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JohnnieWalker said:Pilgrims drink heavily?
falcon269 said:The single-digit menu has disappeared. Albergues are up in cost; I estimate by 2 Euro per day. Washing machines and dryers abound, so add 2 Euro per day for them, so I would raise my daily estimate to 35 Euro daily cost (from my previous estimate of 30). Less if you cook; more if you stay in hostales. Add some for heavy drinking, side trips, admissions, and donations.
There are plenty of ATMs along the way.
i know this will vary for everyone. But if I can hear other people's advice on this it may give me a bit of a better idea of how much money to save and prepare for.
How much do people typically spend during the full length of the camino? Costs to include accommodations at hostels maybe a couple times in a hotel, and food? Anything else I should consider in my budget? Am I able to access money fairly easily through arm machines?
I appreciate any information on this!
Thanks!!!
Great! Thanks for the info!Hey....
Everyones estimates are pretty good.
I would also add to have a contingency budget. I had planned on staying in Albergees, but after five days I realised they weren't for me. That meant going private and my budget went from €30 a day to €50/60. That was ok (ish).....but then I got an injury and multiple taxi/train and bus rides really started to eat into my budget.
The exchange rate crashed a bit while there as well by about 4 cent which bit into my contigency.
In 2013 it went from 62 to 58 cents while I was there. Which I have to say was better than my first Camino in 2009 where it was .38cents!!!! (NZ)
I utilised my Visa.....which i was grateful to have. But it was not nice coming home to debt.
So I would say £30/40 a day..... (if doing alburgees/occasional hotel) and have a cushion or access to £500-1000.
But generally I found my day to day living costs where cheaper than back home.
Chocolate was my essential item as its a complete travel food ☺. And the chocolate is Spain is gooooooood!
Am I able to access money fairly easily through arm machines?
I appreciate any information on this!
Thanks!!!
Thank you so much for the information!I found some info back in my written notes:
On the Portugese caminho in May and June2013 from Lisbon.
Figueres are an average
Hostal room (Portugal and Galicia) 18€
Albergue in Portugal 15€. In Galicia Xunta albergue 6€
Breakfast in Portugal 2,50 € In Galicia 5 €
A coffee in a bar. In Portugal between 0,65 € to 2€
In Galicia about 1,5 to 2 €
Diner, served in the afternoon called menu del dia -an traditional 3 course diner-10 €. Usual in Spain and Portugal during weekdays ! Former dictator Generalissimo Franco ordered out that every worker had the right to have this diner for a cheap price .this rule still exists and costs now 10 €. In Portugal they adopted this rule and you'll find the menu do dia slightly cheaper. About 8 till 9 €.
Some bread and cheese or ham,chorizo etc. So called bocadillo in Spain. About 2€. In Portugal it iscalled a "sande" priced about the same as in Spain.
The most expensive room we found was in a casa rural in Teo just before Santiago. With jacuzzi, swimmingpool, very cosy atmosphere 45€ for my wife and I The lady owner prepared us a great lunch, a diner and breakfast and I remember we paid 60€ for all for us together.
At night we had a beer in a local bar 5 € for us two. Great time
ATM's we found in the towns and major villages in Portugal .
On the Portugese caminho in Spain you walk from town to town and sometimes a village in between.
Finding an ATM never was an issue
Can't wait to go back to walk from Portugal again within 5 months from now
Bom caminho
Great! Thanks!Hi KSM Greetings from Jerusalem
The Camino has become more aware of credit cards, ATMs are much more common today, and the food store chains, restaurants in larger settlements, pharmacies all will accept them. A word of caution, check with your bank concerning the fees charged every time you slide that bit of plastic into the wall or through a store's reader. You may find a rather unpleasant surprise on the first bank statement. Take a good sum, 200-300 Euro and divide it into two different places-a credit card with each, placing into a wallet and a pouch for example. Not worried about thievery but they are easy to forget or misplace or loose so you should have a backup. I am not a souvenir person however, I am a bit of a packrat for things to remind me later. One of my favorites, after a particularly pleasant repast with fellow pilgrims, I will purchase a menu from the restaurant owner and have everyone sign and mark what they ate. Santiago has a plethora of souvenir shops with prices ranging from some few Euro to hundreds. You have been warned! I also purchase special gifts for my friends, my favorite Israeli authors Amos Oz, Meir Shelev, David Grossman, A. B. Joshua, Hayim Be'er are all in translation to Spanish so I often purchase their books in any of the myriad bookstores one runs across and mail them to my friends in South America or here at home. All this adds up so Baden-Powel was correct, "Be Prepared"!
