Camino Francés: Full Route Breakdown & Day-by-Day Stages
Day 1 — Paris → Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port
Train: Paris → Bayonne, Bayonne → Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port
Distance: 817.9 km (Gare Montparnasse → SJPDP Train Station)
Duration: 6 hr 29 min (transportation time)
Accommodation: Gîte Bidean
Read Day 1Day 2 — Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles
Distance: 25.19 km (Gîte Bidean → Roncesvalles Pilgrim’ Hostel)
Elevation gain: 1,339 m
Duration: 7 hr 7 min (with breaks 8 hr 8 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Roncesvalles Pilgrim’ Hostel
Read Day 2Day 3 — Roncesvalles → Zubiri
Distance: 22.49 km (Roncesvalles Pilgrim’ Hostel → Hostel Suseia)
Elevation gain: 405 m
Duration: 5 hr 17 min (with breaks 6 hr 6 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Hostel Suseia
Read Day 3Day 4 — Zubiri → Pamplona
Distance: 21.25 km (Hostel Suseia → Hostel Plaza Catedral)
Elevation gain: 378 m
Duration: 4 hr 40 min (with breaks 5 hr 23 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Hostel Plaza Catedral
Read Day 4Day 5 — Pamplona → Puente la Reina
Distance: 24.93 km (Hostel Plaza Catedral → Albergue Estrella Guía Peregrinos)
Elevation gain: 469 m
Duration: 5 hr 33 min (with breaks 6 hr 28 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Estrella Guía Solo Peregrinos
Read Day 5Day 6 — Puente la Reina → Estella
Distance: 21.37 km (Albergue Estrella Guía Peregrinos → Agora Hostel)
Elevation gain: 473 m
Duration: 4 hr 25 min (with breaks 4 hr 46 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Agora Hostel
Read Day 6Day 7 — Estella → Sansol
Distance: 27.96 km (Agora Hostel → Palacio de Sansol)
Elevation gain: 538 m
Duration: 5 hr 30 min (with breaks 6 hr 44 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Palacio de Sansol
Read Day 7Day 8 — Sansol → Logroño
Distance: 21.17 km (Palacio de Sansol → Albergue Santiago Apóstol)
Elevation gain: 367 m
Duration: 4 hr 19 min (with breaks 5 hr 17 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Santiago Apóstol
Read Day 8Day 9 — Logroño → Nájera
Distance: 28.83 km (Albergue Santiago Apóstol → Albergue Municipal Nájera)
Elevation gain: 427 m
Duration: 5 hr 49 min (with breaks 7 hr 1 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Municipal Peregrinos de Nájera
Read Day 9Day 10 — Nájera → Grañón
Distance: 28.49 km (Albergue Municipal Nájera → Albergue Peregrinos Parroquial Grañón)
Elevation gain: 483 m
Duration: 5 hr 51 min (with breaks 6 hr 49 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue de Peregrinos Parroquial Grañón
Read Day 10Day 11 — Grañón → Tosantos
Distance: 20.75 km (Albergue Parroquial Grañón → Albergue Parroquial Tosantos)
Elevation gain: 315 m
Duration: 4 hr 4 min (with breaks 4 hr 57 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Parroquial de Peregrinos Tosantos
Read Day 11Day 12 — Tosantos → Atapuerca
Distance: 25.72 km (Albergue Parroquial Tosantos → Albergue “El Peregrino” Atapuerca)
Elevation gain: 453 m
Duration: 4 hr 53 min (with breaks 6 hr)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue “El Peregrino” Atapuerca
Read Day 12Day 13 — Atapuerca → Burgos
Distance: 22.68 km (Albergue El Peregrino Atapuerca → Burgos Air B&B)
Elevation gain: 145 m
Duration: 4 hr 31 min (with breaks 6 hr 26 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Burgos AirB&B
Read Day 13Day 14 — Burgos (Rest Day)
Distance: 8.27 km (Burgos City Centre)
Elevation gain: 77 m
Difficulty: Easy
Accommodation: Albergue de Peregrinos Casa del Cubo de Burgos
Read Day 14Day 15 — Burgos → Hontanas
Distance: 31.83 km (Albergue Casa del Cubo de Burgos → Albergue Municipal San Juan)
Elevation gain: 268 m
Duration: 6 hr 20 min (with breaks 8 hr 26 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Municipal San Juan
Read Day 15Day 16 — Hontanas → Boadilla del Camino
Distance: 29.03 km (Albergue Municipal San Juan → Albergue en El Camino0415)
Elevation gain: 280 m
Duration: 5 hr 46 min (with breaks 7 hr 56 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue en El Camino0415
Read Day 16Day 17 — Boadilla del Camino → Carrión de los Condes
Distance: 25.27 km (Albergue en El Camino0415 → Albergue Espíritu Santo)
Elevation gain: 86 m
Duration: 5 hr 10 min (with breaks 6 hr 46 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Espíritu Santo
