Just curious, how do most people allow for Camino Frances including day of arrival, adjusting to time Zone and other unplanned extra days. Just wondering as far as booking return flight?
Work out roughly how many kms a day you like to walk, divide that into 800, add in a couple of spares and go from there.Just curious, how do most people allow for Camino Frances including day of arrival, adjusting to time Zone and other unplanned extra days. Just wondering as far as booking return flight?
I would add in at least 5 extras days in case you get sick or injured. Always lots of interesting places to explore in Spain if you have extra time.Work out roughly how many kms a day you like to walk, divide that into 800, add in a couple of spares and go from there.
In theory there is now a requirement to have a return flight booked.I live in the UK and usually walk in quiet seasons. I do not normally book my return flight from Santiago more than 3 or 4 days in advance. Sometimes from A Coruña rather than Santiago.
HiJust curious, how do most people allow for Camino Frances including day of arrival, adjusting to time Zone and other unplanned extra days. Just wondering as far as booking return flight?
I'm not most people, so this is a different perspective that still might be of interest to some:Just curious, how do most people allow for Camino Frances including day of arrival, adjusting to time Zone and other unplanned extra days. Just wondering as far as booking return flight?
I had a one-way ticket, so I could be flexible about my return. BUT, when I got to the Iberian Airlines ticket counter in Chicago, they said their policy was that they would not let me on the plane without either a visa or a return flight. That's not the law, as I understand it, but it's their policy. I had to make a return flight standing at the counter. Not ideal!
Since Brexit it is theoretically possible for Spanish immigration officials to demand evidence of booked return or onward travel from we Brits before allowing us entry to the country. We can also be asked to provide documentary evidence that we possess at least 100 euros for every day of our intended stay and asked to provide proof of reserved accommodation for the entire journey. The latter would be a huge disincentive for those intending to walk the Caminos. In practice I have made several journeys to Spain in recent years without being asked for any of those things either by the airlines involved or government officials. There is some risk involved in travelling without a return flight booked but I think in reality for UK citizens being denied entry for not having return travel booked is very unlikely.In theory there is now a requirement to have a return flight booked.
good to know...thanksIn theory there is now a requirement to have a return flight booked.
Just curious, how do most people allow for Camino Frances including day of arrival, adjusting to time Zone and other unplanned extra days. Just wondering as far as booking return flight?
Suppose you could just book any cheap flight from Spain to the UK and not use it.In theory there is now a requirement to have a return flight booked.
Or a fully refundable flight and cancel it.I su
Suppose you could just book any cheap flight from Spain to the UK and not use it.
Which airport do you use? and how do you get to itSome people just book one way tickets. I used to be able to find cheap one way tickets both directions, but lately it seems that buying round trip (or multi-stop tickets) is much cheaper - so that is what I have been doing since COVID.
I basically look at how long it take the average person to do the route according to the "prescribed stages"... then I add a few more days on top of that. This way, if I need a rest day I can take one. If I don't use all of the extra days during the hike, then I use them at the end as a tourist. I also take into consideration whether or not I might want to walk to Finisterre/Muxia and add those days as well. I am more likely to hike faster than the "prescribed stages" - so I am more likely to have extra days at the end. I wouldn't want to go straight home right after finishing my walk anyway. I enjoy the extra days.
@jennma369, the person you are asking is no longer a forum member, and is unlikely to see your question.Which airport do you use? and how do you get to it
Which airport do you use? and how do you get to it
Right @dougfitz. I would recommend that @jennma369 start a new thread with her question.@jennma369, the person you are asking is no longer a forum member, and is unlikely to see your question.