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Vía de la Platafrom Ourense

About 105 km and 5 stages from Ourense to Santiago, enough to receive the Compostela. Here is every stage with its towns and albergues, and a plan at your own pace in a minute.

105kilometres
5stages
21km a day on average
2stamps a day
OurenseSantiago
The route from Ourense to Santiago, with the end of each stage.

Stage by stage

The 5 stages from Ourense

The usual split in the guidebooks. If you prefer shorter or longer days, the planner splits the route for you based on the albergues in each town.

  1. 1Ourense → CeaThe bread of Cea22.5 km
  2. 2Cea → DozónThe monastery of Oseira22.9 km
  3. 3Dozón → SilledaLalín and the cocido19.5 km
  4. 4Silleda → Ponte UllaThe Ulla valley19.8 km
  5. 5Ponte Ulla → Santiago de CompostelaArriving in Santiago20.1 km

Distances are approximate: they can vary by a kilometre or so depending on the variant you take.

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The Compostela

From Ourense, the last 100 km

To get the Compostela you must walk at least the last 100 km. Ourense, the city of hot springs, is about 105 km from Santiago: five stages through Cea, the monastery of Oseira, Lalín and the Ulla valley.

It is a peaceful way to walk the last 100 km, far from the crowds of the Francés.

Work out your Camino

How many days do you need?

Move the slider to your pace. Suseia then splits the route into stages based on the albergues in each town, and you can adjust them by hand.

5days

walking 23 km a day

15 km · relaxed35 km · fast

Each dot is a day of walking to Santiago.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ourense to Santiago?

About 105 km along the Camino. It is usually walked in 5 stages, so with the journey there and back it fits into a week or a little more.

If I start in Ourense, do I get the Compostela?

Yes. For the Compostela you must walk at least the last 100 km, and from Ourense it is about 105. On this stretch your credential needs two stamps a day: almost every albergue, bar and church has one.

Which is the hardest stage from Ourense?

The one from Ourense to Cea: 22.5 km with about 650 m of total ascent.

Do I need to book albergues from Ourense?

Public albergues cannot be booked: beds go in order of arrival. The last 100 km are the busiest part of the Camino, so in high season and on bank holidays it is worth booking private albergues.

Your Camino from Ourense

Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Ourense to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.