Read Day 17Day 18 — Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios
Distance: 26.75 km (Albergue Espíritu Santo → Hostel Jacques De Molay)
Elevation gain: 106 m
Duration: 4 hr 59 min (with breaks 6 hr 36 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Hostel Jacques De Molay
Read Day 18Day 19 — Terradillos de los Templarios → Bercianos del Real Camino
Distance: 24.65 km (Hostel Jacques de Molay → Albergue Parroquial Casa Rectoral)
Elevation gain: 169 m
Duration: 4 hr 57 min (with breaks 6 hr 53 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Parroquial Casa Rectoral
Read Day 19Day 20 — Bercianos del Real Camino → Mansilla de las Mulas
Distance: 26.37 km (Albergue Parroquial Casa Rectoral → Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal)
Elevation gain: 86 m
Duration: 4 hr 53 min (with breaks 6 hr 25 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal Mansilla de las Mulas
Read Day 20Day 21 — Mansilla de las Mulas → León
Distance: 19.33 km (Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal → Air B&B León)
Elevation gain: 107 m
Duration: 3 hr 45 min (with breaks 4 hr 52 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: León AirB&B
Read Day 21Day 22 — León (Rest Day)
Distance: 2.94 km (León city centre)
Elevation gain: 17 m
Difficulty: Easy
Accommodation: Hostel Quartier León Jabalquinto
Read Day 22Day 23 — León → Hospital de Órbigo
Distance: 33.76 km (Hostel Quartier León Jabalquinto → Albergue Verde)
Elevation gain: 199 m
Duration: 6 hr 20 min (with breaks 6 hr 51 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Verde
Read Day 23Day 24 — Hospital de Órbigo → El Ganso
Distance: 31.03 km (Albergue Verde → Albergue Indian Way)
Elevation gain: 386 m
Duration: 6 hr 15 min (with breaks 7 hr 33 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Indian Way
Read Day 24Day 25 — El Ganso → Molinaseca
Distance: 32.73 km (Albergue Indian Way → Casa Rural La Torre de Babel)
Elevation gain: 584 m
Duration: 7 hr 2 min (with breaks 8 hr 8 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Casa Rural La Torre de Babel
Read Day 25Day 26 — Molinaseca → Villafranca del Bierzo
Distance: 31.22 km (Casa Rural La Torre de Babel → Albergue Leo)
Elevation gain: 374 m
Duration: 6 hr 20 min (with breaks 7 hr 27 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Leo
Read Day 26Day 27 — Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro
Distance: 28.55 km (Albergue Leo → Albergue Municipal de O Cebreiro)
Elevation gain: 898 m
Duration: 5 hr 56 min (with breaks 6 hr 34 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Albergue Municipal de O Cebreiro
Read Day 27Day 28 — O Cebreiro → Samos
Distance: 31.14 km (Albergue Municipal de O Cebreiro → Albergue Val de Samos)
Elevation gain: 413 m
Duration: 6 hr 22 min (with breaks 7 hr 22 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Val de Samos
Read Day 28Day 29 — Samos → A Pena
Distance: 29.21 km (Albergue Val de Samos → Km 100 Casa do Rego)
Elevation gain: 632 m
Duration: 6 hr 9 min (with breaks 8 hr)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Km 100 Casa do Rego
Read Day 29Day 30 — A Pena → Palas de Rei
Distance: 33.32 km (Km 100 Casa do Rego → Albergue Zendoira)
Elevation gain: 650 m
Duration: 6 hr 37 min (with breaks 8 hr 13 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Albergue Zendoira
Read Day 30Day 31 — Palas de Rei → Arzúa
Distance: 30.00 km (Albergue Zendoira → Albergue de Municipal de Arzúa)
Elevation gain: 576 m
Duration: 6 hr 3 min (with breaks 7 hr 41 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue de Municipal de Arzúa
Read Day 31Day 32 — Arzúa → Lavacolla
Distance: 28.57 km (Albergue de Municipal de Arzúa → Albergue Lavacolla)
Elevation gain: 526 m
Duration: 5 hr 37 min (with breaks 7 hr 48 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Lavacolla
Read Day 32Day 33 — Lavacolla → Santiago de Compostela
Distance: 10.40 km (Albergue Lavacolla → Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela)
Elevation gain: 150 m
Duration: 2 hr 20 min (with breaks 2 hr 34 min)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Accommodation: (optional if staying in Santiago)
Read Day 33Day 1: Paris → Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port
Route Info
Train: Paris → Bayonne, Bayonne → Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port
