Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): map, stages, weather and gear
The exact gear list for this trek, built on the real weather along the route: the night at the highest sleeping point, the heat at the low point, rain and snow month by month, then each stage and where to sleep there.
- Distance
- 485 mi
- Duration
- 33 stages from Eroski Consumer, Camino Francés
- Elevation gain
- ≈ 1,312 ft per day
- High point
- 4,921 ft Cruz de Ferro
- Nights
- In hostels highest: O Cebreiro, 4,265 ft
- Season
- Apr → Oct
- Start
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- Field data
- 17 hikers including 8 with no commercial link
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés) in April: what to pack?
10 required items and 10 advised for a April departure, the first month of the season. Every threshold comes from the route’s weather and from what 17 hikers really had in their packs.
- RequiredSleeping bag comfort 30°FBlankets not guaranteed, nights down to 30°F outside: comfort rating 30°F or lower
- RequiredRain jacket 10,000 mmRain on 45% of days, 0.31 in on wet days: waterproof rating of 10,000 mm or more
- RequiredInsulated jacketEvenings and nights down to 30°F
- RequiredSunscreen SPF 50UV 12: SPF 50
- RequiredSunglasses cat. 3UV 12: category 3
- RequiredWater 1.5 L2 h without a water source at 77°F: carry 1.5 L
- RequiredWaterproof shoesRain on 45% of days: waterproof membrane; high or low cut, whichever suits your foot
- RequiredFirst-aid kitThe official website of the Camino lists “un pequeño botiquín” among the essentials; at minimum adhesive bandages, a roll bandage and medical tape (France’s Ministry of Sports), plus your own medications
- RequiredHeadlamp 200 lmStarts before dawn
- RequiredPack 25–40 L33 days with nights in gîtes: 25 to 40 L, rated to carry 17.6 lb
- AdvisedRain pantsRain on 45% of days
- AdvisedPack coverKeeps your pack dry (not needed if the pack has a built-in cover)
- AdvisedBeanieNights at 30°F
- AdvisedGlovesMornings at 30°F
- AdvisedHat UPF 40UV 12: neck and face covered
- AdvisedPower bankGalicia’s civil protection agency lists a spare battery as essential equipment for pilgrims; 10,000 mAh or more; on a plane, 100 Wh at most, in the cabin and never in checked baggage, 2 at most per person, and don’t recharge it on board
- AdvisedMerino socks33 days: merino picks up less odor
- AdvisedTrekking poles1,312 ft of climbing per day, with a loaded pack: easier on your knees downhill
- AdvisedBase layerIn the pack of 17 of 17 hikers (8 of 8 with no commercial link)
- AdvisedSandalsIn the pack of 12 of 17 hikers (6 of 8 with no commercial link); for the evening, at camp or in the shower
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): your pack, for your dates.
Change the month, the length or the type of night: we recalculate the weather and build the gear list, product by product, with the price and the weight.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): the weather month by month
10-year normals (2015-2024), brought to the route’s elevation. Nights are the coldest expected at O Cebreiro (4,265 ft), days the hottest at Burgos (2,822 ft). For a departure within 9 days, the tool above uses MET Norway forecasts instead of normals.
| Month | Nights | Days | Rainy days | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | down to 23°F | up to 52°F | 42% | possible |
| February | down to 23°F | up to 57°F | 42% | possible |
| March | down to 25°F | up to 64°F | 43% | possible |
| April | down to 30°F | up to 70°F | 45% | — |
| May | down to 34°F | up to 77°F | 38% | — |
| June | down to 39°F | up to 88°F | 37% | — |
| July | down to 46°F | up to 93°F | 24% | — |
| August | down to 46°F | up to 91°F | 22% | — |
| September | down to 41°F | up to 82°F | 33% | — |
| October | down to 36°F | up to 77°F | 44% | — |
| November | down to 30°F | up to 61°F | 49% | possible |
| December | down to 25°F | up to 54°F | 46% | possible |
Sources: Copernicus ERA5-Land and ERA5, WorldClim 2.1 for rain. A rainy day counts from 0.06 in. Details are on the Transparency page.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés) in how many days?
