These suggested itineraries lay out possible cycling stages for various versions of the Camino Francés and Finisterre, depending on your pace and time frame. Of course, these are only suggestions and you should feel free to deviate to meet your personal goals. Bike stages are denoted with the letter B and sequential number (e.g. B1, B2, B3). The bulleted shorter stages below reference the walking stages utilized in Camino Frances guidebook.
20 Day
Camino Francés Cycling Itinerary
St. Jean to Santiago in 20 days
Stage B1: 24.7km
Stage B2: 42.5km
Stage B3: 46.1km
Stage B4: 49.1km
Stage B5: 29.8km
Stage B6: 43.2km
Stage B7: 49.9km
Stage B8: 31.3km
Stage B9: 53.1km
Stage B10: 53km
Stage B11: 41.9km
Stage B12: 53.8km
Stage B13: 53.0km
Stage B14: 24.4km
Stage B15: 25.8km
Stage B16: 48.0km
Stage B17: 29.9km
Stage B18: 28.1km
Stage B19: 33.0km
Stage B20: 20.2km
13 Day Camino Francés Cycling Itinerary
St. Jean to Santiago
Bike stage A: 46.6km (Day 1)
Bike Stage B: 44.7km (Day 2)
Bike Stage C: 71.1km (Day 3)
- 5: Puente la Reina to Estella, 22.0km
- 6: Estella to Los Arcos, 21.6km
- 7: Los Arcos to Logroño, 27.5km
Bike Stage D: Logroño to Belorado, 73.0km (Day 4)
- 8: Logroño to Nájera, 29.8km
- 9: Nájera to Santo Domingo, 20.9km
- 10: Santo Domingo to Belorado, 22.3km
Bike Stage E: Belorado to Burgos, 49.9km (Day 5)
Bike Stage F: Burgos to Carrión, 84.4km (Day 6)
Bike Stage G: Carrion to Mansilla, 76.8km (Day 7)
- 16/16A: Carrión to Terradillos, 26.5km
- 17/17A: Terradillos to Calzadilla, 26.5km
- 18/18A: Calzadilla to Mansilla, 23.8km
Bike Stage H: Mansilla to Astorga, 71.9km (Day 8)
- 19: Mansilla to León, 18.1km
- 20/20A: León to Villar de Mazarife, 22.0km
- 21/21A: V/de Mazarife to Astorga, 31.8km
Bike Stage I: Astorga to Ponferrada, 53km (Day 9)
Cantabrian Mtns. & El Bierzo, 101.2km
Bike Stage J: Ponferrada to La Faba, 48.2km (Day 10)
Galicia, 159.2km
Bike Stage K, La Faba to Barbadelo, 48.0km (Day 11)
Bike Stage L, Barbadelo to Melide, 58.1km (Day 12)
Bike Stage M, Melide to Santiago, 53.2km (Day 13)
7 Day
Camino Francés Cycling Itinerary
St. Jean to Santiago in 7 days
To cycle the entire Camino Francés in seven days, you’ll need a brisk daily average distance of 115 km or 71.5 miles per day.
Stage B1: 91.3km
- 1: St. Jean to Roncesvalles, 24.7km
- 2: Roncesvalles to Zubiri, 21.9km
- 3: Zubiri to Pamplona, 20.6km
- 4: Pamplona to Puente la Reina, 24.1km
Stage B2: 121.8km
- 5: Puente la Reina to Estella, 22.0km
- 6: Estella to Los Arcos, 21.6km
- 7: Los Arcos to Logroño, 27.5km
- 8: Logroño to Nájera, 29.8km
- 9: Nájera to Santo Domingo, 20.9km
Stage B3: Santo Domingo to Boadilla, 131.9km
- 10: Santo Domingo to Belorado, 22.3km
- 11: Belorado to Agés, 27.5km
- 12: Agés to Burgos, 22.4km
- 13: Burgos to Hontanas, 31.3km
- 14: Hontanas to Boadilla, 28.4km
Stage B4: Boadilla to León, 119.6km
- 15: Boadilla to Carrión, 24.7km
- 16/16A: Carrión to Terradillos, 26.5km
- 17/17A: Terradillos to Calzadilla, 26.5km
- 18/18A: Calzadilla to Mansilla, 23.8km
- 19: Mansilla to León, 18.1km
Stage B5: León to Ponferada, 106.8km
- 20/20A: León to Villar de Mazarife, 22.0km
- 21/21A: V/de Mazarife to Astorga, 31.8km
- 22: Astorga to Foncebadón, 26.0km
- 23: Foncebadón to Ponferrada, 27.0km
Stage B6: Ponferrada to Sarria, 96.2km
- 24: Ponferrada to Villafranca, 24.4km
- 25/25A: Villafranca to La Faba, 23.8km
- 26: La Faba to Triacastela, 25.5km
- 27/27A: Triacastela to Barbadelo, 22.5km
Stage B7: Barbadelo to Melide, 111.2km
2 Day
Camino Finisterre Cycling Itinerary
Santiago to Finisterre in 2 days
Stage B13, Santiago to Olveiroa, 55.3km
Stage B14: Olveiroa to Finisterre, 31.4km + 3.2 each way to lighthouse
5 Day
Camino Francés Cycling Itinerary – Compostela Route
Ponferrada to Santiago in 5 days
Stage B1: 47.9km
Stage B2: 48.7
Stage B3: 57.9km
Stage B4: 53km
4 Day
Camino Francés Cycling Itinerary – Meseta Detour
Burgos to León in 4 days
Stage B1: 31.4km
Stage B2: 53.0km
Stage B3: 53.0km
Stage B4: 41.5km