Routes
The Camigo Caminos
Camigo will cover the Galician stretch of the four Caminos with the most pilgrims. These are their usual stages and what you need to know to get around between them.
O Cebreiro → Santiago · about 155 km
French Way
The most walked Camino. Many pilgrims start in Sarria to complete the 100 km needed for the Compostela, which makes this the busiest stretch of the whole Camino.
Usual stages in Galicia
- O Cebreiro – Triacastela
- Triacastela – Sarria
- Sarria – Portomarín
- Portomarín – Palas de Rei
- Palas de Rei – Arzúa, via Melide
- Arzúa – O Pedrouzo
- O Pedrouzo – Santiago de Compostela
Getting around
Sarria is the big starting point. If you leave your car there, Camigo will help you find the best way back to collect it at the end.
Tui → Santiago · about 119 km
Portuguese Way
It enters Galicia at Tui on the central route, or at A Guarda on the Coastal route. It is the route that has grown the most in recent years.
Usual stages in Galicia
- Tui – O Porriño
- O Porriño – Redondela
- Redondela – Pontevedra
- Pontevedra – Caldas de Reis
- Caldas de Reis – Padrón
- Padrón – Santiago de Compostela
The Coastal route runs through A Guarda, Baiona and Vigo and joins the central route at Redondela.
Getting around
The towns along the way are well connected with each other. Between villages, buses run less often, so check the timetable in advance.
A Fonsagrada → Santiago · about 160 km
Primitive Way
The oldest Camino. It starts in Oviedo, enters Galicia at A Fonsagrada and crosses Lugo before joining the French Way in Melide. Demanding and very rural.
Usual stages in Galicia
- A Fonsagrada – O Cádavo
- O Cádavo – Lugo
- Lugo – San Román da Retorta
- San Román da Retorta – Melide
- Melide – Arzúa
- Arzúa – O Pedrouzo
- O Pedrouzo – Santiago de Compostela
Getting around
There are few services on the mountain stretches. Knowing in advance where the bus stops can save you a bad day.
Ferrol → Santiago · about 120 km
English Way
It was used by pilgrims arriving by sea from northern Europe. It starts in Ferrol or A Coruña and is the shortest of the four.
Usual stages in Galicia
- Ferrol – Pontedeume
- Pontedeume – Betanzos
- Betanzos – Hospital de Bruma
- Hospital de Bruma – Sigüeiro
- Sigüeiro – Santiago de Compostela
From A Coruña, the route joins the one from Ferrol at Hospital de Bruma.
Getting around
Ferrol and A Coruña have good connections with Santiago. Inland, between Betanzos and Sigüeiro, transport is scarcer.
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Walking one of these Caminos?
Check the next buses between stages with the official timetables, updated every day.