Thanks!Last year on my Camino Combo (Madrid & CF & Invierno & Muxia/Fisterra - 50 days) the average per day was 35,20€. That includes all transportation expenses (not the air fare though), buying new swiss army knife & spanish SIM card, food & drinks, acommodation, tabaccos etc. I have eaten in restaurants maybe 5-6 times, otherwise I cooked for myself or just having picnic meals. Large amount of that money went for beer but usually I got some tapa too to feed myself during the day. I've slept mainly in albergues or acogidas but had to stay in private rooms 7 times and average per day for acommodation ended at 8,50€.
Never used a creditcard during our caminos. Allways cash.Do not bother with American Express cards as very few merchants accept them. Visa is better, but also rural Spain and Portugal does not really use these cards in the same way as the US or SA does.
I live in Spain (15 years) so a few "local" observationsi know this will vary for everyone. But if I can hear other people's advice on this it may give me a bit of a better idea of how much money to save and prepare for.
How much do people typically spend during the full length of the camino? Costs to include accommodations at hostels maybe a couple times in a hotel, and food? Anything else I should consider in my budget? Am I able to access money fairly easily through arm machines?
I appreciate any information on this!
Thanks!!!
I live in Spain (15 years) so a few "local" observations
8) Bic has a universally available handset at just 19 euros. Probably as cheap as a new plug/unblocking your international phone.
Interesting, it was a fellow Camino walker, from Madrid, who told me this, and a couple years ago, when I tried to find info on these online I couldn't.NEVER heard that rumour....ever!
ThisIsSpain, it was my understanding that after the Atocha bombings Bic phone were forbidden, just like any other disposable phone. Have things changed? And where does one get these these days? Thank you.
i know this will vary for everyone. But if I can hear other people's advice on this it may give me a bit of a better idea of how much money to save and prepare for.
How much do people typically spend during the full length of the camino? Costs to include accommodations at hostels maybe a couple times in a hotel, and food? Anything else I should consider in my budget? Am I able to access money fairly easily through arm machines?
I appreciate any information on this!
Thanks!!!
Great! Thank you for your info! I appreciate all the advice everybody has!In 2011 I cycled to Santiago. During the last 11 days of my Camino I was in Spain. I spent an average of €26.60 per night (4 nights in albergues, 4 nights in hostales/pensiones, and 3 nights in hoteles (2 of these nights in a very nice hotel in Santiago, which put up the average price). The Spanish eat lunch late, so I could usually have a nice big lunch just after my arrival; including the tip the cost averaged about €11.50. In the evenings I normally ate something light, and bought something small for "breakfast" the following morning; together, this came to about €8.50. Including drinks and snacks for the time on the road, the cafe con leche (and sometimes a tortilla) on the way, plus miscellaneous items such as paper tissues, paracetamol, post-cards etc., I spent about €54 per day. My bike didn't need any repairs, and I didn't have to replace any of my equipment. That would of course have changed things. I spent money in pretty much the same way during my cycling Camino as I had done during my walk in 2002 (things were cheaper then).
Thanks! It's great to hear everyone's experiences!When I walked about half of the Camino (St. Jean to Carrión de los Condes) in two weeks, I spent total of 500e on the road: food, albergues and a pair of walking sticks. That makes it about 30e a day. Most of the nights I slept in private albergues that cost 10e a night and I also ate the pilgrim menu guite often, so it was quite luxurious to me. I assume if I had walked all the way (1 month) to Santiago, I would easily have got along with 1000 euros. The walking itself is pretty cheap: most of the way there are no hotels or fancy restaurants around, so there aren't that many things to spend your money on.
I'm planning to walk the entire Camino in 2016 with a budget of 2000e (accomodation, food, all the plane/bus tickets I need to get to Spain and back home). That should also cover the cost of a new backpack and hiking shoes. I don't mind cooking my own meals and sleeping in municipal albergues, so I guess I'll be okay.
Buen camino!
I did not include theGreat thanks for the insight!
I realized I should break this down a bit further. Without my air fare theGreat thanks for the insight!
sorry my I pad keeps getting stuck, without airfare it was 2230Euros for 42 days I flew to Paris took the bus from dagaule to Orly then a flight to Barritz & a shuttle to SJPDP. Now that I have spent time in Paris & Madrid on previous trips I would recommend catching a flight from Santiago to Paris or even London for your return trip. I just find Paris a fantastic city. In any case the sheer mass of people in any of the cities will seem a bit overwhelming after your walk. I wish you well as each person walking has a unique experience. My only true advice is to listen to your body. As those with serious medical issues walk it & the young seem to struggle with injury. May you find peace, yet expect to learn & the desire to return. Good luck my neighbor. I apologize for my poor spellings!Great thanks for the insight!
