Paying at the Albergues

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trilliumj

New Member

• Mar 6, 2013

• #1

Hi- We're walking from Porto to Santiago starting Mar. 16. We haven't found any information on whether you pay in cash or if you can use cards at the Albergues. Any info would be appreciated.
Judy and Sean

 

CaminoGen

CF May-June 2011; Oloron to Fisterra Sept-Oct 2013

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Camino frances-SJPP. Santiago (2011); Oloron to Fisterra (Sept 5-Oct 23 2013)

• Mar 6, 2013

• #2

Cash for everything except for hotels and restaurants in the bigger towns. When you see you're running out, stop at the first ATM to get more; you don't want to be stranded with no money. On some parts of the Camino you may have 2 or 3 days without an ATM so be warned.

 

RENSHAW

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2003 CF Ronces to Santiago
Hospi San Anton 2016.

• Mar 6, 2013

• #3

You may also want to make sure that your cards have a four digit code as many ATMs do not accept 5 0r 6 digit codes.

 

Tia Valeria

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Pt Norte/Pmtvo 2010
C. Inglés 2011
C. Primitivo '12
Norte-C. de la Reina '13
C. do Mar-C. Inglés '15

• Mar 6, 2013

• #4

All the ATM's we found were 4 digit code, as were our cards. However the instructions with the cards said that if the machine had a 6 digit code then the card would wotk if 00 was added at the end.
Anyone had to do this and been successful?