From Porto to Santiago

Downloadable guide · 6 October 2026. This file opens offline. External links require a connection.

Here we take the central route as reference. Porto, the Minho and the entry into Galicia make the journey varied. The coastal variant requires different planning.

Route information

Start

Porto

Finish

Santiago de Compostela

Total distance

about 240 km

Total ascent

Not verified in the available sources

Total descent

Not verified in the available sources

Tui - Santiago: partial altitude data relative to departure from Lisbon or Porto. On the covered section: ascent about 1760 m, descent about 1490 m. The total for the entire route is not available.

Distances and elevation data depend on the route variant. D+ and D− are total ascent and descent in metres, not slope percentages. Estimates and missing data are indicated in the source.

Places to see along the route

• Núcleo Museológico de Rates São Pedro de Rates · Source
• Capela do Senhor dos Passos São Pedro de Rates · Source
• Capela do Senhor da Praça São Pedro de Rates · Source
• Igreja de São Pedro de Rates São Pedro de Rates · Source

  Largo do Conde Dom Henrique 4570-411 Rates

• Paço do Marques Ponte de Lima · Source
• Museu dos Terceiros Ponte de Lima · Source

  Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-12:30, 14:00-18:00

• Museu do Brinquedo Português Ponte de Lima · Source

  Website reported by the source

• Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos Ponte de Lima · Source
• Igreja de São Pedro de Rubiães Rubiaes · Source
• Capela de São Roque Rubiaes · Source
• Miliário do Adro da Igreja de Rubiães Rubiaes · Source
• Bom Caminho Rubiaes · Source
• Museum Diocesano de Tui Tui · Source

  Praza do Concello 36700

• Museum and Treasury of Seville de Tui Tui · Source
• Capela do Pilar Tui · Source
• Igrexa de San Francisco Tui · Source
• Capela do Santísimo Cristo da Agonía O Porriño · Source

  Paseo do Cristo 6

• Igrexa de Santa María do Porriño O Porriño · Source

  Rúa Manuel Rodríguez 13A O Porriño

• Capela de San Bieito O Porriño · Source

  Rúa San Sebastián 28

• Iglesia Evangélica Filadelfia O Porriño · Source

  Rúa Salgueira 5

• Igrexa de San Tomé de Caldas de Reis Caldas de Reis · Source
• Igrexa de Santa María de Caldas de Reis Caldas de Reis · Source

  Travesía/Transversal Doña Urraca 68 36655

• Capela de San Roque Caldas de Reis · Source

  San Roque 55 36650

• Capela da Pena de Auga de Nodar Caldas de Reis · Source

  28 36653 Caldas de Reis

• Santiago Cathedral Museum Santiago de Compostela · Source

  Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00 · Website reported by the source

• Museum das Peregrinacións e de Santiago Santiago de Compostela · Source

  Praza das Praterías 2 Santiago de Compostela · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 09:30-20:30; Sa 11:00-19:30; Su 10:15-14:45 · Contact reported by the source: +34 881 867 401 · Website reported by the source

• Afundación Santiago de Compostela · Source
• Casa da Troia Santiago de Compostela · Source

  Rúa da Troia 5 15704 Santiago de Compostela · Website reported by the source

Portuguese stages follow the Federation files, with separate variants. Distances are calculated from the GPX; elevation data are unavailable.

GPS overview

GPS sections may include separate variants. Do not add them together as a single itinerary. This diagram shows the GPS track without a base map.

Recorded stages

Coverage and sources

Stages are a concise outline. Between Porto and Tui, stops must be spread over several days depending on the variant and the pace.

Source · www.caminodesantiago.gal

Source · www.caminosantiago.org

Luggage and practical services

Correos indicates Porto as the departure from 2026; do not extend this coverage to the Lisbon-Porto section. Tui-Santiago is also served during the winter period.

Pilgrim credential

The credential records your stamps and journey. It does not reserve a bed or guarantee free accommodation. Check the current rules with the route operator or the Pilgrim Office before departure.

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