Busiest months on the Camino Frances?

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doowy

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October 2023

• Nov 4, 2023

• #1

Hello, I’m planning to do the Camino Frances next year with a bike. Can anyone advise me please of the busiest times of year as I would prefer not to book accommodation in advance. Any tips would be appreciated. The reason I don’t want to book up is that I would prefer to push on as much as possible each day and stop when I’m tired. Thanks very much!

 

Bradypus

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Too many and too often!

• Nov 4, 2023

• #2

The Santiago pilgrim office website will give you a detailed breakdown of numbers month by month for the past few years. Numbers leaving Saint Jean Pied de Port generally peak in May and September with a bit of a lull over the summer. But the busiest time for the final stretch from Sarria to Santiago is generally in July and August.

 

Tincatinker

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2012

• Nov 4, 2023

• #3

@doowy, the advice above should help you consider timing. www.gronze.com will help you identify accommodations with secure storage for your bike. A little advance planning will help you to consider where you might stop before you have to. Buen Camino

 

trecile

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Francés, Norte, Salvador, Primitivo, Portuguese

• Nov 4, 2023

• #4

This thread should be helpful:

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/a-tale-of-two-caminos-what-about-those-crowds.80411/

 

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igorschultz

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Next: Apr/May 2023

• Nov 5, 2023

• #5

Hello, I have been there in May this year from SjPp to Santiago and it was incredible crowded. Very hard to find places to sleep and lots of people started walking 3 to 4am to arrive in destinations at 9-10am to get a place. In my first time it was October/November and it was much better and much colder as well...