Camino route
Camino Portugués
North from Lisbon through Santarém, Coimbra and Porto, then over the Minho into Galicia. The full Lisbon start is a quiet, long walk on a lot of Roman road and cobble; most walkers join at Porto, which turns it into a comfortable two-week route.
Distance
620 km
Long enough for a Compostela
Typical walk
26 days
At an unhurried pace
Average stage
23.8 km
Distance ÷ days
Starts at
Lisbon
Finishes in Santiago de Compostela
Things worth knowing
The fastest-growing Camino
The Portuguese routes have taken a steadily larger share of arrivals in Santiago over the last decade, and the Porto start is now second only to Sarria on the Francés for popularity.
Two countries, one walk
It starts on a Portuguese network and finishes on a Spanish one. That is the single most common reason a pilgrim's first eSIM turns out not to cover the whole trip.
Cobbles
The Portuguese stretches use a lot of calçada - fist-sized granite setts. They are hard on the feet and slick in rain, and they are the reason experienced walkers on this route talk about footwear more than distance.
Staying connected on the Camino Portugués
Because it runs through Portugal and Spain, a plan bought for only one of them goes dark the day you cross. Walked at an ordinary pace it takes about 26 days, so a plan needs to be valid for at least that long — the days start counting when the eSIM first connects on the trail, not when you buy it.
Coverage on the trail itself is good in towns and along the main valleys and thin in between — that is true of every network, and it is why the useful habit is downloading tomorrow's stage tonight rather than buying a bigger bundle.
Jump to the plans ↓eSIMs that cover the Camino Portugués
Camino Portugués · 26 days · crosses Portugal and Spain
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for 30 days
Works in Portugal, Spain, Turkey + 36 more countries
Covers your whole route on its own.