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You take the #4051 bus from the airport into A Coruna, getting off at the Alfonso Molina bus stop. Your landmark will be a gas station on your left side and it's about 20 minutes from the airport. After getting off the bus, walk across the grassy strip, where you will find the main bus station...
I did a search in this sub-forum but couldn't find anything recent. How much cash should I bring for the Ingles? All of my pre-booked accommodations except one accept credit card. That one place charges 30 euros. I'm going to guess that most dining places along the camino take card with some...
I'm walking the Ingles as my first camino ever later this year. My own concern is that I won't feel that sense of elation and accomplishment once I arrive in SdC as it's just a 5 day walk vs a 5 week walk on the Frances. Oh well, it is what it is.
Will you have to go through immigration as well? You should probably be out of the airport by 12:00-12:30PM and be at Oriente by 12:45PM at the latest, assuming your plane lands on time. You can take the Lisbon Metro as well. It's only a few stops from the airport to Oriente.
Home Lisbon Hostel is the best hostel I have ever stayed at, and I've been to 50 or so. It's perfectly centrally located in Lisbon, the staff are fantastic and they offer a communal dinner cooked both nights by Mamma. The amenities themselves are top-notch, with great beds and showers and a...
Yeah, I'll be walking my first Camino later this year and chose the Ingles. Like you, I have a limited amount of time and the idea of walking a complete Camino had its appeal. The Ingles is also much less busy than the Frances but no less beautiful. You walk through fragrant eucalyptus forests...
Oh, I will also be staying at the Albergue San Lorenzo in Bruma. I didn't realize they didn't participate in the Correos backpack transfer. Did you have to make prior arrangements to have this other company transfer your pack or were you able to book them while you were at that albergue?
The Camino Ingles is another route that you should consider. It is roughly the same distance as the one from Sarria to SdC and is a "complete" Camino, rather than a partial one.
In the end, it doesn't really matter whether you do Barcelona before or after the Camino. Just go with whatever is...
Thank you so much! I'm really looking forward to my first Camino. I love a good, long walk.
That climb to Dead Woman's Pass was something though, huh? A steep incline with no flat sections that kept going up and up for hours! It felt like it would never end!
Thank you, everyone! I've looked at the elevation profiles for the Ingles. I've never walked it, but from my eyes, it doesn't look particularly strenuous from just looking at the data. Nothing compared to the Inca Trail, at least. But I've read loads of trip reports and a lot of people said that...
I will be walking my first ever camino this September and have chosen the Camino Ingles. The Inca Trail is the only other multi-day hike I have ever done and is roughly the same length in terms of number of days. It was tough going at times, especially on day 2 (the climb to Dead Woman's Pass...
I'm taking an Iberia flight from Madrid to A Coruna, then taking the bus from A Coruna to Ferrol. There is a train that runs from Madrid to Ferrol, but its schedule doesn't work with mine.
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