Pick your number of days: Bardy groups the 33 published stages and gives you the distance of each day and where to sleep that evening.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés) indays
Longest day: 19 mi · ≈ 1,312 ft of climbing per day on average
- Day 1Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → RoncesvallesStage 1 · 16 miNight: Albergue de peregrinos de Roncesvalles
- Day 2Roncesvalles → ZubiriStage 2 · 13.4 miNight: Albergue de Peregrinos de Zubiri
- Day 3Zubiri → PamplonaStage 3 · 12.7 miNight: Albergue de Jesús y María
- Day 4Pamplona → Puente la ReinaStage 4 · 14.9 miNight: Albergue de los Padres Reparadores
- Day 5Puente la Reina → EstellaStage 5 · 13.7 miNight: Hospital de Peregrinos de Estella
- Day 6Estella → Torres del RíoStage 6 · 18 miNight: Albergue Casa Mariela
- Day 7Torres del Río → LogroñoStage 7 · 12.4 miNight: Albergue de Peregrinos de Logroño
- Day 8Logroño → NájeraStage 8 · 18.4 miNight: Albergue de Peregrinos de Nájera
- Day 9Nájera → Santo Domingo de la CalzadaStage 9 · 13 miNight: Casa de la Cofradía del Santo
- Day 10Santo Domingo de la Calzada → BeloradoStage 10 · 14.1 miNight: El Corro Municipal Hostel
- Day 11Belorado → AgésStage 11 · 17 miNight: Albergue Fagus
- Day 12Agés → BurgosStage 12 · 14.3 miNight: Albergue Municipal de Burgos
- Day 13Burgos → Hornillos del CaminoStage 13 · 12.8 miNight: Albergue de Hornillos del Camino
- Day 14Hornillos del Camino → HontanasStage 14 · 6.5 miNight: Albergue de Hontanas
- Day 15Hontanas → Boadilla del CaminoStage 15 · 17.7 miNight: Albergue de Boadilla del Camino
- Day 16Boadilla del Camino → Carrión de los CondesStage 16 · 15.3 miNight: Monasterio de Santa Clara
- Day 17Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los TemplariosStage 17 · 16.5 miNight: Albergue de Terradillos de los Templarios (Jacques de Molay)
- Day 18Terradillos de los Templarios → El Burgo RaneroStage 18 · 19 miNight: Albergue del Burgo Ranero, Domenico Laffi
- Day 19El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las MulasStage 19 · 11.8 miNight: Albergue El Jardín del Camino
- Day 20Mansilla de las Mulas → LeónStage 20 · 11.2 miNight: Albergue del Monasterio de las Benedictinas (Carbajalas)
- Day 21León → San Martín del CaminoStage 21 · 16.1 miNight: Albergue de San Martín del Camino
- Day 22San Martín del Camino → AstorgaStage 22 · 15 miNight: Albergue de Peregrinos San Javier
- Day 23Astorga → FoncebadónStage 23 · 16.1 miNight: Albergue La Cruz de Fierro
- Day 24Foncebadón → PonferradaStage 24 · 17 miNight: Albergue de peregrinos San Nicolás de Flüe
- Day 25Ponferrada → Villafranca del BierzoStage 25 · 15 miNight: Albergue Municipal Villafranca del Bierzo
- Day 26Villafranca del Bierzo → O CebreiroStage 26 · 17.6 miNight: Albergue de O Cebreiro
- Day 27O Cebreiro → TriacastelaStage 27 · 13.1 miNight: Albergue de Triacastela
- Day 28Triacastela → SarriaStage 28 · 11.4 miNight: Albergue de Peregrinos de Sarria
- Day 29Sarria → PortomarínStage 29 · 13.9 miNight: Albergue de Portomarín
- Day 30Portomarín → Palas de ReiStage 30 · 15.5 miNight: Albergue de Palas de Rei
- Day 31Palas de Rei → ArzúaStage 31 · 17.9 miNight: Albergue de peregrinos de Arzúa
- Day 32Arzúa → O PedrouzoStage 32 · 11.9 miNight: Albergue Edreira
- Day 33O Pedrouzo → Santiago de CompostelaStage 33 · 12.4 mi
Bardy’s calculation on the 33 published stages (Eroski Consumer, Camino Francés): the days group whole stages, 33 days at most, each night at a stage end. Balanced on distance: the times are not published for every stage. The elevation gain is the version’s, spread over your days: no stage publishes its own. Distances: Eroski Consumer, French Way of St. James (one page per stage) (stage 14: published sections added up). Distances from Eroski Consumer; Hornillos → Hontanas is the gap between its points “Km 20.6” and “Km 31.1”. Its stages add up to 775.3 km (481.7 mi) in all; its last page writes 755 km (469.1 mi). Eroski Consumer publishes 31 stages from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago; to fit 33 days, Bardy splits two of them at stage points it names: Burgos → Hontanas at Hornillos del Camino (“Hornillos del Camino, 20.6 kilometers from Burgos, is another good stage end”, then 10.5 km to Hontanas: a calculation, 31.1 − 20.6) and El Burgo Ranero → León at Mansilla de las Mulas (“The most common is to divide the journey into two comfortable stages: from El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mules (19 km) and from Mansilla de las Mules to León (18.1 km).”).
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Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): map, stages and where to sleep
