Camino de Santiago routes

Every route supported by the guide, with total distance and stage count. If you are not sure which suits you, the route chooser compares them by time, fitness and how busy they get.

Vía de la Plata

The Vía de la Plata (Silver Way) is the most important Camino de Santiago route from southern Spain. Starting in Seville, it follows the ancient Roman road northward through Extremadura and Castilla y León, covering nearly 1,000 km to Santiago de Compostela.

1118 km49 stagesModerateSevilla to Santiago de Compostela

Camino del Norte

The Camino del Norte follows the Cantabrian coast from Irún to Ribadeo at the entrance to Galicia, where it turns southwest toward Compostela. It passes through tourist areas and combines highly urbanized stretches with sections of great natural beauty.

1040 km46 stagesModerateBayonne to Arzúa

Camino Francés

The Camino Francés is the most popular and historically significant route to Santiago de Compostela, where the majority of medieval European pilgrimage routes converge. It is the most followed path by pilgrims worldwide.

865 km37 stagesModerateSaint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela

Camino de Levante

The Camino de Levante connects Valencia with the Vía de la Plata near Zamora. It crosses the interior of the Iberian Peninsula through La Mancha, passing through historic cities like Toledo, Ávila, and Salamanca.

815 km29 stagesEasyValencia to Zamora

Camino de Le Puy

The Camino de Le Puy (Via Podiensis) is the main route through France and the most popular among French pilgrims. Starting from Le Puy-en-Velay, it crosses the Massif Central and southwest France before connecting with the Camino Francés at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

786 km32 stagesChallengingLe Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles

Camino Catalán

The Camino Catalán starts from the Monastery of Montserrat and connects, through one of its branches, with the Camino Francés in Aragon. It crosses Catalonia and Aragon through varied landscapes, from the mountains of Montserrat to the plains of Lleida and the Ebro valley.

653 km27 stagesModerateBarcelona to Santa Cilia

Camino Portugués

The Camino Portugués Central is the most important route to Santiago starting from Portugal. Today its two main departure points are Porto and Tui, the latter on the Spanish-Portuguese border. It is the second most popular Camino route.

608 km25 stagesModerateLisboa to Santiago de Compostela

Camino Primitivo

The Camino Primitivo runs from Oviedo to Compostela through the interior of Asturias and Galicia. It originates from the pilgrimage of King Alfonso II of Asturias in the 9th century, the earliest recorded pilgrimage to Santiago (hence the name "Primitivo"). This route has gained great prestige in recent years for its landscapes, its challenging terrain, and its still-moderate pilgrim traffic.

282 km12 stagesChallengingOviedo to Melide

Camino Vadiniense y Lebaniego

The Camino Vadiniense (or Jacobean Route through Liébana) connects the Camino del Norte with the Camino Francés through the Picos de Europa mountains and the Liébana valley. It passes through spectacular mountain scenery and the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana.

218 km11 stagesModerateSan Vicente de la Barquera to León

Camino Inglés

The Camino Inglés follows the medieval pilgrimage route used by English, Irish, and Northern European devotees who arrived by ship at the port of A Coruña, and to a lesser extent at ports in the rías of Ferrol, Ares, and Betanzos.

144 km7 stagesModerateFerrol to Santiago de Compostela

Camino del Salvador

El Camino del Salvador o de San Salvador enlaza León con Oviedo, en un recorrido que va de sur a norte cruzando la Cordillera Cantábrica. Esta ruta, montañera y exigente, era ya seguida en la Edad Media por numerosos peregrinos que se desviaban desde el Camino Francés para visitar la catedral de San Salvador y sus reliquias, traídas desde Jerusalén y alguna de ellas atribuida

119 km7 stagesChallengingLeón to Grado

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