Camino Portuguese -Hostel near Porto Airport

[kensteve51]

I plan to walk the Camino Porto in late May 2025. I have walked the Frances twice so want to give Porto a try. Having read the walk from the cathedral to north of the airport ares is mostly street/city walking, I have no intention of doing this segment. Is there a hostel or hotel northeast of the Porto Airport, that is near a metro station you can recommend? I plan to stay in the Porto area two days before I start, so would like to explore the city and area, before I start my walk to Santiago. The metro would provide great way to get around, so a hostel just north of the city , not far from the Camino path, would be perfect. Thanks for your response. ....Ken

 

[trecile]

Having read the walk from the cathedral to north of the airport ares is mostly street/city walking, I have no intention of doing this segment

That's true, but there is a much nicer alternative - the Senda Litoral. Walk down from the Cathedral to the river, then west to the sea. Then you walk along the ocean until Vila do Conde where you can continue in the Coastal Route, or cut inland to the Central Route.

 

[dkiser]

My wife and I plan to hike from Porto to Santiago starting the beginning of April. Anyone have experience with the April weather in that area?

 

[caminocoffee]

I plan to walk the Camino Porto in late May 2025. I have walked the Frances twice so want to give Porto a try. Having read the walk from the cathedral to north of the airport ares is mostly street/city walking, I have no intention of doing this segment. Is there a hostel or hotel northeast of the Porto Airport, that is near a metro station you can recommend? I plan to stay in the Porto area two days before I start, so would like to explore the city and area, before I start my walk to Santiago. The metro would provide great way to get around, so a hostel just north of the city , not far from the Camino path, would be perfect. Thanks for your response. ....Ken

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Hi Ken, Porto is a wonderful city. We were there for 4 days before we started our camino from Valença in June. Be prepared to do a lot of walking in Porto. Or make use of Bolt or Uber for transport. It is not expensive. We stayed in the Fontainhas/Ribeira area close enough to explore the city on foot. Still it was a lot of walking. Porto is not flat! We took a train to Valença from Sao Bento station to start our walk. For you I suggest using Bolt or Uber to your starting point.
On our way back home we stayed at the Porto Smart apartments (https://g.co/kgs/M9yA1S) close to the airport. The Uber picked us up very early to catch our flight home.
Enjoy planning your trip.