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I do not think there is a problem in doing both. Most people take 5 or 6 days to walk the Inglés. That would give you a few days to travel the FEVE lines too. The standard fares are quite cheap anyway.
It is not really possible to do a bit of both each day. Ferrol is the western terminus of the FEVE line and the starting point of the Camino Inglés. The only place where the two overlap.This might be the way to go. Separate your trip into two parts - one train, one walking. If you do a bit of both every day you might find it hard to switch from one mindset to another.
The Feve is slow and enjoyable. And cheap. Ferrol to Oviedo took about 7 hours and with Tarjeta Dorada (gold card for over 60s) cost about 12€. It took three days to reach Bilbao, ie Ferrol to Oviedo, Oviedo to Santander, Santander to Bilbao. You can also go Bilbao to Léon.
It is VERY slow. I remember something like nine hours from Oviedo to Ferrol. It hardly gets started before it stops again. About 200 times. Two conductors.. they changed shifts and when the second one looked at my ticket he had a pitying expressionSlow and enjoyable. Now that's the way (no pun intended)!!
Kind of reminds me of the lyrics from "The City of New Orleans"...fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders, three conductors, twenty-five sacks of mailIt is VERY slow. I remember something like nine hours from Oviedo to Ferrol. It hardly gets started before it stops again. About 200 times. Two conductors.. they changed shifts and when the second one looked at my ticket he had a pitying expression
The other thing to bear in mind is that the views are not nearly as great as you might think, looking at the map. I had envisaged beachy sea views. A lot of the time it's in forest and you can't see a thing.
It is cheap though.
In your heart, you know what you want to do - what feels most right to you. Do it.
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