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RichardF · Jan 10, 2016

Hi! As someone intending to walk the CF for the first time ( end of April - May, 2016 ), can anyone advise on how much money should roughly be required? I'm intending to travel simply but not spartanly...

mspath · Jan 10, 2016

RichardF,
If you are planning on staying in pilgrim albergues and eating simply 35 euros per day will be adequate. Of course for private accommodation you would need to budget more.

For more re daily camino budgets see https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/daily-budget.37741/

Happy planning and Buen camino!

Tincatinker · Jan 10, 2016

@RichardF you may find the Forum search facility(top right of the screen) helpful. There is a wealth of information here and most topics have been broached. If you try searching for 'budget' you will find lots of stuff. Consensus suggests that €30-€40 per day will provide for a comfortable Camino depending on your own personal expectations and needs. Many spend far less, some far more. Beware the common traps - Donativo does not mean 'free', and Menu del Peregrino does not mean bargain.

Buen Camino

wayfarer · Jan 10, 2016

Welcome Richard, between €35 and €50 per day should be ok depending where you stay and how you eat.
Buen Camino.

RichardF · Jan 10, 2016

Many thanks, folks - and thanks for the welcomes, too! That's great - gives me a starting framework to budget from.

Thanks again!

Peter Fransiscus · Jan 10, 2016

RichardF said:
Hi! As someone intending to walk the CF for the first time ( end of April - May, 2016 ), can anyone advise on how much money should roughly be required? I'm intending to travel simply but not spartanly...

Hi Richard and welcome to this wonderful forum.
Last year I walked 37 day's and I spend about € 1400.
Wish you a great journey and a Buen Camino, Peter.

RichardF · Jan 10, 2016

Many thanks, Peter - that's really useful to me and much appreciated!

Cheers!

Introibo · Jan 11, 2016

Depends on how many pockets you can pick. I came back with more that I set off with.

Hope this helps.

Christian Hiriart · Jan 11, 2016

Introibo said:
Depends on how many pockets you can pick. I came back with more that I set off with.

Hope this helps.

Good one Introibo... Nothing wrong with liberating some under utilized funds.

Christian Hiriart · Jan 11, 2016

Kidding aside, I'm planning a €45 per day with some cushion for unforeseen costs.
Chris

ratyoke · Jan 11, 2016

Tincatinker said:
@RichardF Menu del Peregrino does not mean bargain.

This sounds like good advice.

Lachance · Jan 11, 2016

Introibo said:
Depends on how many pockets you can pick. I came back with more that I set off with.

You've got to pick a pocket or two. Rule Britannia.

dougfitz · Jan 11, 2016

Lachance said:
You've got to pick a pocket or two. Rule Britannia.

At least one of my forebears arrived in Australia because he wasn't all that successful at liberating money that the courts decided wasn't rightly his! Perhaps @Introibo should be thankful that those free passage arrangements have long since lapsed.

MaggieFitz · Jan 11, 2016

dougfitz said:
At least one of my forebears arrived in Australia because he wasn't all that successful at liberating money that the courts decided wasn't rightly his! Perhaps @Introibo should be thankful that those free passage arrangements have long since lapsed.

One of mine won his trip for "larceny of shirt." We Fitzgeralds were a busy bunch!

Wokabaut_Meri · Jan 11, 2016

Hi Richard there's a neat little online calculator that might be useful as a guide: Caminoteca Frances Cost Calculator http://caminoteca.com/en/camino-frances/cost-calculator

purplesage · Jan 11, 2016

I've walked for as little as 12 euros a day to a lot lot lot more. The 12 euros a day meant sleeping at municipals, eating canned sardines and bread (they taste great .. believe me) and the occassional cafe con leche. There were days when I'd have met up with long lost Camino buddies and I'd blow like there was no tomorrow Buen Camino

grayland · Jan 11, 2016

It may be a good time to again mention the carrying of cash while on the Camino.
Carrying large sums is simply a huge mistake.
Carrying more than you can afford to lose is a mistake.
Always have your valuables with you, even in the shower.
Use ATMs that are found along the way. Avoid fees when possible.
Search this forum for more advice on ATM use.

mspath · Jan 11, 2016

Whatever their budgets many pilgrims carry a sum of cash for a few days use plus a hidden stash of emergency funds. Obtain further cash when needed at an ATM using either a credit card or a debit card. ATMs can run out over busy weekends or even in a storm, hence the need for emergency funds. NEVER tell anyone how much cash you are carrying or where it is. Do carry a few small Euro bills as change since it can be close to impossible to break a 50 Euro note in a tiny town. However gas stations will often change a bill even if you don't buy gas!

Good luck and Buen camino!

williamlittig · Jan 16, 2016

Be sure to know where the next ATM is. For example, there is not one in Roncevalle, the machine in the next town is after the Camino turn off.
I would like to thank past "Camino Families" for their patience. Carry enough and more, help others.... Ultreya, Buen Camino... Willy/Utah/USA

Anniesantiago · Jan 16, 2016

grayland said:
It may be a good time to again mention the carrying of cash while on the Camino.
Carrying large sums is simply a huge mistake.
Carrying more than you can afford to lose is a mistake.
Always have your valuables with you, even in the shower.
Use ATMs that are found along the way. Avoid fees when possible.
Search this forum for more advice on ATM use.

I wish there was a "double like" button for this one.

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