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The Camino de Santiago from Porto has become in the las years in one of the most popular routes among the pilgrims. Only in 2024, 27,302 people parted from there to Santiago along the Interior Camino Portugues and 22,414 using the coastal route. Numbers that turn Porto in the second most popular starting point of the Camino de Santiago, surpassed only by Sarria.
A trace with a medium-low level of difficulty, a well-stocked accommodation net and good signalling are key for the rise of this route, along with some good connections (specially by plane, considering the Sá Carneiro airport is there) and a growing service net.
Correos joins this trend by launching this week the rucksack transport service from Porto along the Interior Camino Portugues. This way, pilgrims who are planning to follow this route can book Paq Mochila and walk burden-free. If you are also thinking about walking this route, in this article we tell you more about its tracing, stages, level of difficulty or how to get there.
Interior Camino Portugues from Porto: 12 stages and 240 kilometres.
Interior Camino Portugues from Porto is covered in 11 or 12 stages along 240 kilometres.
It is a soft and beautiful trace, demanding in some points, that crosses highlighted Portuguese towns such as Barcelos, Ponte de Lima or Valença do Minho.
This route enters Galicia by the International Bridge over the Miño River, being Tui the first Galician town in the path.
Interior Camino Portugues stages from Porto:
- Stage 1. Oporto – Vilarinho. 26,5Km.
- Stage 2. Vilarinho – Barcelos. 27,3Km.
- Stage 3. Barcelos – Balugães. 16Km.
- Stage 4. Balugães – Ponte de Lima. 19 Km.
- Stage 5. Ponte de Lima – Rubiaes. 17,4Km.
- Stage 6. Rubiaes – Tui. 19,1Km.
- Stage 7. Tui – O Porriño. 13Km.
- Stage 8. O Porriño – Redondela. 16Km.
- Stage 9. Redondela – Pontevedra. 19,6Km.
- Stage 10. Pontevedra – Caldas de Reis. 21,1Km.
- Stage 11. Caldas de Reis – Padrón. 18,6Km.
- Stage 12. Padrón – Santiago de Compostela. 24,3Km.
Each stage presents a medium-low level of difficulty. This, along an excellent signalling, has turned the Interior Camino Portugues in one of the favourite routes among walkers as well as bike riders.
In fact, the Interior Camino Portugues by bike is an excellent option for the two-wheels enthusiasts. It can be covered in just four days and its tracing is, in its majority, apt for biking.
How to get to Porto in order to start the Camino Portugues
Travelling to Porto is really simple, since it counts on really good connections. Here, we sum up the main entry ways to Porto:
- By plane: the Porto airport, Francisco Sa Carneiro (OPO) counts on international connections to the main Spanish, European and American cities.
- By bus: Alsa and Eurolines are the two companies with regular connection to arrive to Porto by bus from Spain or Europe. From Lisbon, the route 50 of Rede Expressor company is the fastest one.
- By train: even though the train connections to Porto are not the best ones, it is possible to arrive from Vigo on a regional train that connects both cities twice a day. From other points of Spain, such as Barcelona or Madrid, the best option is to travel to Lisbon and, from there, to Porto.
Paq Mochila in the Camino Portugues from Porto
Along the good connections and signalling, the Camino Portugues from Porto counts on a really good service net.
The route goes through numerous towns, some of them heavily populated, so you will not have a problem finding a place to stay the night, eating, shopping or solving any inconvenience.
To this wide offer, Correos adds, since today, a new service: rucksack transport from accommodation to accommodation. With our Paq Mochila, you can walk burden-free from Porto, enjoying the Interior Camino Portugues without worrying about any weight.
Just like in Spain, Paq Mochila can be booked at paqmochila.com. We pick-up your backpack or suitcase before 8:00 am and deliver it in the next accommodation before 3:00 pm.
Remember that you can book this service from Porto until 8:00 pm (Spanish time, 7:00 pm Portuguese time) of the previous day to your first stage.
The maximum weight of your luggage must not be superior to 15 kg and the maximum distance per stage is 60 km.
In addition, when arriving to Santiago, you can come to our Luggage Storage, just two minutes away from the Cathedral, in Rúa do Franco, 4. It is open from Monday to Sunday (holidays included) from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm.
Beyond the storage of your backpack, suitcase, bike or trekking pole, from the Luggage Storage you can send packages and buy souvenirs of your Camino.
We hope that all this information has motivated you to know the Camino Portugues and enjoy its beautiful landscapes and its cultural richness. If that is the case, do not hesitate on telling us in the comments or our social media.
Buen Camino!
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