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Porto → Santiago de Compostela · 11 stages · 249 km
The central Camino Portugués leaves Porto, climbs the Minho to Valença and crosses into Galicia at Tui. It is the second most walked route, with gentle stages and a good network of public albergues in Galicia.
| Stage | km | Ascent | Descent | Time | Villages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto → Vilarinho | 28.3 | 267 m | 301 m | 7 h 15 min | Maia · Mosteiró |
| 2 | Vilarinho → Barcelos | 27 | 323 m | 341 m | 7 h | Rates · Pedra Furada |
| 3 | Barcelos → Ponte de Lima | 33 | 391 m | 430 m | 8 h 45 min | Tamel · Balugães · Vitorino dos Piães |
| 4 | Ponte de Lima → Rubiães | 18.6 | 451 m | 247 m | 5 h 15 min | Arcozelo · Codeçal · Alto da Portela Grande |
| 5 | Rubiães → Tui | 21.4 | 238 m | 426 m | 5 h 30 min | São Bento da Porta Aberta · Fontoura · Valença |
| 6 | Tui → O Porriño | 14.4 | 97 m | 95 m | 3 h 30 min | Ribadelouro · Orbenlle |
| 7 | O Porriño → Redondela | 17.3 | 250 m | 264 m | 4 h 30 min | Mos · Saxamonde |
| 8 | Redondela → Pontevedra | 20 | 317 m | 307 m | 5 h 30 min | Arcade · Ponte Sampaio |
| 9 | Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis | 23.6 | 202 m | 182 m | 6 h | San Amaro · Tivo |
| 10 | Caldas de Reis → Padrón | 20.3 | 193 m | 209 m | 5 h 15 min | Carracedo · Pontecesures |
| 11 | Padrón → Santiago de Compostela | 24.9 | 250 m | 0 m | 6 h 30 min | A Escravitude · Teo · O Milladoiro |
March to October. Summers are warm but manageable; expect rain in spring and autumn in Galicia.
Porto has an international airport and trains from Lisbon. Tui has trains from Vigo and buses from Porto and Vigo.
Starting in Tui meets the 100 km rule. Stamp twice a day from Tui.
€30–40 a day in albergues; Xunta public albergues cost €10.