. The accommodations were top notch and 4 of the 5 places were directly on the trail. The exception was our night in Lavacolla in which we were .4 miles off the trail. It was our choice to stay in that location in order to have a shorter walk to Santiago on our final day so we could make the noon mass. We were pleasantly surprised at how clean each place was and they all had great bar and restaurant choices in close proximity - with the exception of Lavacolla so we recommend eating on-site - it was very good.read more

Sandi Frost Steensma

01:00 15 May 19

We had an excellent experience on the Camino with Santiago Ways. We had 14 women and everything was wonderful. We enjoyed the hotels, loved the daily luggage transport and the food was terrific. Santiago Ways communicated throughout our trip. We felt well-supported when we needed to make changes. ... Thank you!!read more

01:18 14 May 19

Beatriz Beltranena

13:52 10 May 19

Santiago Ways is excellent they exceeded my expectations!! they do a great JOB and we had a "Buen Camino" in part thanks to them... lovely hotels.. flawless bag transfers and great great service!!! I would totally recommend them and please look for Vanessa she is the best.

Jan Schubert

08:37 23 Oct 18

My family and I used Santiago Ways to organize our recent pilgrimage from Lisbon to Porto. They did an excellent job booking us (as much as possible) into wonderful, small, family-run hotels and coping with the many changes dictated by "group" travel. In addition, one of us was traveling by bicycle... whilst the rest were walking, necessitating even more planning which Santiago Ways did with patience and grace. We recommend using Santiago Ways for Camino support and planning!!! Jan Schubertread more

Jill Scher

08:29 23 Oct 18

My family and I (6 of us) just finished walking the Lisbon to Porto section of the Camino Portuguese. It was a wonderful experience for us. The hotels we were booked into were well chosen and the food was great. We also found the path to be well marked making way finding fairly easy. A great relief... as we had heard it was not well marked. Our luggage was efficiently transferred each day and everything ran very smoothly. Thank you Santiago Ways! We would definitely recommend your services to our friends. Jillread more

Kenneth E. Nowell

14:00 11 Oct 18

Santiago Ways made my memorable hike trouble-free. I had excellent hotels, tasty breakfasts, dependable baggage forwarding, informative advance information, and a dependable drive to deliver me to Sarria. I really appreciate their attention to detail!

Margo Gosia Barker

18:12 23 Sep 18

We booked our El Camino with Santiago Ways and we were very lucky to have Silvia as our agent. She did a fantastic job organizing our trip, always promptly responding to our inquiries, impeccable English, all accommodations that she arranged for us were great, and our luggage was always delivered... to the next location timely, before our arrivals to sites. I would definitely recommend Santiago Ways and ask for Silvia to be your representative.read more

Patricia Bazán

17:31 31 Aug 18

This trip changed my life in ways I could not describe! I knew the hiking was going to be a challenge, but Santiago Ways made it so easy to plan and execute. They are truly the best and I am already planning my next trip with Santiago Ways and would not think of going anywhere else. Silvia Rivera... was particularly helpful in the planning, as she answered all my questions patiently, and help me through the process. Great job, Guys, and I will see you next year!read more

Roberto Canto

20:51 17 Oct 17

Have just finished El Camino de Santiago from Sarria with the help of Santiago Ways. They have been extremely accesible from day one. The transfer of the luggage throught the five days was impecable, always finding the luggage in the room on every stage of the way. The food and lodging was very... acceptable. If I were to do it again I would not hesitate to contact them once more for their assistance! "Buen camino".read more

Edmee Flores

14:40 11 Jul 17

Our experience with Santiago Ways was flawless. We highly recommend this outfit for your Santiago way experience. A perfect 10!

Barbara Melinska

10:36 07 Dec 16

Very nice experience. Good and professional organization.Nice and friendly environment during the event. Recommended 100 %. Saludos para Jose ;)

Hanna Ringel

10:05 05 Dec 16

Simply put - an incredible experience! This agency looks after every last detail. I walked the last 100 km of the Camino with their help and I definitely want to go back soon and do a longer part of the route. When that happens (which I hope is soon) I'll definitely be using Santiago Ways again!... Thanks for everything.read more

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