Camino de Santiago routes: map, stages and distances

The routes	Distance	Days	Difficulty
Camino Francés	≈ 764 km	31–34	Moderate
Camino Portugués	≈ 241 (Central, desde Oporto) km	10–13	Easy
Camino del Norte	≈ 815 (desde Irún) km	32–34	Hard
Camino Primitivo	≈ 306 (con el Francés desde Melide) km	13–14	Hard
Camino Inglés	≈ 112 (desde Ferrol) km	5–6	Moderate
Vía de la Plata	≈ 1.000 (Sevilla–Sanabrés) km	38–45	Hard
Camino Portugués de la Costa	≈ 271 (desde Oporto) km	12–13	Easy
Variante Espiritual	≈ 70 (Pontevedra–Padrón) km	3	Moderate
Camino Portugués Interior	≈ 385 (desde Viseu) km	15–18	Hard
Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros	≈ 240 km	10	Hard
Camino Sanabrés	≈ 369 km	13–16	Moderate
Camino Aragonés	≈ 165 km	6–7	Moderate
Camino de Invierno	≈ 263 km	10–11	Moderate
Camino de Madrid	≈ 323 km	13	Moderate
Camino Olvidado	≈ 450–480 km	22	Moderate
Camino Mozárabe	≈ 611 (Almería–Mérida) km	27	Hard
Camino Catalán	≈ 1.090 (desde Montserrat) km	40–45	Moderate
Camino del Ebro	≈ 440 km	17–18	Easy
Camino de Levante	≈ 1.000+ (hasta Santiago) km	42	Moderate
Camino del Sureste	≈ 1.000 (hasta Santiago) km	40–42	Hard
Camino de la Lana	≈ 676 (desde Alicante) km	27	Moderate
Camino Vasco del Interior	≈ 200–257 km	8–11	Hard
Camino Baztanés	≈ 108 (Bayona–Pamplona) km	4–5	Moderate
Camino Vadiniense y Lebaniego	≈ 234 (San Vicente–Mansilla) km	10	Hard
Camino de San Salvador	≈ 120 km	4–5	Hard
Camino de Finisterre-Muxía	≈ 87 (a Fisterra) · 114 (ambos) km	3–5	Moderate
Ruta del Mar de Arousa y Río Ulla	≈ 74 náuticos + 25 a pie (Padrón–Santiago) km	1–2	Easy

27 routes

≈ 764 km · 31–34 días

Camino Francés

The most historic and well-travelled Camino: from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago, crossing the Pyrenees, the Meseta and the mountains of Galicia.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

≈ 241 (Central, desde Oporto) km · 10–13 días

Camino Portugués

The second busiest route and the fastest growing: from Oporto, either inland (Central) or along the sea (Coastal), all the way to Santiago.

Easy✦ HistoricGreat for first-timersBike-friendly

≈ 815 (desde Irún) km · 32–34 días

Camino del Norte

Along the Cantabrian coast, between sea and mountains, from Irún all the way to Santiago. Spectacular and more demanding.

Hard✦ HistoricDemandingBike-friendly

≈ 306 (con el Francés desde Melide) km · 13–14 días

Camino Primitivo

The oldest of them all, starting in Oviedo: mountainous, solitary and strikingly beautiful, until it joins the French Way in Melide.

Hard✦ HistoricDemanding

≈ 112 (desde Ferrol) km · 5–6 días

Camino Inglés

Short and accessible, starting from Ferrol or A Coruña. From Ferrol it exceeds 100 km and earns you the Compostela.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

≈ 1.000 (Sevilla–Sanabrés) km · 38–45 días

Vía de la Plata

The great southern route: from Sevilla, through Extremadura and Castilla, then the Camino Sanabrés all the way to Santiago. The longest and most solitary of them all.

Hard✦ HistoricDemandingBike-friendly

Atlantic coast of the Coastal Portuguese Way

≈ 271 (desde Oporto) km · 12–13 días

Camino Portugués de la Costa

From Oporto along the seashore until it joins the Central route at Redondela: flat, luminous and less demanding, with the sound of the waves.

Easy✦ HistoricGreat for first-timersBike-friendly

≈ 70 (Pontevedra–Padrón) km · 3 días

Variante Espiritual

The most poetic detour of the Portuguese Way: the monastery of Armenteira, the Ruta da Pedra e da Auga and a boat crossing that recreates the Apostle's arrival by sea.

Moderate✦ Historic

Vineyards along the Inland Portuguese Way

≈ 385 (desde Viseu) km · 15–18 días

Camino Portugués Interior

The hidden treasure of the Portuguese Xacobeo: terraced vineyards, rural villages and a Portuguese hospitality barely touched by tourism.

Hard✦ HistoricDemanding

Peneda-Gerês National Park on the Geira e Arrieiros route

≈ 240 km · 10 días

Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros

The wildest route of all: cross Portugal's only National Park along a Roman road, through granite landscapes and shepherds' villages.