The trail’s route and its stage points, then each stage with the lodgings from the official list, their price when published and the booking link.
- Start · Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- Roncesvalles
- Zubiri
- Pamplona
- Puente la Reina
- Estella
- Torres del Río
- Logroño
- Nájera
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada
- Belorado
- Agés
- Burgos
- Hornillos del Camino
- Hontanas
- Boadilla del Camino
- Carrión de los Condes
- Terradillos de los Templarios
- El Burgo Ranero
- Mansilla de las Mulas
- León
- San Martín del Camino
- Astorga
- Foncebadón
- Ponferrada
- Villafranca del Bierzo
- O Cebreiro
- Triacastela
- Sarria
- Portomarín
- Palas de Rei
- Arzúa
- O Pedrouzo
- Finish · Santiago de Compostela
Eroski Consumer publishes 31 stages from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago; to fit 33 days, Bardy splits two of them at stage points it names: Burgos → Hontanas at Hornillos del Camino (“Hornillos del Camino, 20.6 kilometers from Burgos, is another good stage end”, then 10.5 km to Hontanas: a calculation, 31.1 − 20.6) and El Burgo Ranero → León at Mansilla de las Mulas (“The most common is to divide the journey into two comfortable stages: from El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mules (19 km) and from Mansilla de las Mules to León (18.1 km).”).
Stage 1 · Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles
Albergue de peregrinos de Roncesvalles (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “The sleeping bag is required.”; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 948 76 00 00 (948 76 00 00, 948 76 00 29)
Stage 2 · Roncesvalles → Zubiri
Albergue de Peregrinos de Zubiri (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Zaldiko (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 3 · Zubiri → Pamplona
Albergue de Jesús y María (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “Between 1 September and 30 April it also welcomes tourists”; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 948 22 26 44 (948 22 26 44, 648 008 932)
Albergue de Pamplona (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call (34) 948 04 46 37 ((34) 948 04 46 37, (34) 685 73 42 07)
Stage 4 · Pamplona → Puente la Reina
Albergue de los Padres Reparadores (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Jakue (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 5 · Puente la Reina → Estella
Hospital de Peregrinos de Estella (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue parroquial San Miguel (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 654 480 239 (654 480 239, 687 500 960, 675 967 411)
Stage 6 · Estella → Torres del Río
Albergue Casa Mariela (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 948 64 82 51 (948 64 82 51, 603 359 218)
Albergue/Hostal Rural Templario La Pata de Oca (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 7 · Torres del Río → Logroño
Albergue de Peregrinos de Logroño (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “Since 1 May 2023, the reservation system has been abolished; the places will be covered as the Pilgrims arrive.”; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue parroquial de Santiago (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 8 · Logroño → Nájera
Albergue de Peregrinos de Nájera (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ no phone number published for the albergue (only the tourist office’s is given: not used); opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue de Peregrinos Sancho III - La Judería (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 9 · Nájera → Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Casa de la Cofradía del Santo (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 941 34 33 90 (941 34 33 90, 649 01 33 94)
Albergue de la Abadía Cisterciense Nuestra Sra. de la Anunciación (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 10 · Santo Domingo de la Calzada → Belorado
El Corro Municipal Hostel (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 947 58 14 19 (947 58 14 19, 639 307 923, 690 276 125)
Refugio Parroquial de Belorado (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 11 · Belorado → Agés
Albergue Fagus (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call +34 947 561 329 (+34 947 561 329, +34647312996, +34600506115)
Albergue El Pajar de Agés (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 12 · Agés → Burgos
Albergue Municipal de Burgos (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Casa de Peregrinos Emaús (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “annex to the parish of San José Obrero”; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 13 · Burgos → Hornillos del Camino
