El Camino

[Jovana]

Hi guys! I have planed to go El Camino now in March.. I am wondering about the route and Albergues where I can stay.. and how much money I have to have with me.. I am not planing to sleep in hotels or eat in the restaurants, have not so much money with me, and what is the cheapest solution.. Thank you in advance

 

[SYates]

Hi and welcome to the forum. I have met pilgrims that have done the Camino comfortably at 20 Euro per day or (far) less. If you stay in albergues and self cater this is perfectly feasible even at 15 Euros a day if you resist those Cafe con Leches ;-)

Buen Camino, SY

 

[Jovana]

Hi and welcome to the forum. I have met pilgrims that have done the Camino comfortably at 20 Euro per day or (far) less. If you stay in albergues and self cater this is perfectly feasible even at 15 Euros a day if you resist those Cafe con Leches ;-)

Buen Camino, SY

Thank you And thanks for information.. I wanna try how much I can resists and stay without everything that I get everyday.. Would like to test myself a little bit

Hi and welcome to the forum. I have met pilgrims that have done the Camino comfortably at 20 Euro per day or (far) less. If you stay in albergues and self cater this is perfectly feasible even at 15 Euros a day if you resist those Cafe con Leches ;-)

Buen Camino, SY

 

[SYates]

Just one curious question - From which country are you from? I am asking because there are forum members from allover the world here and perhaps one of them lives in your neighbourhood ;-) and could meet you over a coffee to talk things through. Buen Camino, SY

 

[Jovana]

Just one curious question - From which country are you from? I am asking because there are forum members from allover the world here and perhaps one of them lives in your neighbourhood ;-) and could meet you over a coffee to talk things through. Buen Camino, SY

Coming from Serbia, but I am living in Oslo, Norway.

 

[SYates]

OK, me thinks your closest local contact would be @alexwalker then ;-) but I think he is 'a bit' farer north' from you. SY

 

[Jovana]

OK, me thinks your closest local contact would be @alexwalker then ;-) but I think he is 'a bit' farer north' from you. SY

That was fast Thank you for all. Have a nice evening

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

If you stay in albergues and self cater this is perfectly feasible even at 15 Euros a day if you resist those Cafe con Leches

In the summer of 2015, almost at the halfway point of the Camino Frances, we met a girl who was getting by on a budget of 15 euros a day.

 

[Jovana]

In the summer of 2015, almost at the halfway point of the Camino Frances, we met a girl who was getting by on a budget of 15 euros a day.

I am wondering about prices. Did they change in the past two years?

 

[Tulle]

When you live in Oslo, you can visit this office: Confraternity of St. James, Huitfeldtsgt 11, Oslo. I am sure you will get some help there! Website www.pilegrim.no.

 

[Jovana]

When you live in Oslo, you can visit this office: Confraternity of St. James, Huitfeldtsgt 11, Oslo. I am sure you will get some help there! Website www.pilegrim.no.

Thank you sooooo much! I really appreciate that!

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Since you are wondering about the route, I assume you have not done a lot of reseach. The Forum's shop offer a number of good guides, like the one by John Brierly.

But before buying a guide you need to decide on a route. For that visit the Eroski, Gronze and/or Mundicamino websites. You will see there are a number of routes, but the most famous, and travelled, is the Camino Frances.

These web sites, just like guidebooks, suggest daily stages, and give information on elevation and albergues. Some albergues have kitchens (more or less well equiped). If you share grocery shopping with others this can help keep your cost down. Otherwise I find you pay almost as much that you would in a restaurant, and end up leaving food behind.

An albergue will cost begween 6-12€, pilgrim dinner 10€. Breakfast 3, and a sandwich and a drink for lunch 5€.

There are also albergues which as refered to as "donativos". That means you give what you can, what you think is fair. It does not mean free as they really need this money to buy food for those coming after you, to turn the heating on, to keep the albergue clean.

Start there. I'm sure the websites above will keep you busy for a while.

 

[Jovana]

Since you are wondering about the route, I assume you have not done a lot of reseach. The Forum's shop offer a number of good guides, like the one by John Brierly.

But before buying a guide you need to decide on a route. For that visit the Eroski, Gronze and/or Mundicamino websites. You will see there are a number of routes, but the most famous, and travelled, is the Camino Frances.

These web sites, just like guidebooks, suggest daily stages, and give information on elevation and albergues. Some albergues have kitchens (more or less well equiped). If you share grocery shopping with others this can help keep your cost down. Otherwise I find you pay almost as much that you would in a restaurant, and end up leaving food behind.

An albergue will cost begween 6-12€, pilgrim dinner 10€. Breakfast 3, and a sandwich and a drink for lunch 5€.

There are also albergues which as refered to as "donativos". That means you give what you can, what you think is fair. It does not mean free as they really need this money to buy food for those coming after you, to turn the heating on, to keep the albergue clean.

Start there. I'm sure the websites above will keep you busy for a while.

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Thank you so much about those information! It helps a lot! I am very grateful for that