How many Camino de Santiago routes are there?

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Category: Camino de Santiago

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There are 6 main routes, with the extension to Cape Finisterre as 7th. But there is a growing Network of routes all over Europe eventually joining those main routes.

RoutePilgrims 2019Start CityLengthTime required
Camino Frances55%Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France783 Km4-5 Weeks
Camino del Norte5%Irun, Spain815 Km5-6 Weeks
Camino Inglés5%Ferrol, Spain122 Km5-7 Days
Camino Portugues27%Porto, Portugal232 Km2 Weeks
Camino Primitivo5%Oviedo, Spain321 Km3 Weeks
Via de la Plata3%Sevilla, Spain967 Km6-7 Weeks
Camino a Finisterre*Santiago de Compostela, Spain83 Km3-4 Days

* The Camino Finisterre is often used as extension to one of the other routes. Also some people chose to walk to Muxia which brings it up to 118km.

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