Albergue de Hornillos del Camino (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ stage end split by Bardy (“Hornillos del Camino (Hostels. Bar. Store)”); three albergues on the list, two kept; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Hornillos Meeting Point (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ stage end split by Bardy (“Hornillos del Camino (Hostels. Bar. Store)”); three albergues on the list, two kept; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 14 · Hornillos del Camino → Hontanas
Albergue de Hontanas (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “Private management by municipal concession.”; “Two premises, one with 20 spaces (Calle Real, 26) […] and another with 20 spaces (Calle Iglesia, 11)”; “December January consult.” (year not given); opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Mesón Albergue El Puntido (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 947 37 85 97 (947 37 85 97, 636 781 387)
Stage 15 · Hontanas → Boadilla del Camino
Albergue de Boadilla del Camino (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Titas (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 979 81 07 76 (979 81 07 76 or 691 869 735)
Stage 16 · Boadilla del Camino → Carrión de los Condes
Monasterio de Santa Clara (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Parroquial de Santa María (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 17 · Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios
Albergue de Terradillos de los Templarios (Jacques de Molay) (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 979 88 36 79 (979 88 36 79, 657 16 50 11)
Albergue Los Templarios (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 18 · Terradillos de los Templarios → El Burgo Ranero
Albergue del Burgo Ranero, Domenico Laffi (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 987 33 00 23 (987 33 00 23, 987 33 00 47)
Albergue La Laguna (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 19 · El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las Mulas
Albergue El Jardín del Camino (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ stage end split by Bardy (“Km 19. Mansilla de las Mules (All Services)”); opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 987 31 02 32 (987 31 02 32, 600 471 597)
Albergue Gaia (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ stage end split by Bardy (“Km 19. Mansilla de las Mules (All Services)”); opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 20 · Mansilla de las Mulas → León
Albergue del Monasterio de las Benedictinas (Carbajalas) (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 987 25 28 66 (987 25 28 66, 680 64 92 89)
Albergue Santo Tomás de Canterbury (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “Puente Castro district, at the entrance of León”; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 21 · León → San Martín del Camino
Albergue de San Martín del Camino (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ public according to the list (“Dependent on the City Hall of Santa Marina del Rey”); opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Vieira (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 987 378 565 (987 378 565, 620 671 864)
Stage 22 · San Martín del Camino → Astorga
Albergue de Peregrinos San Javier (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “No breakfast service”; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue de peregrinos Siervas de María (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 987 616 034 (987 616 034, 618 271 773)
Stage 23 · Astorga → Foncebadón
Albergue La Cruz de Fierro (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 699 752 144 (699 752 144, 665 106 340)
Albergue La Posada del Druida (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 696 820 136 (696 820 136, 987 05 39 28)
Stage 24 · Foncebadón → Ponferrada
Albergue de peregrinos San Nicolás de Flüe (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ “It is recommended to notify you earlier if you are a large group.”; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Alea (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 987 40 41 33 (987 40 41 33, 660 416 251)
Stage 25 · Ponferrada → Villafranca del Bierzo
Albergue Municipal Villafranca del Bierzo (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Refugio Ave Fénix de Familia Jato (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 26 · Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro
Albergue de O Cebreiro (hikers’ hostel) · open “Abren de 13 a 22 horas” (open 1 pm to 10 pm; year not given)
⚠ no reservations: “sin que en ningún caso se admita la posibilidad de realizar reservas”; price undated, so not shown; no phone or email published
