The Camino de Santiago, today
Tell me where you are and I’ll tell you only what you need today. Checked, with dates.
Notice · Pilgrim Office. It now opens at 10:00, one hour later.
The Pilgrim’s Reception Office (Rúa Carretas, 33), where you collect the Compostela, now opens at 10:00: every day from 10:00 to 19:00. It used to open at 9:00. Source: Pilgrim Office, opening hours read on 9 November 2026. See the page
Notice · Pilgrim’s Mass. The 9:30, 12:00 and 19:30 Masses are in San Agustín.
Because of works in the Cathedral, the Pilgrim’s Masses at 9:30, 12:00 and 19:30 are in the church of San Agustín. The 7:30 one stays in the Cathedral (Chapel of the Communion). Until further notice. Source: Santiago Cathedral, notice of 17 September 2026. See the page
Notice · Casa Ivar luggage storage. Closed from 14:00 to 17:00 in October and November.
In October and November, Casa Ivar (Rúa Nova, 7) closes from 14:00 to 17:00: Monday to Friday it opens 10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 18:00 (until September, 10:00 to 18:00 without a break). Saturdays 10:00 to 12:00 and Sundays 19:30 to 20:00, unchanged. Source: Casa Ivar, opening hours read on 3 October 2026. See the page
Notice · Correos luggage storage. From 31/10, weekends and public holidays 10:00 to 18:00.
Correos (Spanish Post) brings forward the winter hours of its luggage storage (Rúa do Franco, 4): from Saturday 31 October, on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays it opens 10:00 to 18:00; Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 20:30. Until now it said the change was on 1 December. Until 15 March 2027. Source: Correos, opening hours read on 28 October 2026. See the page
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Three questions before you set off
How many kilometres do you need for the Compostela (the pilgrim’s certificate)?
100 continuous km on foot heading towards Santiago (70 km in Spain if you start abroad). With a stamp at the start and end of each stage. See the page Checked 23 September 2026
Can you book the Xunta’s public albergues?
No. First come, first served, €10 per night, doors open 13:00 to 22:00, one night only. If you read that you can book online, that information is out of date. See the page Checked 23 September 2026
Tui or Vigo for the last 100 km?
Tui: 118.8 km according to the Xunta, no question. Vigo along the coast: 101 km, only just, and on forums some pilgrims report it being questioned at the counter. If you start in Vigo, get a stamp at the start and end of each stage, dated. See the page Checked 23 September 2026
I’ll send it to you week by week until the day you set off
Once a week, an email with what matters that week: the credential (pilgrim passport), where to start, how to get to your starting point. Nothing else. On the day you set off, I stop.
Official stages in Galicia (Xunta, 23 September 2026). The rest is being added in batches, checked one by one.
Tell me what day you arrive in Santiago and I’ll email you the day before
One email, the day before you arrive: where to leave your backpack, the Compostela, that day’s Mass and anything that has changed. While you’re walking I won’t write: this website remembers your stage, so open it every morning.
Santiago, now
Arriving later? Work out what you have time for9:30, 12:00 and 19:30 in San Agustín · 7:30 in the CathedralCheckedHoly Year 2027
Holy Door: Thursday 31 December 2026, at middayCheckedThe Compostela
Rúa Carretas 33 · 10:00 to 19:00 · QR ticketCheckedPublic albergues
No booking · €10 · San Lázaro and Monte do GozoCheckedWhere to leave your backpack
Correos €4/day · Quintana and Praça €3/day · 24 h lockersCheckedSending your backpack
From €20.95, up to 15 kg and 15 daysCheckedFisterra, Muxía and getting home
Monbus from the intermodal station · TUSSA 6A to the airportCheckedShower without accommodation
Pending an in-person checkPending
Albergues by town
Portuguese Way: Tui · O Porriño · Redondela · Pontevedra · Caldas de Reis · Padrón · Santiago de Compostela
French Way: Sarria · Portomarín · Palas de Rei · Melide · Arzúa · O Pino
Other Caminos: Ferrol · Betanzos · Lugo · Vigo · Negreira · Fisterra
All towns · The Xunta public albergues: hours, beds and €10 · Plan your stages
Your arrival on one page, to read without signal
Backpack, Compostela, Mass, albergues, getting home. On one page to save on your phone, with the date I checked each detail. I’ll email it to you and let you know when something changes.
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Santiago, now
What has changed on the Camino and in Santiago, checked at the official source.›