The Portuguese Coastal Route<\/a> leaves Porto and follows the Atlantic coast northwards: Matosinhos, Vila do Conde, P\u00f3voa de Varzim, Esposende, Viana do Castelo and Caminha. There you cross the Minho by boat to A Guarda and the route continues along the Galician coast, via Oia, Baiona and Vigo, until it joins the Central Route at Redondela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adding up the usual stages it is about 271 km (168.3 miles) to Santiago, split into 13 stages: 9 of its own, from Porto to Redondela, and the 4 it shares with the Portuguese Camino Central Route<\/a> from Redondela to Santiago. For anyone with a week, the shortest start that qualifies for the Compostela is Vigo: you will find it in the Camino de Santiago from Vigo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 13 stages of the Portuguese Camino Coastal Route, from Porto to Santiago de Compostela<\/h3>\n\n\n