per km cost?

[steinhoj]

I know this has been posted on here before (probably more than once), but I can't seem to find it. What is the estimated per km cost for the VDLP? I recall it being more than the Frances route's 1eur/km.
And while we're on the topic, does anyone know the per km estimate for the Via Francigena? I've heard 2.5euro/km.

Cheers,

 

[sillydoll]

These budgets are all relative - some people can manage on 1€ per km on the Camino Frances and others on .50c per km.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/calculadora/ has this breakdown from Roncesvalles to Santiago:

Making an average of prices for accommodation in a bunk in pilgrim shelters - both private, public and parochial - we have established an average price of 7 euros per night . We contemplate a duty that the pilgrim always leave a donation in the shelters and will ask to find the mean we have considered an extra 5 euros in all these accommodations.

We must also take into account the costs of maintenance (we considered that not every day you eat a couple of times a restaurant), incidental expenses incurred by the use of the washer and dryer, extra costs may be incurred for the purchase of medicines or a visit to some monuments, etc. Generate an average payout of 23 euros per day .

In total, the estimate to be made ​​a pilgrimage to Santiago is 30 euros per day including lodging and meals.

The VF is even harder to estimate. Will you sleep in hotels? Will you camp? Eat in restaurants every day or find places with self catering? Will you be walking in France, Switzerland, Italy - or all of the above? France is quite costly, Switzerland more so, Italy a little cheaper.
Maybe the Pilgrimstorome.org.uk has an estimate?

 

[LTfit]

Sil - he is wondering about the VdlP :wink: !

I knew that it was somewhere: http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/camino-mozarabe-and-via-de-la-plata/topic14038.html

Hope that it helps!
Cheers,
Lee

p.s. sorry Sil, just read also the VF

 

[sillydoll]

Mmmmm???
I thought the calculator on the ConsumerCamino website was for all Camino routes?? Is it only for the CF?

 

[tyrrek]

I imagine the biggest difference would be accommodation if albergues weren't available on certain routes or at certain times of year. Apart from that I can't think of any significant differences, but I'll stand to be corrected!

Buen Camino!

 

[Tia Valeria]

Personally I think it might be easier to think in terms of cost per day rather than per km. A short day costs as much for most things as a long one. (Accomodation, food, drinks.) These prices were worked out on a daily basis this year on our time along the Norte and walking the Primitivo. From previous threads re prices they are probably applicable to any route.
We paid about 30-35 euros each per day using a mix of private albergues and hostals, menu del dia and own made bocadillos/sandwiches (bread, cheese, salami etc from local shops), and water. You can take off about 5 euros if using public albergues and probably another 4 or 5 euros if only making your own meals. However IMHO a budget of only 20-25 euros could be too little if any problems arise.

 

[tyrrek]

From previous threads re prices they are probably applicable to any route.
We paid about 30-35 euros each per day using a mix of private albergues and hostals...

Hi Tia. Yes, but hostal costs can be much higher if travelling alone, and if your walking companions don't fancy sharing a private room etc. Buen Camino!

 

[Tia Valeria]

Yes Tyrrek, but I wasn't meaning to suggest that folk use hostals necessarily, just trying to set an idea of a daily rather than a per km calculation. Some places do charge per person/bed, while many others charge per room - making it more like 40-45 euros per day for someone on their own. Sorry if my original post wasn't quite clear.

 

[tyrrek]

Hi Tia! No I wasn't really disagreeing, and I've never walked VDLP so have no experience to share on that particular route. Walking the Ingles last year I was (partly due to minor illness) forced to seek accommodation other than albergues and I imagine the difference between <10 Euros for an albergue and 35 Euros for a hostal can make a big difference especially on the much longer routes. Yes it depends hugely on whether they charge per person/room, and prices between hostals vary a great deal as well. Price is not necessarily an indication of quality on the Camino Frances or Ingles, at least. Not in my experience.

Buen Camino!

 

[fraluchi]

These budgets are all relative - [...] In total, the estimate to be made ​​a pilgrimage to Santiago is 30 euros per day including lodging and meals.

Very doable! We add 10% for incidentals. On top of that a reserve for staying a few times at a hostal (between 40 and 50 Euros per room for 2 people, depending upon location, such as larger towns) :|

 

[dougfitz]

Yes Tyrrek, but I wasn't meaning to suggest that folk use hostals necessarily, just trying to set an idea of a daily rather than a per km calculation. Some places do charge per person/bed, while many others charge per room - making it more like 40-45 euros per day for someone on their own. Sorry if my original post wasn't quite clear.

I agree with Tia Vareria that it makes much more sense to use days. The major costs on my camino were accommodation (mainly in albergues, but a hostel along the way and hotel at the end) and food. Both of these are daily costs, irrespective of the km travelled.

I cannot think of any costs that would have been on a per km basis, other than perhaps shoe wear and replacing the rubber tips to my walking poles. Both of these were insignificant in the overall scheme of things.

Regards,

 

[steinhoj]

Thanks for all the info. Calculating cost per day does seem to be a better method.

 

[alipilgrim]

I walked from Seville > Salamanca this past April and found the albergue prices higher on the VdP than the CF = 10-15euros (though most included sheets & blanket). Also, I found it necessary to always have lunch/snack supplies with me as there were fewer towns/stores during each day's stage. Pilgrim meals tended to be around 9-11 euros.