If you're short on time or planning to visit Porto before heading back, you can start walking directly from the airport.

It's about 2 km from the terminal building to the central route, and 6.5 km to the coastal route (Senda Litoral).

Here, you'll find a detailed route description on how to start your Portuguese Camino from Porto Airport.

Porto Airport to the Central Route of the Portuguese Camino

You exit the airport terminal on the arrivals level and turn right.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

Pass the travel buses and continue straight towards a road that appears to be fenced off.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

When you reach this road (Map), you will see that the fence is interrupted there. Cross to the other side and turn left.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues
Follow this road for 2 km. At this point (Map) you can turn left to join the Central Route of the Camino Portugues.
 
The official Coastal Route, Camino Portugues da Costa, can also be reached, but you need to turn left earlier, here: Map.

Route from Porto Airport to the Coastal Path

Just to clarify: The Camino de Santiago known as the Portuguese Coastal Route is actually called Senda Litoral in most parts. Since there is another official coastal route that often doesn’t follow the coast as closely as this one, the names can be a bit confusing.

So if your plan is to walk from Porto to Santiago (or at least to the Spanish border) along the coast, this is the right route for you.

You also exit the terminal building on the arrivals level here, but instead, you turn left.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues
After 60 meters, the busy area ends, and you continue straight, passing a small green space.
 
From the airport to the Camino Portugues

You reach a sort of roundabout; continue straight ahead.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

Follow the road as it goes between parking lots and warehouses.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

At the end (km 0.7), you will see a cross street and a building behind a meadow.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

Cross the meadow towards the building.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

Standing in front of the building, turn left.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

At km 0.95, across from a red house, a small street branches off to the right. Follow this street.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

The small street reaches a T-junction at km 1.15 and intersects with Rua da Brusela. Turn right there.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

The road reaches an intersection 100 meters later. Turn left onto Rua das Bicas.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

The road leads you towards the runway; turn right before reaching the runway.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

At km 1.7, you reach a roundabout. Continue straight towards the marked tunnel.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

You now walk downhill on a sidewalk towards the runway or the tunnel.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

The tunnel begins at km 2.1 and is 500 meters long.

Airoport Tunnel  to the Camino Portugues

At the end of the tunnel, turn left with the road and walk uphill.

Vom Flughafen Porto zum Jakobsweg

CAUTION! After 200 meters, when you reach the next street, do not continue straight. Instead, turn right, heading back in the direction you came from.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues
From the airport to the Camino Portugues

From here, there are arrows to guide you. However, these lead to Camping Angeiras. If that is not your destination for the day, you will deviate from this route later.

Follow this street through the village.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

At km 3.3, turn left onto a small street, as indicated by an arrow on a utility box.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

Follow this street until you reach a cross street after 300 meters, where you will turn left.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

After a few meters, there is an arrow on a wall indicating that you should turn right there.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

You pass a bar at km 3.6, which is closed on Mondays and open from 10:30 AM to 3 PM and in the evenings. At km 3.8, you reach a street where you turn right and immediately left.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues
At km 4, the area becomes more residential again.
From the airport to the Camino Portugues
After 250 meters, you reach a bridge, which you use to cross the highway.
From the airport to the Camino Portugues

At km 4.9, you reach an intersection with a bar. Continue straight ahead.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues
Just 100 meters later, there is a large Pingo Doce supermarket (with a restroom and a small pharmacy). After that, continue following the road through the village.
 
 
From the airport to the Camino Portugues

At km 6, you reach an intersection.

CAUTION: If you want to go to Camping Orbitur, follow the arrows to the right. If you only want to reach the Coastal Route / the sea, turn left here. The split is indicated here: Map

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

Continue straight to the left. After less than a hundred meters, a road branches off to the right; that’s the one you take.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

From here, you can already see the sea, which you will reach at km 6.5.. Map

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

Welcome to the Coastal Route!

From now on, remember: if the sea is to your left, you are generally on the right track.

From the airport to the Camino Portugues

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