CaminantesCamino bag transfer: what it costs, and on which days it is worth it
By August Frederik Kramer · Last updated 27 October 2026
Tap a day to send your bag on it. The big days are already marked. Each day shows its bigger climb (↑) or drop (↓), in metres.
Days without your bag: 6
€55
3,543 m up and 3,727 m down without it
One day booked at a time, at the prices the operators gave on 27 October 2026.
The days and what each one costs
- Day 1Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles↑ 1,351 m · ↓ 584 m€8
- Day 2Roncesvalles to Zubiri↑ 263 m · ↓ 668 m€10
- Day 26Santa Marina de Somoza to Molinaseca↑ 487 m · ↓ 982 m€10
- Day 29Trabadelo to La Laguna de Castilla↑ 616 m · ↓ 34 m€10
- Day 30La Laguna de Castilla to Triacastela↑ 371 m · ↓ 850 m€10
- Day 34Palas de Rei to Arzúa↑ 455 m · ↓ 609 m€7
Sending your bag ahead costs €7 to €10 a day. It is worth most on the days that climb or drop the most, and on the Camino Francés there are 6 of them: about a sixth of the days, holding about a third of all the climbing and the descent, 3,543 m up and 3,727 m down. Sending the bag on just those days costs €55. Tap the days you would choose.
The days worth paying for
A bag is weight you lift up every metre of climbing and lower down every metre of descent, so the days to send it are the days with the most of either. On our profile of the Camino Francés, 6 of the 36 days climb or drop 600 m or more. Day 1, over the Pyrenees, climbs 1,351 m. Day 26, from Santa Marina de Somoza to Molinaseca, drops 982 m, more than any other day.
From Sarria, one day
The five days from Sarria have one big day: Palas de Rei to Arzúa, 609 m down. Correos asked €7 for a single day from Sarria. All five days booked together came to €30, against €35 booked one day at a time.
What it costs
Express Bourricot, in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, publishes its price for the day over the Pyrenees: €8 a bag. Correos, the Spanish post office, publishes no price list, but its booking form prices the stages you pick. Booked one day at a time, it asked €10 for Roncesvalles to Zubiri and for Burgos to Hornillos del Camino, €9 for Molinaseca to Ponferrada and €7 for Sarria to Portomarín. Booked in one go, Roncesvalles to Santiago came to €240.50. So sending the bag every day costs about €343 booked a day at a time, or €248.50 with the long booking and Express Bourricot over the Pyrenees.
How it works
You leave the bag at the reception of the place you slept by 8:00, with the carrier’s label on it, and it waits at your next bed by 14:30. Correos takes up to 15 kg a bag, nothing tied to the outside, and your next bed has to be booked or agree to take it. From 1 November to 15 March, Correos carries bags on the Camino Francés only from Sarria.
Or carry less
Sending the bag is one answer to a heavy pack. Packing lighter is the other, and our packing list starts from the weight. The cost guide puts the transfer next to beds and food, and every day here is the same day as on the Camino Francés stages page.
Prices read on 27 October 2026: Express Bourricot from its price page, Correos from its Paq Mochila booking form, for one bag, walking. Jacotrans publishes no price, so it is left out. Climbing and descent are from our measured profile of the route, the same figures as the stages page. Prices change; check before you book.
Common questions
How much does it cost to send your bag on the Camino?
€7 to €10 a day with Correos booked one day at a time, and €8 over the Pyrenees with Express Bourricot (prices read on 27 October 2026). Booked in one go, Correos quoted €240.50 from Roncesvalles to Santiago.
Which days should you send your bag on the Camino Francés?
The 6 days that climb or drop 600 m or more: day 1 over the Pyrenees (1,351 m up) and day 26 down to Molinaseca (982 m down) are the biggest. Sending the bag on all 6 costs €55.
Can you send your bag from Sarria?
Yes, all year: Correos carries bags from Sarria to Santiago even in winter. A single day was €7; all five days booked together €30.
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