Lugguage Transfer on the Portuguese Way from Porto to Santiago

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archie645

New Member

Time of past OR future Camino

camino de Frances 2017

• Aug 20, 2019

• #1

I have booked my pensions/hotel/albergues and need to ship my bag. What is the most economical way to do this? Do I just do it day by day and put money in an envelop or are there more efficient ways to do this. How much does it cost daily? Any recommended transport companies?

 

Anamya

Keeping it simple

Time of past OR future Camino

Frances (2015)
Portugues (2017)
Lebaniego (2019)

• Aug 20, 2019

• #2

Hi Archie

Tuitrans is a very reliable company that does transport between Porto and Santiago. You can book them online for all stages or day by day. Prices vary according to the lenght of stages, but it used to be something between 5 and 9 euros/day.

Backpack transport for the Pilgrims´walk to Santiago

Backpack transport for the Pilgrims´ walk to Santiago de Compostela. Taxi, bus and minibus service on the Pilgrims´walk to Santiago de Compostela.

tuitrans.com

 

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auburnfive

Veteran Member

• Aug 20, 2019

• #3

Caminofacil also provides great service, also day by day or a one time payment

 

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dfox

Active Member

Time of past OR future Camino

2017

• Aug 20, 2019

• #4

I used Tuitrans in May this year and was satisfied. They replied to my inquiries within 24 hours.

It offers two options:
1. By the trip - I provided a list of hotels in advance and a quote was provided.

As such, I paid in full in advance, but I didn't need to call them every day. (Some of the hotels on CP did not have receptionists calling for me, unlike I was on CF in 2017. The downside is that I had lost the flexibility to change hotels along the way.

2. Day by Day - One has to call them to pick up their luggage for the next day.

 

Guy Strachan

Alba Guido

Time of past OR future Camino

Frances ('13/'14), Portugues ('15), Finisterre ('16/'19); Ingles ('17); Sanabres ('18); Invierno '20

• Aug 20, 2019

• #5

I used Tuitrans in 2016 from Tui to SdC and they were great.
Also consider Correos, the Spanish Post Office, who offer a very slick & reliable service for €4/stage.
See - https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/en/rucksack-transfer

 

FLEUR

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Camino Frances 2012 - 2016
Voie de Paris / Tours Aulnay to Saintes 2017
Camino del Baztan 2018

• Aug 20, 2019

• #6

Tui trans were good. We used them in May on the Spanish section of our Portuguese walk. Bookings can be made, day by day basis , book online before 8pm (I think) . They confirm on line as well.

 

tominrm

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Time of past OR future Camino

2022

• Aug 20, 2019

• #7

So I gather there are no backpack transfer services within Portugal. You have to cross the border into Spain to get service. Correct?

 

FLEUR

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Time of past OR future Camino

Camino Frances 2012 - 2016
Voie de Paris / Tours Aulnay to Saintes 2017
Camino del Baztan 2018

• Aug 20, 2019

• #8

I think they exist in Portugal but we didn't need to use them.

 

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BORDEAUX BOB

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2013

• Aug 21, 2019

• #9

We used Tuitrans from Porto to Santiago. Their service was great, just get in touch with them and they will bring you up to date with their charges etc.

 

kenwilltravel

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Portuguese Coastal (2018)
Portuguese Coastal, with Spiritual Variant (2019)

• Aug 31, 2019

• #10

We did the coastal Portuguese twice, in 2018 and again this year, using Tuitrans both times. They provided very good service. We particularly liked their flexibility. In each case, we did the book-by-trip option, where we provided a preliminary itinerary, but they allowed changes along the way. For example, in 2018, my wife came down with food poisoning in Pontevedra and we had to revise the rest of our itinerary to Santiago. Tuitrans had no problem adjusting their schedule and were quite nice about it. I describe all that in our Amazon book Sauntering to Santiago: The Camino de Santiago for Slow Walkers. We also made some major changes this year by switching the beginning of our last 100 km from Valença to Vigo. Again, Tuitrans handled it all smoothly. A final note: they are also able to cover the Spiritual Variant, which we did this year.