Thanks!I did not include the
I realized I should break this down a bit further. Without my air fare the
sorry my I pad keeps getting stuck, without airfare it was 2230Euros for 42 days I flew to Paris took the bus from dagaule to Orly then a flight to Barritz & a shuttle to SJPDP. Now that I have spent time in Paris & Madrid on previous trips I would recommend catching a flight from Santiago to Paris or even London for your return trip. I just find Paris a fantastic city. In any case the sheer mass of people in any of the cities will seem a bit overwhelming after your walk. I wish you well as each person walking has a unique experience. My only true advice is to listen to your body. As those with serious medical issues walk it & the young seem to struggle with injury. May you find peace, yet expect to learn & the desire to return. Good luck my neighbor. I apologize for my poor spellings!
Keith
Keep in mind that we have the € here in €urope no $. Due to the recent € to $ exchange it will be cheaper for you to be in €urope by now.All these comments, along with the fact that I'll be starting again in less than four months, made me dig out my journal in hopes of uncovering what it cost me last time. (Sept/Oct. 2014) From arriving in Paris (sept.4) and taking the train to Bayonne to arriving in Carrion de los Condes on Sept.23, total expenses, minus airfare, was 623.00 euros. Works out to about 33 euro a day. Don't know why I quit tracking expenses after that. Must have been having too good of a time.No matter how you approach it, the Camino is dollar for dollar a pretty inexpensive way to have an experience you'll never forget. But most of all, spend according to what works for YOU. No one wants to come home to a pile of credit card bills that makes you regret the trip. You also don't want to come home with the feelings of 'I wish I had'. Cut back on some things, splurge on others and find the balance that suits you.
30EURO a day sounds good. I did worry about being 'left out of the mix' if I brake off from the crowd to sleep. I will reconsider the sleeping rough, cheersI have 30Euros per day as budget. Works out fine. I stay almost only in albergues, I enjoy a cold beer (or two) during daytime walk, but I like to prepare supper for myself (and others, makes it more fun/social/new friends) in the afternoon- And yes, with Spanish red wine. 30 is very doable. And then some emergency reserve in the bank.
And ThisIsSpain is correct in absolutely every aspect: Cash is King in Spain. I carry my Visa and Eurocard (emergency only), and carry enough cash to last for a week down to 2 days. Then I refill up to ca. 3-400, and as ThisIsSpain says, at an ATM at a bank in the opening hours.
I suspect that the heavy focus on cash is due to the no-need for receipts, but also maybe due to costs of card readers/infrastructure: I have experienced the same in Spain and Italy: Non-traceable money is good for avoiding taxes.. I don't mind at all.
PS: Sleep in albergues rather than under the stars: You will meet many new friends and avoid trespassing.
I had thought about that..... But I'm not sure I'd be able to sleep if I'm doing it on my own. Maybe with fellow pilgrims I could! HahaTo lower the cost of a 30 day Camino I am considering sleeping under the stars ( 5euro tarp, 5euro mat, 15 euro sleeping bag, decent quality bought on-sale) . Not every nite, maybe 10 out of the 30 days. here is a pdf I downloaded the other day you might find helpful.
Thanks! Good advice!!!!All these comments, along with the fact that I'll be starting again in less than four months, made me dig out my journal in hopes of uncovering what it cost me last time. (Sept/Oct. 2014) From arriving in Paris (sept.4) and taking the train to Bayonne to arriving in Carrion de los Condes on Sept.23, total expenses, minus airfare, was 623.00 euros. Works out to about 33 euro a day. Don't know why I quit tracking expenses after that. Must have been having too good of a time.No matter how you approach it, the Camino is dollar for dollar a pretty inexpensive way to have an experience you'll never forget. But most of all, spend according to what works for YOU. No one wants to come home to a pile of credit card bills that makes you regret the trip. You also don't want to come home with the feelings of 'I wish I had'. Cut back on some things, splurge on others and find the balance that suits you.
