CaminantesBaiona to Santiago: the Camino Portugués from the coast, day by day
By August Frederik Kramer · Last updated 11 October 2026
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Baiona to Santiago is 6 days and 126.9 km on our plan, and it climbs 1,629 m. That is a little longer than the whole Camino Inglés, 16.4 km more. Baiona is the third busiest start on the coastal way, 10,261 people in 2025, and it clears the 100 km line the Compostela asks for with 26.9 km to spare. The path fills twice: at Vigo, at the end of day one, and again at Redondela, where the central route joins.
Six days: two by the sea, four on the shared route
The walk averages 21.2 km a day. The first 2 days, 41.6 km, are the coastal way: Baiona to Vigo, then round the ría to Redondela. The last 4, 85.3 km, are the route every Camino Portugués pilgrim shares, and the longest day is the last, 28.3 km into Santiago.
Day one: Baiona to Vigo
Day one is 26.6 km and climbs 435 m. About 13 km out of Baiona the path tops out at 173 m, drops back to the shore, and climbs again into Vigo. You walk it with the coastal walkers only, everyone who came up the Atlantic or set out in Baiona: about 363 people a day in September. Our map data lists 2 places to sleep on this day.
Starting a day later? Vigo to Santiago walks the last five days on their own.
The path fills twice: at Vigo, then at Redondela
In Vigo the pilgrims who start in the city join you, and day two, round the ría, has about 458 people a day. In Redondela the coastal way meets the central route, and from there to Santiago it is one path with about 975 a day in September, for the last 4 days.
The central route arriving at Redondela is walked from the start in Porto to Santiago.
The 100 km line: 26.9 km to spare
The Compostela asks for the last 100 km on foot. Baiona is 126.9 km from Santiago on our line, and you cross the 100 km mark 0.3 km into day two, just past Vigo. That is 26.9 km to spare: what the Pilgrim’s Office checks is your credencial, so collect two stamps a day from Baiona on.
The last 100 km: one town misses the line by two hundred metres ·The credencial: 10 stamps from Sarria, and the rule everyone misquotes
The third busiest start on the coastal way
10,261 pilgrims set out from Baiona in 2025, by the Pilgrim’s Office count. On the coastal way only Porto (coast) and Vigo sent more. In September that is about 53 a day setting out from the town.
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The climbing, and a last uphill into Santiago
The six days climb 1,629 m, 12.8 m per kilometre. The steepest is day 1, Baiona to Vigo: 435 m in 26.6 km. The highest point of the whole walk is its end: Santiago, at 258 m, after a last day that climbs 417 m.
Where to sleep
Our map data lists 79 places to sleep over the six days, from 2 on the quietest day to 36 on the busiest, most of them in the towns where the stages end. Few publish a bed count, so read these as places, not beds.
How these places are counted is in the albergues guide.
The six days
| Day | Stage | km | m up | Places to sleep | People a day in September |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baiona → Vigo | 26.6 | 435 | 2 | 363 |
| 2 | Vigo → Redondela | 14.9 | 111 | 8 | 458 |
| 3 | Redondela → Pontevedra | 20.3 | 304 | 11 | 975 |
| 4 | Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis | 21.1 | 184 | 12 | 975 |
| 5 | Caldas de Reis → Infesta | 15.6 | 178 | 10 | 975 |
| 6 | Infesta → Santiago | 28.3 | 417 | 36 | 975 |
Distances and climbing from our own track and stage plan, the same figures as the coastal Camino Portugués guide; the climbing is the sum of the day totals. People a day: the coastal route’s 89,503 finishers in 2025, less those who started in Vigo for day one, then from Redondela the central route’s as well, spread over the months the way all Compostelas were. Places to sleep from map data.
Common questions
How far is Baiona from Santiago on the Camino?
126.9 km on our plan, walked in 6 days: Baiona to Vigo, Redondela, Pontevedra, Caldas de Reis, Infesta and Santiago. It climbs 1,629 m in all.
Is Baiona far enough for the Compostela?
Yes, with room to spare: Baiona is 126.9 km from Santiago, 26.9 km more than the 100 km the Compostela asks. Collect two stamps a day on the way.
How busy is the Camino from Baiona?
Out of Baiona about 363 people a day in September; from Vigo about 458; from Redondela, where the central route joins, about 975.
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