Distance: 817.9 km (Gare Montparnasse → SJPDP Train Station)
Duration: 6 hr 29 min (transportation time)
Accommodation: Gîte Bidean
Read Day 1Day 2: Saint Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles
Route Info
Distance: 25.19 km (Gîte Bidean → Roncesvalles Pilgrim’ Hostel)
Elevation gain: 1,339 m
Duration: 7 hr 7 min (with breaks 8 hr 8 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Roncesvalles Pilgrim’ Hostel
Read Day 2Day 3: Roncesvalles → Zubiri
Route Info
Distance: 22.49 km (Roncesvalles Pilgrim’ Hostel → Hostel Suseia)
Elevation gain: 405 m
Duration: 5 hr 17 min (with breaks 6 hr 6 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Hostel Suseia
Read Day 3Day 4: Zubiri → Pamplona
Route Info
Distance: 21.25 km (Hostel Suseia → Hostel Plaza Catedral)
Elevation gain: 378 m
Duration: 4 hr 40 min (with breaks 5 hr 23 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Hostel Plaza Catedral
Read Day 4Day 5: Pamplona → Puente la Reina
Route Info
Distance: 24.93 km (Hostel Plaza Catedral → Albergue Estrella Guía Peregrinos)
Elevation gain: 469 m
Duration: 5 hr 33 min (with breaks 6 hr 28 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Estrella Guía Solo Peregrinos
Read Day 5Day 6: Puente la Reina → Estella
Route Info
Distance: 21.37 km (Albergue Estrella Guía Peregrinos → Agora Hostel)
Elevation gain: 473 m
Duration: 4 hr 25 min (with breaks 4 hr 46 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Agora Hostel
Read Day 6Day 7: Estella → Sansol
Route Info
Distance: 27.96 km (Agora Hostel → Palacio de Sansol)
Elevation gain: 538 m
Duration: 5 hr 30 min (with breaks 6 hr 44 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Palacio de Sansol
Read Day 7Day 8: Sansol → Logroño
Route Info
Distance: 21.17 km (Palacio de Sansol → Albergue Santiago Apóstol)
Elevation gain: 367 m
Duration: 4 hr 19 min (with breaks 5 hr 17 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Santiago Apóstol
Read Day 8Day 9: Logroño → Nájera
Route Info
Distance: 28.83 km (Albergue Santiago Apóstol → Albergue Municipal Nájera)
Elevation gain: 427 m
Duration: 5 hr 49 min (with breaks 7 hr 1 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Municipal Peregrinos de Nájera
Read Day 9Day 10: Nájera → Grañón
Route Info
Distance: 28.49 km (Albergue Municipal Nájera → Albergue Peregrinos Parroquial Grañón)
Elevation gain: 483 m
Duration: 5 hr 51 min (with breaks 6 hr 49 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue de Peregrinos Parroquial Grañón
Read Day 10Day 11: Grañón → Tosantos
Route Info
Distance: 20.75 km (Albergue Parroquial Grañón → Albergue Parroquial Tosantos)
Elevation gain: 315 m
Duration: 4 hr 4 min (with breaks 4 hr 57 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Parroquial de Peregrinos Tosantos
Read Day 11Day 12: Tosantos → Atapuerca
Route Info
Distance: 25.72 km (Albergue Parroquial Tosantos → Albergue “El Peregrino” Atapuerca)
Elevation gain: 453 m
Duration: 4 hr 53 min (with breaks 6 hr)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue “El Peregrino” Atapuerca
Read Day 12Day 13: Atapuerca → Burgos
Route Info
Distance: 22.68 km (Albergue El Peregrino Atapuerca → Burgos Air B&B)
Elevation gain: 145 m
Duration: 4 hr 31 min (with breaks 6 hr 26 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Burgos AirB&B
Read Day 13Day 14: Burgos (Rest Day)
Route Info
Distance: 8.27 km (Burgos City Centre)
Elevation gain: 77 m
Difficulty: Easy
Accommodation: Albergue de Peregrinos Casa del Cubo de Burgos
Read Day 14Day 15: Burgos → Hontanas
Route Info
Distance: 31.83 km (Albergue Casa del Cubo de Burgos → Albergue Municipal San Juan)
Elevation gain: 268 m
Duration: 6 hr 20 min (with breaks 8 hr 26 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Municipal San Juan
Read Day 15Day 16: Hontanas → Boadilla del Camino
Route Info
Distance: 29.03 km (Albergue Municipal San Juan → Albergue en El Camino0415)
Elevation gain: 280 m
Duration: 5 hr 46 min (with breaks 7 hr 56 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue en El Camino0415
Read Day 16Day 17: Boadilla del Camino → Carrión de los Condes
Route Info
Distance: 25.27 km (Albergue en El Camino0415 → Albergue Espíritu Santo)
Elevation gain: 86 m
Duration: 5 hr 10 min (with breaks 6 hr 46 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Espíritu Santo