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 27 · O Cebreiro → Triacastela
Albergue de Triacastela (hikers’ hostel) · open “Abren de 13 a 22 horas” (open 1 pm to 10 pm; year not given)
⚠ no reservations: “sin que en ningún caso se admita la posibilidad de realizar reservas”; price undated, so not shown; no phone or email published
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Atrio (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 982 54 84 88 (982 54 84 88, 699 504 958)
Stage 28 · Triacastela → Sarria
Albergue de Peregrinos de Sarria (hikers’ hostel) · open “Abren de 13 a 22 horas” (open 1 pm to 10 pm; year not given)
⚠ no reservations: “sin que en ningún caso se admita la posibilidad de realizar reservas”; price undated, so not shown; no phone or email published
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Monasterio de la Magdalena (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Stage 29 · Sarria → Portomarín
Albergue de Portomarín (hikers’ hostel) · open “Abren de 13 a 22 horas” (open 1 pm to 10 pm; year not given)
⚠ no reservations: “sin que en ningún caso se admita la posibilidad de realizar reservas”; price undated, so not shown; no phone or email published
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Ultreia (Portomarín) (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 982 54 50 67 (982 54 50 67, 676 60 72 92)
Stage 30 · Portomarín → Palas de Rei
Albergue de Palas de Rei (hikers’ hostel) · open “Abren de 13 a 22 horas” (open 1 pm to 10 pm; year not given)
⚠ no reservations: “sin que en ningún caso se admita la posibilidad de realizar reservas”; price undated, so not shown; no phone or email published
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue San Marcos (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 982 38 07 11 (982 38 07 11, 606 726 356)
Stage 31 · Palas de Rei → Arzúa
Albergue de peregrinos de Arzúa (hikers’ hostel) · open “Abren de 13 a 22 horas” (open 1 pm to 10 pm; year not given)
⚠ no reservations: “sin que en ningún caso se admita la posibilidad de realizar reservas”; price undated, so not shown; no phone or email published
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Albergue Ultreia (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 981 500 471 (981 500 471, 626 639 450)
Stage 32 · Arzúa → O Pedrouzo
Albergue Edreira (hikers’ hostel)
⚠ the only albergue kept at O Pedrouzo: Santa Irene (2.8 km before, a calculation) is not kept; opening dates and price not given by Eroski Consumer
2026 price not published: ask the lodging.
Call 981 51 13 65 (981 51 13 65, 660 23 49 95)
Stage 33 · O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela
Prices and opening dates read on November 2, 2026; Bardy can’t see availability: book through the official link. Stages from Eroski Consumer, Camino Francés.
Before you go
The rules written in the trek’s official texts, with their source.
Credencial for albergues
For nights in hostels
Albergues run by Christian hospitality groups (parishes, associations) take pilgrims who show their credencial, the pilgrim passport. In Galicia, public albergues do too: you can’t reserve, it’s first come, first served, one night only, leave before 8 a.m., €10 per person
Sources: Pilgrim’s Office, credencial; Xunta de Galicia, credencial; Xunta de Galicia, public albergues
Napoleon Route closed in winter
From November to March
Every winter since 2015, the Navarre government closes the Napoleon Route (Lepoeder pass, 4,698 ft) between Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Roncesvalles, “por razones de seguridad”: pilgrims must go through Valcarlos. Its 2022 notice ran from November 1 to March 31; check the dates for this season before you leave
Sources: Gobierno de Navarra, winter closure of Lepoeder (November 2022 notice)
No camping outside campgrounds in Galicia
For nights in a tent
In Galicia, camping, even for one night, is banned outside campgrounds authorized by the tourism administration
Sources: Decreto 159/2019, art. 1.4 (DOG)
At night on the road, wear something reflective
If you walk on a road or its shoulder outside built-up areas between sunset and sunrise, or in poor visibility, Spanish law requires you to wear a light or reflective item visible from 492 ft, a vest for example. In a group: a white or yellow light in front, red at the back
Sources: Reglamento General de Circulación, art. 123 (BOE); Protección Civil de la Xunta, pilgrim’s guide
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- How Long Is the Camino de Santiago? Distance and Days on the Camino FrancésThe Camino Francés in miles and kilometers by its published stages, how many days it takes at your pace, the longest stages, and the shortest walk that earns a Compostela, from Sarria.
