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luggage transport/storage

  1. Bag transport companies on the Camino - a list

    Since this question comes up quite often I thought that I'd compile a list of companies providing bag transport on the Camino. Some only cover Spain, while others operate in Portugal. Check the company's website to find out if they service the route that you want to walk. Correos...
  2. What alternatives to Correos for baggage transfer on the Inglés?

    Hi there! My wife and I are walking the Inglés in early June and were hoping to use the Correos luggage transfer service. However, one of the albergues we hoped to stay at (Albergues San Lorenzo, Bruma) doesn't work with the Correos service. Has anyone recommendations for alternative baggage...
  3. How to prepare bag for shipment to SdC via Correos

    Doing the Norte with my partner in a few weeks. It’s the beginning of our honeymoon and we’ve got 6 weeks of post-Camino onward travel, including our friends’ wedding, so we plan to ship ahead our one bag of other clothing from San Sebastián to SdC. I’ve read conflicting information about how...
  4. Backpack transport on the Portuguese Camino

    Good afternoon, just wondering wether this service is available on the Camino Portugues , and, if so, on which sections ? Thank you in advance
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    Arriving in St Jean later than planned - how to send luggage ahead?

    Hi, our flight time was rescheduled and we arrive to Biarritz late tomorrow night - Sunday-and have to wait until Monday 24th April to get to SJPDP. Our train arrives at close to 10am. Is this too late to pop to pilgrim office to send our luggage ahead? We are getting a bus from SJPDP to...
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    Shipping to Ivar from Pamplona

    Hi. I would like to send a suitcase to Casa Ivar in Santiago de Compestela with clothes for travel after the Camino. Please advise how I do this and what the storage costs will be. Thanks Denzil
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    Duffel or backpack if transporting

    Hola! Leaving on April 29 for my first Camino. We are planning to transport our backpacks each day, and stay in a combination of albergues and hotels. I'm debating whether to bring my gear in a duffel rather than a backpack since we're transporting. It's much harder to get to things in the...
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    Luggage transfer on the Invierno

    Bar Mar is operating a reliable efficient luggage transfer service on the Invierno. All contacts through WhatsApp +34639241939 in Spanish. Envelope system. Highly recommend!
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    Baggage transfer from A Coruna to Bruma

    Hi. Three of us are beginning the Camino Ingles in A Coruna this weekend but are finding it difficult to find a company that takes bags from there to our next stop (Bruma). Correos and others do not list it as a departure point which is strange. Is there even a pilgrim office there? Does...
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    store backpack at casa ivar

    Moderators: Please put this post on the proper forum. I am currently about 20 km from santiago. I want to go on to Finisterre and Muxia for a few days until April q2. Can I store my backpack T Casa Ivar? If so, how much does it cost WhT is address and hours of casa Ivar?
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    Shipping carry-on to Santiago

    Buen Camino, I’m trying to figure out how to get my carry-on, shipped to Casa Ivar ( I need 45 days of storage ), from SJPP. Express Bourricot wants to piece meal it to Santiago, really NOT great. “Mailing” it from France to Spain I’m told isn’t easy( I’m wondering why; they’re both EU ) Any...
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    Backpack Transport

    For the first time ever, I think I will need to use a backpack transport from Oviedo to Lugo...due to a foot issue. Wondering how I get started on night one. Will be at the Soho Hotel in Oviedo & walking to Villa Patina. I'm booked the entire way, but just need to know how to get the bag...
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    Shipping of luggage from SJPP

    Buen Camino, Does anyone if there is, a drop off / office for Express Bourricot ( to ship luggage to Casa Ivar) in SJPP?. Any info will be helpful! Thanx in advance.
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    Luggage Transport from Biarritz/Bayonne -> Santiago

    Hi Camino Friends- Does anyone have a recommendation on a company to transport a suitcase from Biarritz OR Bayonne to Santiago? I will be staying in both Biarritz and Bayonne a few days before I head to SJPDP. I will be arriving in SJPP on a Sunday afternoon but was hoping to have this taken...
  15. Baggage transport to San Juan de Ortega

    I'm a senior walker on the camino and will be taking the Camino de Santiago Frances route this month. I've made the reservation of all lodgings along the route by the Booking.Com except one location, San Juan de Ortega. I'm wondering if I can still use the baggage transfer service to this...
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    Correos and the Camino

    So last Thursday 23rd March, I sent my bike to Irun to the beginning of the Camino del Norte with all my equipment from Barcelona. I have been tracking each day and still have no information since it being picked up (see attached). Has anyone had any issues like this, I am due to land in Irun...
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    Correos from SJPP?

    Shipping luggage from SJPP, to Casa Ivar? Easy? Costly (cheaper than Taxi + Shipping)? Location? Thanx in advance!
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    Baggage Transfer

    Would you recommend Jacotrans or Correos for baggage transfer on the Camino Frances?
  19. Postal services in Santiago / sending a parcel

    End of may, on a Friday, I will have to send some smaller items (including foldable walking sticks) home, that are not compatible with Iberia's hand luggage restrictions. My plane goes in later afternoon and I will arrive in Santiago around lunch time. Any advice on where to get a parcel (the...
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    shipping storing luggage in porto

    Hi All, april first I start walking my first Camino on the camino Frances from SJPP. I than plan to walk on to finisterre/muxia, take a bus back to santiago de compostella and walk to Porto in reverse (or the start of the way to Fatima) along the coastal route. After that I plan to go surfing in...