Definitely not alone. would be perfect if there was a mini camping culture among the pilgrims. have yet to hear of one. If you see a particularly sunburnt Irish dude crawling out of a tarp built like a children's fort its prob meI had thought about that..... But I'm not sure I'd be able to sleep if I'm doing it on my own. Maybe with fellow pilgrims I could! Haha
Sleeping outside is not as easy and safe as you may think: Land is owned by farmers/locals, and as I understand it, forbidden to camp outside camping areas. And that would be as costly as an albergue. Enjoy the albergues and the comeraderie and friendships you hopefully will find there. It is much up to you...
You are more spot on than you realize...Definitely will be staying in albergues (maybe a hotel occasionally!) ... It's definitely about the people I'm going to meet too!Thanks!
There is no such culture, to my knowledge, after 4 Caminos.would be perfect if there was a mini camping culture among the pilgrims.
Yay! Thanks! I'm soooooo excited!!!You are more spot on than you realize...
At the end of a walking day, if you suggest to some others you have met, to organize a common dinner in the albergue's kitchen, then go shopping together, cook together, use your combined abilities/help with dishes, etc., you could have a beautiful common evening with food/wine for let's say 5 Euros/person, and have fun and sharing stories all the evening. These things happen often on the Camino, and IMHO it is better than laying in a field alone in the dark...
The Camino has much in store for you...
Well i'm sold,Sleeping outside is not as easy and safe as you may think: Land is owned by farmers/locals, and as I understand it, forbidden to camp outside camping areas. And that would be as costly as an albergue. Enjoy the albergues and the comeraderie and friendships you hopefully will find there. It is much up to you...
What is the storage situation ? are there lockers or buckets full of trust?You have every reason to be: It may be life-changing for you. And I completely and fully know what you feel, and it is both good and right.
Oh you will?!! Maybe our paths will cross!!!You have every reason to be: It may be life-changing for you. And I completely and fully know what you feel, and it is both good and right.
Edit: BTW: I will be on the Camino myself from early April
Sounds like the kind of place I want to be. Now to conquer my almost stoic shyness ha. Great insight Alex, cheersAlan: No lockers. Every pilgrim has enough with himself. Noone will desire your socks in your backpack. Just keep all your important valuables with you all the time, even in the shower. But your fellow pilgrims are just like you.
KSM: "Maybe our paths will cross!!!" Wouldn't surprise me at all. Strange things can happen to the right people on the Camino, but you have to walk it to understand. Maybe one evening I can tell you some stories over a common dinner in some albergue in rural Northern Spain.
Alan: No lockers. Every pilgrim has enough with himself. Noone will desire your socks in your backpack. Just keep all your important valuables with you all the time, even in the shower. But your fellow pilgrims are just like you.
I would love that!!!Alan: No lockers. Every pilgrim has enough with himself. Noone will desire your socks in your backpack. Just keep all your important valuables with you all the time, even in the shower. But your fellow pilgrims are just like you.
KSM: "Maybe our paths will cross!!!" Wouldn't surprise me at all. Strange things can happen to the right people on the Camino, but you have to walk it to understand. Maybe one evening I can tell you some stories over a common dinner in some albergue in rural Northern Spain.
The devil is old and his old mother even older.Just a quick shot: I can see that both Alan and KSM are young people preparing for the Camino: How sweet! It is probably the best decision you have made in your life. If your parents/relatives/friends try to hinder you, then stay away from them: The walk of the Camino may be a life-changer for you. Take in the freedom, the independence, the easy life, and the realization that you do not need much in life to be well. You will find out.
I salute you both with only one sorrow: That I did not walk when I was your age, but had to wait until my 50's before doing it first time. I envy you a little. Now I am an old man, but I will still walk until I hit the ground: The Way is important.
Hello Tina, my husband and I, both in our sixties are starting April 1. It will our first trek and excited and fearful at the same time. We will take day by day at our own pace and time will tell. You seem to have more experience so I am sure that you do great. All the best when May arrives.My husband & I are commencing our camino May 2015. We are both the wrong side of our sixties. Are there many oldies like us walking the Camino? Friends think we are nuts to commence such an undertaking, but we have walked Kokoda, Nepal, carried our packs around Asia & still feel we have the energy for the Camino. Really looking forward to starting our walk!!
So you are youngsters both with a lot of hiking experience.My husband & I are commencing our camino May 2015. We are both the wrong side of our sixties. Are there many oldies like us walking the Camino? Friends think we are nuts to commence such an undertaking, but we have walked Kokoda, Nepal, carried our packs around Asia & still feel we have the energy for the Camino. Really looking forward to starting our walk!!
Thank you so much! The support feels amazing and makes any nerves I may have had disappear. All my excitement and curiosity bubbles to the surface .... The time to go cant come fast enough!The devil is old and his old mother even older.
