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luggage transport/storage

  1. Backpack transfer services

    Hi, I’m walking starting 16 October from SJPDP with my daughter. Unfortunately I’ve just buggered my back and need to look at pack transfer services. Any recommendations? Thanks Wayne
  2. Stolen Backpack (Torres del Rio)

    Hello, I'm posting on my father's account to alert other Pilgrims to be watchful of their bags when being transported. This morning as we departed Torres del Rio (Albergue Hostal Rural Pata de Oca) we left my father and brother's backpacks in the designated area for pick up. Less than an hour...
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    Luggage storage in Pamplona?

    Hi, I'm planning to cycle the Camino Frances in April/May this year. I'm flying in to Madrid (from the States) and will start the tour in Pamplona. I'm wondering if anyone out there would know of a place in Pamplona where I could store a bag with my camping gear which I won't use on the...
  4. Mailing a ReSupply Box to Correos ?

    No I haven't gone nuts. And I know I'm walking through a civilised Country with stores along the way....... :oops: Just a thought. I have some medically related 'consumables' (not drugs) that I use on Camino. They are quite specific and not available to me locally in Spain. Normally I can...
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    Jacotrans -ruined backpack

    Used Jacotrans for past 2 weeks. Received backpack today after a transfer in Astorga. Found one shoulder tension strap ripped out of its seam making backpack completely unusable. Other shoulder strap had couple seams ripped out. Replacement value $300+ range. Suggestions to ask of Jacotrans?
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    Porto portage

    Hi. I’m travelling to portugal in a few days and I might try to extend my time by walking Porto to Santiago. Is there a way I can transfer my luggage to Santiago from Porto and have it safe there for a week or two while I make my ill-prepared way there with just the essentials? It’ll be in a...
  7. Warning: Jacotrans

    I am currently walking the CF and I have to use the backpack forwarding services due to medical reasons (2 stents inserted only 10 days before departure). I sent Jacotrans an Excel sheet with my full schedule and my room bookings and received a reasonable offer to transport my pack all the way...
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    Air Europe lost my luggage

    Hello friends, I am posting this in case this has happened to anyone else on the way to the Camino. I am using a luggage service for my Camino, and my flight to Spain yesterday was quite messed up with challenges in Amsterdam. As a result, I was rerouted through Lisbon on a short connection and...
  9. Luggage transfer on the Camino Ingles

    Dear all, I will be walking the Camino Ingles between the 22nd October and 27th October 2022. and I am trying to book luggage tranfer along the route with the Correos Service. However I am finding it difficult to select the dates on their calendar as the dates beyond the 18th October are not...
  10. Luggage transfers to albergues without room reservation

    Hi, As we know, some albergues do not take bed reservations, as it's a first come, first served basis. Question, is it permissible to have a luggage transfer deliver to said albergue, and if there's no bed, pick up bags to go elsewhere? Or do lodging managers/owners, be it albergues, pensions...
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    Luggage Pick up in October

    Hi Ivar, On your website it says contact you for pick-up in October. We plan to arrive Santiago on either the 4 or to the 5 of October. Not sure how we should do this -- sending our luggages to you. Once you receive our luggages you will contact us and we can establish pick-up time then...
  12. Sending bag from S Sebastian to Ivar

    First of October, I would like to send a med size wheelie bag from San Sebastian, less than 25 kg, to Ivar for holding for about 7 weeks? Best, least expensive way? Thanks!
  13. Pack Transfer, Variant Espiritual, off the beaten path accomodations

    Any recommendations for Pack transfer on the Portuguese including the Variant Espiritual and some accomodations between stages or slightly off the Camino. I have sent my itinerary to CaminoFacil, Pilbeo and Tuitrans but haven't gotten replies. The drop down menus on the various sites don't...
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    Advice on how long Correos holds luggage in Santiago

    Hola Chicos, We're currently on Camino. Just arrived in Villaviciosa after a beautiful day yesterday on the beach in La Isla. We're travelling with our backpacks but got our suitcase sent on to Santiago from Santander. We were under the impression that the service for pilgrims meant it would...
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    Pack transfer on Del Norte 2022

    I start the Del Norte in 6 days from Santander, to Villaviciosa. What is the best pack transfer service on this route?
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    Luggage storage

    Has anyone used luggage storage in Santiago ? We want to leave a luggage in Santiago and retrieve it at the end of our Camino. Thank you in advance.
  17. Luggage advice needed 2022

    I am in Madrid and leave for SJPP Sept 1 and start walking on Sept 2. I was thinking it would be easy to find storage for my suitcase here. I plan to stay another month in Portugal after the Camino. I found a place but only allows 15 days. How feasible is it to show up in SJPP with a large...
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    Portuguese Camino Shipping Company

    I will start walking the Portuguese Coastal Camino on September 4th from Porto. Is there a shipping Company in Porto that can ship my bag with extra things in it to Santiago and hold it there for me until I am finished my Camino? Thanks in advance. This is my 3rd Camino. I have done the French...
  19. Backpack storage in Pamplona

    Fellow Pilgrims, I need your help ... I am arriving in Pamplona from Madrid by train on my way to SJPD to begin my CF. I would like to store my backpack in Pamplona if I could. Does anyone know if I can do this at the train station or at a storage facility? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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    luggage transfer

    Does anyone know a luggage transfer service for the Portuguese coastal route? Does correos paq mochila operate in Portugal as I guess this is the Spanish postal system? Eli