The shorter English route, joining the Ferrol one at Bruma
La Coruña → Santiago de Compostela
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From the junction the route continues along the Camino Inglés to Santiago.
Distance75 km
Walking time3-5 days
Elevation profile · 1,430 m ascent
A Coruña was the port where most medieval English and Irish pilgrims landed, and its branch of the Camino Inglés is the shortest way to Santiago on foot: 75 kilometres, three to five days, joining the Ferrol route near Hospital de Bruma. Because it is under 100 kilometres, it earns the Compostela only when combined with a walk of at least 25 kilometres in your home country, which the pilgrim office accepts with proof.
What the route is like
The route leaves A Coruña past the Tower of Hercules and the old town, follows the coast briefly and then heads inland through Culleredo and Sergude to the crossroads at Bruma, where it merges with the Ferrol branch for the last two days through Sigüeiro to Santiago.
Walk the Camino Inglés from A Coruña with Camino.Today
Plan your stages on the map, see the elevation profile and the weather for every hour of your walk, find albergues along the way and talk to pilgrims on the same route — free, offline-ready, in English, Spanish and Russian.
Three to five days, depending on how the first long stage out of the city is split.
Getting to the start
A Coruña has an airport with Madrid, Barcelona and London links and direct trains from Madrid and Santiago.
Difficulty
Easy.
Places along the way
Tower of Hercules
Start, A Coruña
The oldest working lighthouse in the world, built by the Romans in the first century and still lit. The route leaves the city from here along the seafront of glassed galleries.
Hospital de Bruma
Km 40
Where the A Coruña branch meets the Ferrol route for the final two stages.
Stages
Every pilgrim walks the Camino Inglés from A Coruña at a different pace, so this page does not prescribe daily stages. In the Camino.Today app you pick any two towns on the route and get the stage between them — distance, walking time, elevation profile and the weather for each hour of the walk. Plan the whole Camino stage by stage before you leave, or decide each morning how far you go today; the plan is yours to change at any time.
Where to sleep on the Camino Inglés from A Coruña
60 places to sleep in 15 towns along this route, 36 of them pilgrim albergues — with prices, beds, photos, contacts and the map.
Distances from La Coruña. Every town and village within a kilometre of the path, as shown in the app.
0 kmLa Coruña
4.7 kmEirís de Abaixo
13.8 kmSigrás
38.5 kmA Rúa
48.2 kmBaxoia
55.1 kmSigüeiro
59 kmAgualada
65.3 kmPolígono de Tambre
69.5 kmSantiago de Compostela
Common questions
How long is the Camino Inglés from A Coruña?
75 km from La Coruña to Santiago de Compostela, with about 1,430 m of climbing along the way.
How many days do you need to walk it?
Most pilgrims take 3-5 days, which works out at roughly 20 to 25 kilometres a day. You can walk it in fewer days or split it across several trips — the route is the same.
How difficult is the Camino Inglés from A Coruña?
Easy.
Where do you sleep on the Camino Inglés from A Coruña?
There are 60 places to sleep along the route in 15 towns and villages, 36 of them pilgrim albergues. Each one has its prices, beds, photos and contacts on this site.
When is the best time to walk the Camino Inglés from A Coruña?
Late April to early June and mid-September to mid-October are the most comfortable windows: mild weather, long days and everything open. July and August are hot inland and busy; from November to March many private albergues close.
What is the Camino Inglés from A Coruña like?
The route leaves A Coruña past the Tower of Hercules and the old town, follows the coast briefly and then heads inland through Culleredo and Sergude to the crossroads at Bruma, where it merges with the Ferrol branch for the last two days through Sigüeiro to Santiago.
From the blog
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