The Camino de Santiago in two weeks: where to start on every route

Two weeks off is about 12 walking days once you lose a travel day at each end. At 22 km a day, the Camino Francés starts you in Astorga: 256.7 km to the cathedral and 4,213 m of climbing. The same days take you from Porto on the Camino Portugués, or along the whole of the Camino Invierno. Pick your days and your pace and see all seven routes.

Twelve days or fourteen

Two more days move your start on the Francés from Astorga to León, 304.6 km out, with 4,521 m to climb. That is 47.9 km more of the Camino, and those km climb only 308 m between them: the two extra days are the easy ones.

A whole Camino in two weeks

Some routes fit end to end. The Camino Inglés from Ferrol is 110.5 km, 6 days at 22 km a day, which leaves time to walk on to Finisterre: 85.0 km more, 10 days for both. The Camino Invierno from Ponferrada is 263.1 km with 4,939 m of climbing, 12 days. The Camino Primitivo from Oviedo is 306.6 km and needs 14 days, and it is the hardest answer on this page: 6,772 m of climbing.

What your pace changes

With 12 days, 18 km a day starts you in Molinaseca, 211.5 km out; 26 km a day starts you in León, 304.6 km out. Our km per day guide explains why the first days should stay at about 18 km, whatever pace you settle into later.

What two weeks costs

Days are also a budget. Our cost calculator turns your route, your days and the way you sleep into a total, from the same measured stages.

Every answer earns the Compostela

Every start this page can give you is more than 100 km from the cathedral, so every one earns the Compostela (the last 100 km explains the rule). Only one week? See the Camino in 7 days. Still choosing a route? Which Camino route compares all ten.

Distances and climbing are from our own stage plan and the measured GPS profile of each route, the same figures the route pages print. Days are the km divided by your pace, rounded up. Real days end where the beds are, so a day either way is normal.

Common questions

Can you walk the Camino de Santiago in two weeks?

Yes. With 12 walking days at 22 km a day you can start in Astorga on the Camino Francés, 256.7 km out, or walk the whole Camino Invierno, 263.1 km.

Where should I start the Camino Francés with two weeks?

At 22 km a day: Astorga with 12 walking days, León with 14. At a gentle 18 km a day, Molinaseca.

Which whole Camino can you walk in two weeks?

The Camino Inglés (110.5 km) and the Camino Invierno (263.1 km) at 22 km a day in 12 days, and the Camino Primitivo (306.6 km) with 14.

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