Maps & Paths
Path Summary
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Above is the main map of the Camino de Santiago, Frances route, which is most popular. You can start walking at any of the town and cities indicated in the map. Popular starting locations are locations highlighted in yellow on the map above, with St. Jean Pied de Port highlighted in green as the start and Santiago de Compostela in red. Below is a list of the popular cities to start at and their respective days and distance to completion.
You can download a full PDF list of the cities here.
| Start City | Days | Distance |
| St. Jean Pied de Port | 35 | 763 km |
| Pamplona | 32 | 693 km |
| Burgos | 23 | 481 km |
| Leon | 14 | 304 km |
| ***Sarria | 5 | 115 km |
***Sarria is the last city and minimum distance required to complete in order to receive your Compostela (certificate) of completion of the Camino de Santiago.
Below is a summary of all the paths that lead to Santiago de Compostela. Paths have different start locations: (S) Spain, (F) France, (P) Portugal, (O) Optional
| Path/Route | Distance | Total Days | Best Seasons to walk |
| (S) Camino Frances | 780km | 36 | Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| (S) Via de la Plata | 930km | 44 | Spring and Autumn |
| (S) Camino Madrid | 330km | 15 | Winter, Spring and Autumn |
| (F) Chemin de Paris | 700km | 33 | All seasons |
| (F) Chemin Vezelay | 900km | 42 | Spring, Summer and Autumn |
| (F) Chemin de Puy | 750km | 35 | Spring and Autumn |
| (P) Camino Portugés | 230km | 10 | Spring and Autumn |
| (O) Camino Finisterre | 90km | 3.5 | All seasons |
Below is the map that is given to you as part of your Camino passport. It is a comprehensive map listing all the major stops along all three major routes of the Camino with their respective distances to the final city of Santiago de Compostela.







