Chapter 8 of the book
Camino Portugués Coastal from Baiona
Baiona gives you two days by the Atlantic before the route turns inland at Redondela and joins the Central Portugués. Fly into Porto, book beach-town hotels early for July and August, and budget a day for crossing Vigo.
79.4 mi127.8 km in total
7 or 9 dayswalking days, Classic or Gentle
10 to 12vacation days, door to door
15.7 milongest Classic day
Fly into: Porto. Getting there: Easy: train or bus from Porto to Vigo, then a 30-minute bus.
Book first: Barro and Nigrán, the overnight towns with the fewest beds on this route.
The Classic stage plan
| Day | From | To | Miles | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baiona | Nigrán | 5.6 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Nigrán | Vigo | 11.1 | 17.9 |
| 3 | Vigo | Redondela | 9.8 | 15.8 |
| 4 | Redondela | Pontevedra | 11.3 | 18.2 |
| 5 | Pontevedra | Caldas de Reis | 14.2 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Caldas de Reis | Padrón | 11.7 | 18.8 |
| 7 | Padrón | Santiago | 15.7 | 25.3 |
| Total | 79.4 | 127.8 |
Distances from the Xunta de Galicia. The book adds a Gentle plan , beds per town and booking advice.