The 10 Camino routes

There is no single Camino. These are the ten routes Caminantes covers, with the numbers that actually decide which one fits your legs and your calendar. Every distance and ascent figure here is the same one the app uses.

All 10 Camino routes compared by distance, days, difficulty and starting point
Route	Distance	Days	Difficulty	Starts in
Camino Francés	780 km	35 days	Moderate	Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Camino Portugués	620 km	25 to 30 days	Easy to Moderate	Lisbon
Camino del Norte	825 km	35 to 40 days	Hard	Irún
Camino Primitivo	320 km	12 to 15 days	Hard	Oviedo
Vía de la Plata	1000 km	40 to 50 days	Hard	Seville
Camino Inglés	118 km	5 to 6 days	Easy	Ferrol
Camino Finisterre	90 km	3 to 4 days	Easy	Santiago de Compostela
Camino Invierno	260 km	10 to 12 days	Moderate	Ponferrada
Camino Mozárabe	400 to 800 km	20 to 40 days	Hard	Granada
Camino Lebaniego	72 km	3 days	Moderate	San Vicente de la Barquera

Every route, one by one

Camino Francés

The classic route across northern Spain, and the one nearly half of all pilgrims walk.

780 km35 daysModerate

Camino Portugués

Lisbon to Santiago through Portugal. Flatter than the Francés, and growing faster than any other route.

620 km25 to 30 daysEasy to Moderate

Camino del Norte

The coastal route along the Bay of Biscay. Quieter and considerably harder than it looks on a map.

825 km35 to 40 daysHard

Camino Primitivo

The original route, and the toughest. Mountains from Oviedo to Lugo.

320 km12 to 15 daysHard

Vía de la Plata

The longest route. Seville to Santiago up an old Roman road, mostly alone.

1000 km40 to 50 daysHard

Camino Inglés

The short Galician route English and Irish pilgrims sailed to. Just over the 100 km minimum.

118 km5 to 6 daysEasy

Camino Finisterre

The only route that starts in Santiago. Walk on to the Atlantic and the old end of the world.

90 km3 to 4 daysEasy

Camino Invierno

The Winter Way: the medieval bad-weather detour around the snow on O Cebreiro.

260 km10 to 12 daysModerate

Camino Mozárabe

The southern approach from Andalusia, joining the Vía de la Plata at Mérida.

400 to 800 km20 to 40 daysHard

Camino Lebaniego

Three days inland from the Cantabrian coast to the monastery holding the Lignum Crucis.

72 km3 daysModerate