Mailing a package

[SusanH]

Hello! Have you ever mailed a package to Burgos? If so, where did you mail it to?
I’d like to send something forward to pick up for myself. So, I’m a little curious if anyone has done this

 

[Tincatinker]

Hello! Have you ever mailed a package to Burgos? If so, where did you mail it to?
I’d like to send something forward to pick up for myself. So, I’m a little curious if anyone has done this

A bit more information might help: mailing from where is pretty crucial. From within Spain you can send stuff post-restante with Correos or send to your pre-booked accommodation with their consent. Mailing from outside EC, don’t. You’re items will disappear into a customs & excise nightmare from which you will never recover

 

[trecile]

Hello! Have you ever mailed a package to Burgos? If so, where did you mail it to?
I’d like to send something forward to pick up for myself. So, I’m a little curious if anyone has done this

You can send it to the main post office in Burgos.
I have picked up a package there.
As @Tincatinker said, mail it from within Spain.
Here's some information from the Spanish Post Office.

Send luggage along the Camino de Santiago

With Correos you can send your luggage to any point on the Camino de Santiago with the Paq Peregrino.

www.elcaminoconcorreos.com

There is additional information in the Wikipedia article

Poste restante - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I've read some horror stories about mailing packages to Spain even within the EU. Play it safe and only post packages within a country.

 

[SusanH]

I've read some horror stories about mailing packages to Spain even within the EU. Play it safe and only post packages within a country.

It would be mailed from Barcelona?

 

[C clearly]

I have mailed a package within Spain, to Burgos, with no problem. There was a time window within which I was supposed to pick it up, so that would be something to check.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

It would be mailed from Barcelona?

I don't see any problems with that?

Out of curiosity, will you be walking from Barcelona?

There was a time window within which I was supposed to pick it up, so that would be something to check.

In 2015 we used the Correos pilgrim service to send a package ahead to Santiago. We picked it up seven weeks later, way later than the time window (we were very slow). I did call Santiago Correos from post offices along the way to request them to hold the package longer though.

A warning, I have had to conduct all Correos business in Spanish.

 

[trecile]

Correos has really improved their "Camino with Correos" site. It now shows the prices for different weights and storage periods. For example, a 15 kg suitcase or package with 45 days storage is 36 Euros.

 

[longwayhome]

Hello! Have you ever mailed a package to Burgos? If so, where did you mail it to?
I’d like to send something forward to pick up for myself. So, I’m a little curious if anyone has done this

I mailed a package from Barcelona to SDC but the process would be the same and it allows you to send to any point along the camino. I also mailed stuff from Burgos to SDC . Ask for a Pilgrim Pack- Paq Peregrino and it seemed to be a smooth process. In Barcelona I was redirected to the main Post Office at Placa D'Antonio Lopez for this service.

 

[DoughnutANZ]

I posted some items from O Coruña to Santiago and it worked well. Watch out for weekends when the Post Office is closed.

 

[OTH86]

I've mailed a lot of things to myself from within Spain to places along the CF with no problems. I was advised to send to and FROM myself, and mark it "PEREGRINO/A". If you are sending to a large city, it will be sent to the main Correos office. I've found the people very kind, helpful, and patient. One time I was not able to pick up my package in Sahagun, but stopped there six months later on a return trip, and there it was, waiting for me... I LOVE Correos!

 

[wisepilgrim]

Regular tip here: Always take a photo of your receipt from Correos.

Pro tip here: Most office have the habit of stapling your cc receipt to the Correos receipt, which just so happens to cover the tracking code. So when you take that photo, fold it back or remove it.

If you can, always try to include a phone number on the box. And always use a return address that is reachable in the event that the package gets sent back… which will definitely happen if you don’t get there in time. I can’t speak from experience for the rest of Spain but I can tell you that the volume of packages in Santiago obliges them to make space every day… and they organize their packages by date first and alphabet second.