Bags between towns

[Kathleen tracy]

Hi another question plse. How do i bus my rucksack ahead of me from bnb to bnb so that it is totally safe?

 

[Rick M]

There are a number of companies that do this along the various Caminos, like Jacotrans. A quick search of the forum will yield opinions on all of them. The flagship service seems to be the Spanish Post Office, that serves everywhere. Check out https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/en/services for full details. I used this service when my wife developed knee problems, and it worked flawlessly.

Buen Camino

 

[Anamiri]

For Jacotrans and the like, its 5 euros (to 15kg) to Sarria, and then 3 euros for the rest. You pick up the envelopes from where you are staying, fill it in, pop in the money and tie to your bag, Leave it in reception or wherever the bags are picked up from in the morning.
You can use them daily or sporadically. Really easy

edited to add 5 euros per stage

 

[Felipe]

Or just ask the hospitalero (in private albergues). Local taxi drives in villages seem to moonlight frequently as backpack carriers between towns. And I guess the hospitaleros get a marginal commision, too...

 

[Tincatinker]

Hi another question plse. How do i bus my rucksack ahead of me from bnb to bnb so that it is totally safe?

If you really want totally safe then you carry your rucksack. It arrives where you arrive at the same time and same place as you do

 

[C clearly]

Depends what you mean by "totally safe." I wouldn't recommend sending real valuables by this sort of transport. (Best not to bring them at all.)

 

[Bala]

For Jacotrans and the like, its 5 euros (to 15kg) to Sarria, and then 3 euros for the rest. You pick up the envelopes from where you are staying, fill it in, pop in the money and tie to your bag, Leave it in reception or wherever the bags are picked up from in the morning.
You can use them daily or sporadically. Really easy

And be sure the company you use knows your pack needs to be picked up. Ask the hospitalero. Some companies pick up daily from the albergues, others require you to call and reserve the night before. The hospitalero will know. If you are staying in a hostel, casa rurale or hotel you will almost certainly have to reserve. In albergues, not so much. It will all become very easy after day one.

 

[BROWNCOUNTYBOB]

My wife and I just completed our third camino frances. During our first camino (2015), she developed blisters, which caused her to walk differently. Over time, she developed severe knee pain. We learned about Jako-trans and began shipping her backpack ahead each day - from Carrion de los Condes to Santiago and never had any problems. During our second camino (2017) we used Jakotrans every stage (except there is a different service, Express Boiuricot) from St Jean to Roncesvalles). Again, flawless performance. For our third camino (2019), I contacted Jakotrans on line and was able to email them our hiking plan, which included each date, the town we were staying in and the albergue. The first two caminos, I carried my backpack every step from St Jean to Santiago. For our third camino, I decided to also ship my pack ahead for the most challenging 8 or 9 stages. They confirmed the plan back to me and we pre-paid for their service, which included a 25% discount. I printed out a hang tag with a bar code for her backpack. We laminated the hang tag and simply hung this on her backpack. It was great not having to hassle with the envelopes and finding change each night. This worked well again! We're going to do this again during our 4th camino in 2020. Bob

 

[Peadarmac]

Hi another question plse. How do i bus my rucksack ahead of me from bnb to bnb so that it is totally safe?

Hola ,
Check out these guys, PILBEO.
www.pilbeo.com

Walked with a buddy in September who was recovering from a back operation and so couldn’t carry his backpack. He used PILBEO. They were excellent from start to finish


Buen Camino
P

 

[Anniesantiago]

I’ve used Caminofacil for over 20 Caminos and love them

 

[Ernesto.IT]

Hi another question plse. How do i bus my rucksack ahead of me from bnb to bnb so that it is totally safe?

Dear Kathleen, the best way, is to carry your own.
Ultreia
Ernesto

 

[Anniesantiago]

Dear Kathleen, the best way, is to carry your own.
Ultreia
Ernesto

Not necessarily, and not what she asked.