Hard✦ HistoricDemanding

≈ 369 km · 13–16 días

Camino Sanabrés

From Granja de Moreruela towards Ourense: the Galician alternative to the Vía de la Plata, with fewer walkers and the mountains of Sanabria.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

≈ 165 km · 6–7 días

Camino Aragonés

The continuation of the Via Tolosana: from Somport to Puente la Reina, short, solitary and steeped in the character of the Alto Aragón.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

≈ 263 km · 10–11 días

Camino de Invierno

The winter alternative from Ponferrada through the Ribeira Sacra: Las Médulas, the canyons of the Sil and terraced vineyards, without the crowds.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

≈ 323 km · 13 días

Camino de Madrid

From Madrid to Sahagún: the Guadarrama mountains, the Castilian meseta and the vineyards of Rueda, walked in solitude and free from the crowds of the Francés.

ModerateBike-friendly

≈ 450–480 km · 22 días

Camino Olvidado

Older than the French Way itself: the mountains of Palencia and León, empty villages and utter silence, for those seeking extreme solitude.

Moderate✦ Historic

≈ 611 (Almería–Mérida) km · 27 días

Camino Mozárabe

Monumental Andalusia on the way to Mérida: the Alhambra, the Great Mosque of Córdoba and rugged sierras — a long, demanding road under the southern sun.

HardDemandingBike-friendly

≈ 1.090 (desde Montserrat) km · 40–45 días

Camino Catalán

From Montserrat, rich in monuments and well served with infrastructure, until it joins the Aragonés or the Ebro/Francés.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

≈ 440 km · 17–18 días

Camino del Ebro

Follow the great river from the Mediterranean Delta all the way to La Rioja: flat, little known and threaded by a constant ribbon of water.

Easy✦ HistoricGreat for first-timersBike-friendly

≈ 1.000+ (hasta Santiago) km · 42 días

Camino de Levante

The longest of the east: from Valencia to Zamora across La Mancha, Ávila and endless plains, in almost total solitude.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

≈ 1.000 (hasta Santiago) km · 40–42 días

Camino del Sureste

From the Mediterranean shores of Alicante, it crosses the deep heart of La Mancha before joining the Vía de la Plata: long, solitary and little known.

Hard✦ HistoricDemandingBike-friendly

≈ 676 (desde Alicante) km · 27 días

Camino de la Lana

Ancient wool droving trails from Alicante or Valencia to Burgos, by way of Cuenca: deeply solitary, for the self-sufficient walker.

Moderate

≈ 200–257 km · 8–11 días

Camino Vasco del Interior

Follow the Roman road from Astorga to Bordeaux, starting in Irún, with the legendary natural tunnel of San Adrián as its landmark, until you join the French Way.

Hard✦ HistoricDemanding

≈ 108 (Bayona–Pamplona) km · 4–5 días

Camino Baztanés

Cross the Pyrenees through the Baztán valley while avoiding Roncesvalles: short, green and thoroughly Navarrese, until you join the Camino Francés.

Moderate✦ Historic

Picos de Europa on the Camino Vadiniense

≈ 234 (San Vicente–Mansilla) km · 10 días

Camino Vadiniense y Lebaniego

Combines the pilgrimage to the Lignum Crucis at Santo Toribio with a spectacular crossing of the Picos de Europa on the way to the French Way.

Hard✦ HistoricDemanding

≈ 120 km · 4–5 días

Camino de San Salvador

From the Camino Francés in León to the Cathedral of San Salvador in Oviedo, over the mountains: "Whoever goes to Santiago and not to the Saviour visits the servant and forsakes the Lord."

Hard✦ HistoricDemanding

≈ 87 (a Fisterra) · 114 (ambos) km · 3–5 días

Camino de Finisterre-Muxía

The only Camino that LEAVES Santiago: heading for the Fisterra lighthouse and the sanctuary of A Barca in Muxía, an intimate ending facing the Atlantic.

Moderate✦ HistoricBike-friendly

Ría de Arousa on the Ruta do Mar de Arousa

≈ 74 náuticos + 25 a pie (Padrón–Santiago) km · 1–2 días

Ruta del Mar de Arousa y Río Ulla

A one-of-a-kind maritime itinerary: sail the Ría de Arousa and the Ulla River to relive the arrival by sea of the Apostle's body at Padrón.

Easy✦ HistoricGreat for first-timers

The routes of the Camino de Santiago

Camino Francés

Camino Portugués

Camino del Norte

Camino Primitivo

Camino Inglés

Vía de la Plata

Camino Portugués de la Costa

Variante Espiritual

Camino Portugués Interior

Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros

Camino Sanabrés

Camino Aragonés

Camino de Invierno

Camino de Madrid

Camino Olvidado

Camino Mozárabe

Camino Catalán

Camino del Ebro

Camino de Levante

Camino del Sureste

Camino de la Lana

Camino Vasco del Interior

Camino Baztanés

Camino Vadiniense y Lebaniego

Camino de San Salvador

Camino de Finisterre-Muxía

Ruta del Mar de Arousa y Río Ulla