You are as old as you feel. It is never too late and you can look back at your caminos. But I envy the youngsters too and only can say.the younger you start your camino the better.
Bom caminho
You did a good job with this thread. 73 posts ! No reason to get nervous. Just do your thing. Learn from all experienced posters and then...just go... The first step is the most difficult one. The next million or so is just a matter of copying the first stepThank you so much! The support feels amazing and makes any nerves I may have had disappear. All my excitement and curiosity bubbles to the surface .... The time to go cant come fast enough!
Then you don't know what you are getting into.The support feels amazing and makes any nerves I may have had disappear.
I'm sure there are many forums about cost. You spend as much as you like/can.
After two nights in a snoring albergue you may long for a quiet small hotel. I do!
This is the exact cost of last year's camino. [Yes, I still owe you a vino, Albertinho!]
It worked out at about €54 a day.
This year in May I plan to walk the Ruta del Ebro. Very few albergues I believe. So have budgeted accordingly.
Buen camino!View attachment 15593
lol, My phone! also worked great as a radio.NEVER heard that rumour....ever! Any internet cafe, most mobile phone shops, most supermarkets etc Standard price 19 euros for the Bic phone
(Big sticker on packaging)
Other phones available including Smartphones (with wifi) from 45 euros. Usually even have 5/10/12 euros worth of credit on them and a voucher for more free credit if you fill in a questionnaire
Indeed. You can easily go by 20-30 Euros/day (On the Frances and VdlP, that is). To be honest, cold beers are my weakness, and hence, cost.Stephen: Interesting spread sheet but not typical, imo.
i absolutely agree. I'm taking it very seriously, but I also believe a positive attitude will bring positive experiences. From what I've read and heard from others, is that this is also a spiritual journey (religious or other) and so I believe that as well as the training and preparations I'm making to my physical body, I also need to prepare my mind. Minimizing any nerves or anxiousness I believe will aid in a better experience. I plan to fill my head with knowledge so I can relax in my thoughts and worries that I have done all preparations before I left, and on the walk I can trust in myself and fully live the experiences.Then you don't know what you are getting into.
Be a little apprehensive. You are facing a month of half-marathons daily (and with a pack). You should be just nervous enough to take it seriously. It is not easy. You can find quite a few stories in the Forum about pilgrims who were not able to meet their beginning expectations, often because they did not prepare properly, then executed the journey ignoring a lot of important advice. Pay careful attention to advice on your feet. Blisters can turn discomfort into agony! If you already have blisters at Orisson, then there will be a month of painful days ahead of you.
Buen camino!
Then you don't know what you are getting into.
Be a little apprehensive. You are facing a month of half-marathons daily (and with a pack). You should be just nervous enough to take it seriously. It is not easy. You can find quite a few stories in the Forum about pilgrims who were not able to meet their beginning expectations, often because they did not prepare properly, then executed the journey ignoring a lot of important advice. Pay careful attention to advice on your feet. Blisters can turn discomfort into agony! If you already have blisters at Orisson, then there will be a month of painful days ahead of you.
Buen camino!
My goodness: You posted that while I wrote this last post!.
i absolutely agree. I'm taking it very seriously, but I also believe a positive attitude will bring positive experiences. From what I've read and heard from others, is that this is also a spiritual journey (religious or other) and so I believe that as well as the training and preparations I'm making to my physical body, I also need to prepare my mind. Minimizing any nerves or anxiousness I believe will aid in a better experience. I plan to fill my head with knowledge so I can relax in my thoughts and worries that I have done all preparations before I left, and on the walk I can trust in myself and fully live the experiences.
I appreciate your advice.... But don't underestimate the power and strength of the mind.
Thanks
Haha! That's funny!My joy in seeing young people walking the Camino is based on personal experience: I have met and talked to many young people on the Camino, and I can for sure say, that most of them have gained more insight into life and meaning of life, as well as to what is important in their lives, than those who sit on their couches and critizise/are afraid of getting out of their comfort zone, not really knowing life.
The cost of the Camino has been revealed now, methinks, so I will go a bit off-topic, for the benefit of Alan and KSM:
I have experienced people 22 years old with much more wisdom in their hearts and minds than that of their parents, after finishing the Camino... What a great start to their adult lives! It can be a life-changer.
I admire (and envy) those young people (for starting in early life), and I am thrilled when I see that they are able to cross the treshold of their doorsteps and take that first step towards the Camino: That step is the most difficult. After that, everything will fall into place, well, except for blisters, exhaustion, etc., but all that is part of the Way.
