Place on the Camino
Burgos
Camino Francés · Castilla y León · Spain
About 281 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
About
Burgos is a provincial capital in Castilla y León, and one of the larger cities on the Camino Francés — about 281 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
The walking line passes through the historic centre by the cathedral, then continues west toward the open meseta.
On the Camino Francés
Burgos is the first of the great Castilian cities on this route. The cathedral is not only the city’s landmark: it is a World Heritage site in its own right, inscribed in 1984, on the streets the Camino uses through the centre.
After Burgos the Francés stretches across the meseta. The next published place, Castrojeriz, is a place-to-place span along the certified line, not a suggested day’s walk.
Into the city
Walkers reach the old town by the river-gate of Santa María and pass the cathedral on the through-route. San Nicolás de Bari stands beside it. Las Huelgas and the Cartuja de Miraflores are off that line; they are listed below so the distinction stays clear.
The previous CaminoFinder place is San Juan de Ortega. West of Burgos the next published place is Castrojeriz.
Pilgrim information
Castilla y León and the city publish tourist information offices in Burgos, including Calle Nuño Rasura 7 and Plaza Alonso Martínez 7. The cathedral is the main Camino landmark in the historic centre.
Confirm current hours on the spot; they are not listed here. Registered lodging from the Castilla y León tourism register appears further down this page.
Along the Camino
These are nearby CaminoFinder place guides, not a suggested day's walk.
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San Juan de Ortega
25 km
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483 km remain to Santiago on the mapped route
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Castrojeriz
40 km
On the map
Things to see
Catedral de Burgos
A World Heritage cathedral, inscribed on its own in 1984 (UNESCO list no. 316), on the streets the Camino uses through the historic centre.
Arco de Santa María
The river-gate monument on the approach to the old town.
Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari
A church beside the cathedral, on the Camino through the centre.
Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas
A large monastery a short way off the Camino through the city.
Cartuja de Miraflores
A charterhouse outside the centre, away from the Camino through Burgos.
Places to stay
Registered tourist albergues in the city.
Registered lodging. No live availability, prices, ratings or traveler reviews.
HOSTEL CATEDRAL BURGOS
Tourist albergue · Capacity: 136 places
Laín Calvo
HOSTEL MOLA BURGOS
Tourist albergue · Capacity: 116 places
Miranda
HOSTEL TROVADORES
Tourist albergue · Capacity: 34 places
Las Infantas
El Santo
Tourist albergue · Capacity: 10 places
Don Juan de Austria
Data sources
- Place identity: IGN Nomenclátor Geográfico Básico de España, NamedPlace 2721287 (CC BY 4.0).
- Route: FEAACS / CNIG Camino Francés geometry (CC BY 4.0).
- Lodging: Registro de Turismo de Castilla y León, Junta de Castilla y León (CC BY 4.0 ES). Data processed 20 September 2026.
- Heritage: UNESCO World Heritage list no. 316 (inscription fact). Castilla y León cultural-heritage catalogue. Ministerio de Cultura World Heritage page for Burgos Cathedral (1984).
- Tourist information: Turismo de Castilla y León / Ayuntamiento de Burgos (Calle Nuño Rasura, 7; Plaza Alonso Martínez, 7).