Read Day 17Day 18: Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios
Route Info
Distance: 26.75 km (Albergue Espíritu Santo → Hostel Jacques De Molay)
Elevation gain: 106 m
Duration: 4 hr 59 min (with breaks 6 hr 36 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Hostel Jacques De Molay
Read Day 18Day 19: Terradillos de los Templarios → Bercianos del Real Camino
Route Info
Distance: 24.65 km (Hostel Jacques de Molay → Albergue Parroquial Casa Rectoral)
Elevation gain: 169 m
Duration: 4 hr 57 min (with breaks 6 hr 53 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Parroquial Casa Rectoral
Read Day 19Day 20: Bercianos del Real Camino → Mansilla de las Mulas
Route Info
Distance: 26.37 km (Albergue Parroquial Casa Rectoral → Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal)
Elevation gain: 86 m
Duration: 4 hr 53 min (with breaks 6 hr 25 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal Mansilla de las Mulas
Read Day 20Day 21: Mansilla de las Mulas → León
Route Info
Distance: 19.33 km (Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal → Air B&B León)
Elevation gain: 107 m
Duration: 3 hr 45 min (with breaks 4 hr 52 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: León AirB&B
Read Day 21Day 22: León (Rest Day)
Route Info
Distance: 2.94 km (León city centre)
Elevation gain: 17 m
Difficulty: Easy
Accommodation: Hostel Quartier León Jabalquinto
Read Day 22Day 23: León → Hospital de Órbigo
Route Info
Distance: 33.76 km (Hostel Quartier León Jabalquinto → Albergue Verde)
Elevation gain: 199 m
Duration: 6 hr 20 min (with breaks 6 hr 51 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Verde
Read Day 23Day 24: Hospital de Órbigo → El Ganso
Route Info
Distance: 31.03 km (Albergue Verde → Albergue Indian Way)
Elevation gain: 386 m
Duration: 6 hr 15 min (with breaks 7 hr 33 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Indian Way
Read Day 24Day 25: El Ganso → Molinaseca
Route Info
Distance: 32.73 km (Albergue Indian Way → Casa Rural La Torre de Babel)
Elevation gain: 584 m
Duration: 7 hr 2 min (with breaks 8 hr 8 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Casa Rural La Torre de Babel
Read Day 25Day 26: Molinaseca → Villafranca del Bierzo
Route Info
Distance: 31.22 km (Casa Rural La Torre de Babel → Albergue Leo)
Elevation gain: 374 m
Duration: 6 hr 20 min (with breaks 7 hr 27 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Leo
Read Day 26Day 27: Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro
Route Info
Distance: 28.55 km (Albergue Leo → Albergue Municipal de O Cebreiro)
Elevation gain: 898 m
Duration: 5 hr 56 min (with breaks 6 hr 34 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Albergue Municipal de O Cebreiro
Read Day 27Day 28: O Cebreiro → Samos
Route Info
Distance: 31.14 km (Albergue Municipal de O Cebreiro → Albergue Val de Samos)
Elevation gain: 413 m
Duration: 6 hr 22 min (with breaks 7 hr 22 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Val de Samos
Read Day 28Day 29: Samos → A Pena
Route Info
Distance: 29.21 km (Albergue Val de Samos → Km 100 Casa do Rego)
Elevation gain: 632 m
Duration: 6 hr 9 min (with breaks 8 hr)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Km 100 Casa do Rego
Read Day 29Day 30: A Pena → Palas de Rei
Route Info
Distance: 33.32 km (Km 100 Casa do Rego → Albergue Zendoira)
Elevation gain: 650 m
Duration: 6 hr 37 min (with breaks 8 hr 13 min)
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Albergue Zendoira
Read Day 30Day 31: Palas de Rei → Arzúa
Route Info
Distance: 30.00 km (Albergue Zendoira → Albergue de Municipal de Arzúa)
Elevation gain: 576 m
Duration: 6 hr 3 min (with breaks 7 hr 41 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue de Municipal de Arzúa
Read Day 31Day 32: Arzúa → Lavacolla
Route Info
Distance: 28.57 km (Albergue de Municipal de Arzúa → Albergue Lavacolla)
Elevation gain: 526 m
Duration: 5 hr 37 min (with breaks 7 hr 48 min)
Difficulty: Hard
Accommodation: Albergue Lavacolla
Read Day 32Day 33: Lavacolla → Santiago de Compostela
Route Info
Distance: 10.40 km (Albergue Lavacolla → Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela)
Elevation gain: 150 m
Duration: 2 hr 20 min (with breaks 2 hr 34 min)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Accommodation: (optional if staying in Santiago)
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