Those brave young people will have a true headstart into real life. Their old couch-folks/friends do not understand what they are receiving as (mental/intellectiual) valuables for their future lives, compared to all those "wise" folks at home, old or young. I can only say:
Do not listen to those who think they know better than you: YOU know better, because you are here, talking to, and getting advice from, us who know some of the secrets of the Way. And rest assured: You are definitely on the right path.
Edit:
My goodness: You posted that while I wrote this last post!.
And yes: Your mind is essential on the Camino: Let me tell you one simple, single thing: You are so correct!! This will be a mind journey for you! You are the right stuff for the Camino, KSM!
Ultreya! (Keep on!)
Buen Camino! (Happy walk!)
You will find that everything happens for a reason, and very much so along the Way. The Camino is a strange place.Haha! That's funny!
I feel like we will meet on the camino alexwalker!
Yay! Thank you for saying "I'm the right stuff" .... I think my head is in a good place:.: and maybe more so in the right place now than last year.... And maybe breaking my leg and not being able to go, the universe was speaking to me telling me I wasn't ready. Everything happens for a reason right!??Thanks again
Indeed it is..... I think my head is in a good place:.: "
Well ... I have never walked the French camino: maybe others are slightly more expensive. Also, please note those costs include travel. If you're flying from Australia for a week on the camino, your daily cost may be even higher!!Indeed. You can easily go by 20-30 Euros/day (On the Frances and VdlP, that is). To be honest, cold beers are my weakness, and hence, cost.
I love a good cafe/bar break with my shoes off now and then, and a cold beer with it. I still rarely pass that 30 Euro mark.
My husband & I are commencing our camino May 2015. We are both the wrong side of our sixties. Are there many oldies like us walking the Camino? Friends think we are nuts to commence such an undertaking, but we have walked Kokoda, Nepal, carried our packs around Asia & still feel we have the energy for the Camino. Really looking forward to starting our walk!!
30 euro a day for us each that is , atm were plentiful but debit cards from the uk they charge and different Spanish banks different charges ! If your starting from SJPD when you pick up your pilgrims passport there's loads of info on the papers they give you where the atm are and so forth ..Buen Camino have a good onei know this will vary for everyone. But if I can hear other people's advice on this it may give me a bit of a better idea of how much money to save and prepare for.
How much do people typically spend during the full length of the camino? Costs to include accommodations at hostels maybe a couple times in a hotel, and food? Anything else I should consider in my budget? Am I able to access money fairly easily through arm machines?
I appreciate any information on this!
Thanks!!!
i know this will vary for everyone. But if I can hear other people's advice on this it may give me a bit of a better idea of how much money to save and prepare for.
How much do people typically spend during the full length of the camino? Costs to include accommodations at hostels maybe a couple times in a hotel, and food? Anything else I should consider in my budget? Am I able to access money fairly easily through arm machines?
I appreciate any information on this!
Thanks!!!
Thirty euro per day would easily get you there even with a few excesses.Great! Thanks for the info!
comprehensive little spreadsheet you have there. thanks for posting.I'm sure there are many forums about cost. You spend as much as you like/can.
After two nights in a snoring albergue you may long for a quiet small hotel. I do!
This is the exact cost of last year's camino. [Yes, I still owe you a vino, Albertinho!]
It worked out at about €54 a day.
This year in May I plan to walk the Ruta del Ebro. Very few albergues I believe. So have budgeted accordingly.
Buen camino!View attachment 15593
I am not saying otherwise, nevertheless: Reaching O'Cebreiro on my last 50 €, to my surprise there was no ATM, so be aware. I had to spend 40€ for a private room (all other beds occupied) and 10 € for dinner and wine. I fed on berries through the next day until reaching Triacastela..... and felt like a true pilgrimKSM:
A total budget of $3000. should be plenty. That should cover everything. ATM's are available in most towns. I would recommend you do not let your funds get below 50 euro's before replenishing.
Ultreia, Joe
Strip cards are fine now. Remember to get a four digit PIN for ATM cards. American Express is pretty useless. Credit cards will be useful only in the fancier places; cash is king!will I be able to get by with a magnetic strip.
Do I need to start bugging my card issuers for a chip and pin credit card ...
Yes! SY
Strip cards are fine now. Remember to get a four digit PIN for ATM cards. American Express is pretty useless. Credit cards will be useful only in the fancier places; cash is king!
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