Camino is calling me back..

[happyhippie13]

This August I hiked 305 km of the Camino de Santiago with my best friend. Recently I have been feeling the urge to escape and do the entirety of it from St. Jean to Finesterre. Since I only started in Burgos I had a few questions:

-How safe is it for a young female to walk the camino alone?
-How much money did you budget for the whole camino?
-What is the closest/easiest France airport to St. Jean?

Thanks!

 

[SYates]

Hi and welcome to the forum @happyhippie13

Very safe, yes, there are occasional reports of flashers/exhibitionists, but that are, so far, isolated incidents. Compared with the crime rate of many home towns/countries of pilgrim, the Camino is indeed very safe.

As you have already done the Camino, you should have an idea of what you typically spend, I would say that you can do a (very) frugal Camino for 20-25 Euros/day, staying always in the most affordable albergues and only self-catering.

Have a look at skyscanner.net ;-)

Buen Camino, SY

 

[G.White]

I finished last month and I saw many young ladies walking alone, I'm from Canada and I felt safer on the Camino than I do at home. I spent an average of 30 Euro's a day. Probably the most inexpensive vacation I have ever taken.

 

[dfborg]

Hi and welcome, I think 25 to 30 euros a day is reasonable . I got to St Jean by flying into Toulouse, then a train to Bayone and then another one to St Jean. While speaking from a male prospective, I found the Camino very safe but if you want, I'm sure you would have no problems finding kindred spirits to share your walk.

Buen Camino

 

[Waka]

Not sure if I'm alone on this, but on the CF last year I thought that the number of women walking on their own far out weighed the guys.