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Camino de Santiago - Camino Francés
774 km, 33 days walking or 14 by bike. Here is the section breakdown and what to decide before you leave.
What the Camino Francés is like
It opens with the hardest day: crossing the Pyrenees from Saint-Jean to Roncesvalles, over 1,200 metres of climbing. Then come the hills and vineyards of Navarre and La Rioja, and the open, flat meseta from Burgos to León, where long days come easily and the July heat does not.
The mountains return in El Bierzo: the climb to O Cebreiro is the last big one before Galicia. From Sarria the crowds grow, since those are the hundred kilometres that earn the Compostela, and hostels fill earlier.
Key facts
| Type | On foot |
|---|---|
| Distance | 774 km |
| Total climbing | 10,835 m |
| Start and finish | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Santiago de Compostela |
| On foot | 33 days, 23 km a day on average |
| By bike | 14 days, 55 km a day on average |
| When to go | April to June and September to October. July and August: heat on the meseta and full hostels. |
From where to where?
The whole route is 33 stages. Pick where you start and finish: always in a stage town.
Usual: 33 days.
Altitude of each stage town; each stage's climbing is in its details.
33 days, 774.1 km and 10,835 m of climbing: about 23.5 km a day and 32 nights on the way.
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles24.2 km · 1227 m D+
- Roncesvalles → Zubiri22 km · 310 m D+
- Zubiri → Pamplona21 km · 231 m D+
- Pamplona → Puente la Reina24 km · 414 m D+
- Puente la Reina → Estella22 km · 399 m D+
- Estella → Los Arcos21 km · 388 m D+
- Los Arcos → Logroño28 km · 368 m D+
- Logroño → Nájera29 km · 366 m D+
- Nájera → Santo Domingo de la Calzada21 km · 327 m D+
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada → Belorado23 km · 328 m D+
- Belorado → San Juan de Ortega24 km · 430 m D+
- San Juan de Ortega → Burgos26 km · 141 m D+
- Burgos → Hornillos del Camino21 km · 103 m D+
- Hornillos del Camino → Castrojeriz20 km · 174 m D+
- Castrojeriz → Frómista25 km · 201 m D+
- Frómista → Carrión de los Condes19 km · 73 m D+
- Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios27 km · 105 m D+
- Terradillos de los Templarios → El Burgo Ranero31 km · 130 m D+
- El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las Mulas19 km · 20 m D+
- Mansilla de las Mulas → León19 km · 107 m D+
- León → San Martín del Camino25 km · 131 m D+
- San Martín del Camino → Astorga24 km · 190 m D+
- Astorga → Rabanal del Camino21 km · 374 m D+
- Rabanal del Camino → Ponferrada33 km · 520 m D+
- Ponferrada → Villafranca del Bierzo22.9 km · 233 m D+
- Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro28 km · 845 m D+
- O Cebreiro → Triacastela21 km · 273 m D+
- Triacastela → Sarria18 km · 350 m D+
- Sarria → Portomarín22 km · 398 m D+
- Portomarín → Palas de Rei25 km · 519 m D+
- Palas de Rei → Arzúa29 km · 491 m D+
- Arzúa → O Pedrouzo19 km · 351 m D+
- O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela20 km · 318 m D+
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How to plan it
On foot it is 33 stages of about 23 km; by bike, around two weeks. With fewer days, most people walk it a week at a time over several years, or start in Sarria and reach Santiago in five days.
In a group the issue is not distance but everyone walking at their own pace. Meeting at midday in a named village works better than walking together, along with booking the nights that fill up: Roncesvalles, O Cebreiro and the last five.
Santiago has an airport and trains home. Book the return once you finish: losing a day to a blister is the most common delay.
Stages
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles24.2 km · +1,227 m
- Roncesvalles → Zubiri22 km · +310 m
- Zubiri → Pamplona21 km · +231 m
- Pamplona → Puente la Reina24 km · +414 m
- Puente la Reina → Estella22 km · +399 m
- Estella → Los Arcos21 km · +388 m
- Los Arcos → Logroño28 km · +368 m
- Logroño → Nájera29 km · +366 m
- Nájera → Santo Domingo de la Calzada21 km · +327 m
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada → Belorado23 km · +328 m
- Belorado → San Juan de Ortega24 km · +430 m
- San Juan de Ortega → Burgos26 km · +141 m
- Burgos → Hornillos del Camino21 km · +103 m
- Hornillos del Camino → Castrojeriz20 km · +174 m
- Castrojeriz → Frómista25 km · +201 m
- Frómista → Carrión de los Condes19 km · +73 m
- Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios27 km · +105 m
- Terradillos de los Templarios → El Burgo Ranero31 km · +130 m
- El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las Mulas19 km · +20 m
- Mansilla de las Mulas → León19 km · +107 m
- León → San Martín del Camino25 km · +131 m
- San Martín del Camino → Astorga24 km · +190 m
- Astorga → Rabanal del Camino21 km · +374 m
- Rabanal del Camino → Ponferrada33 km · +520 m
- Ponferrada → Villafranca del Bierzo22.9 km · +233 m
- Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro28 km · +845 m
- O Cebreiro → Triacastela21 km · +273 m
- Triacastela → Sarria18 km · +350 m
- Sarria → Portomarín22 km · +398 m
- Portomarín → Palas de Rei25 km · +519 m
- Palas de Rei → Arzúa29 km · +491 m
- Arzúa → O Pedrouzo19 km · +351 m
- O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela20 km · +318 m
One stage a day, town to town. Approximate distance and climbing: every GPX varies a little.
Frequently asked questions
In Keago this route becomes a plan: one card per stage with time and duration, the daily track, each night's accommodation with link and location, the meals, and both travel tickets where the whole group can see them. Everyone confirms and you know who is missing.
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