- Best Time to Walk the Camino de Santiago: The Camino Francés Month by MonthThe weather on the Camino Francés month by month from 10 years of data (frost at O Cebreiro, heat on the Meseta, rain, snow at the Cruz de Ferro), the busiest months, the winter closure of the Napoleon Route and what changes in your pack.
- How Much Does the Camino de Santiago Cost? Daily Budget, Beds and GearThe daily budget of American Pilgrims on the Camino in euros and dollars, the whole Camino Francés and the walk from Sarria stage by stage, the €10 public albergues of Galicia, luggage transfer, and the price of your pack computed by Bardy.
Frequently asked questions
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): how many days does it take?
Bardy’s version has 33 stages, from Eroski Consumer, Camino Francés, with about 1,312 ft of elevation gain per day. Eroski Consumer publishes 31 stages from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago; to fit 33 days, Bardy splits two of them at stage points it names: Burgos → Hontanas at Hornillos del Camino (“Hornillos del Camino, 20.6 kilometers from Burgos, is another good stage end”, then 10.5 km to Hontanas: a calculation, 31.1 − 20.6) and El Burgo Ranero → León at Mansilla de las Mulas (“The most common is to divide the journey into two comfortable stages: from El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mules (19 km) and from Mansilla de las Mules to León (18.1 km).”). To do them in fewer days, the “Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés) in N days” module groups the stages and gives each day’s walking time.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): how hard is it, and how much climbing?
Bardy gives no difficulty rating: no single grading covers every trek. The figures that make it up: 485 mi in 33 days, about 1,312 ft of elevation gain per day; high point: Cruz de Ferro, 4,921 ft; highest night: O Cebreiro, 4,265 ft.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): when is the best time to go?
Bardy uses the season from April to October. Over those months, based on 10 years of weather normals, the coldest night drops to 30°F at 4,265 ft (April).
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): what is the weather month by month?
Based on 10 years of normals (2015-2024) brought to the route’s elevation, nights at the highest sleeping point (O Cebreiro, 4,265 ft) drop to 23°F in January, the coldest month, and days at the low point (Burgos, 2,822 ft) climb to 93°F in July. During the season, the share of rainy days ranges from 22% in August to 45% in April. For a departure within 9 days, the tool uses MET Norway forecasts instead of normals.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): what gear should you bring in April?
In April, Bardy counts 10 required items, including sleeping bag comfort 30°F, rain jacket 10,000 mm, insulated jacket and sunscreen SPF 50, and 10 advised. Every threshold comes from the route’s weather and from the packs of 17 hikers who filmed it.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): how should you dress in April?
In April, nights drop to 30°F at 4,265 ft and days climb to 70°F at the low point (2,822 ft), based on 10 years of normals. Bardy’s gear list includes: rain jacket 10,000 mm, insulated jacket, waterproof shoes, rain pants (advised), beanie (advised), gloves (advised), hat UPF 40 (advised), merino socks (advised) and base layer (advised).
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): what budget should you plan?
Bardy does not price the whole trip: not the transport, not the food, not the total for the nights. What it calculates: the April gear list, all bought new, the cheapest item line by line at the prices Bardy tracks, comes to $2,144 for a man and $2,107 for a woman (2 lines are left without a product and are not counted). What you already own comes off the list in the tool. The 2026 prices of the nights, when the lodging publishes them, are in “Where to sleep”.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): where to sleep?
Bardy lists 61 lodgings across the 33 stages, with their published price and the official booking link.
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés): do you need a permit or a reservation?
Before you go: credencial for albergues. Details and official texts are in the “Before you go” section.