The best days on the Camino are the ones where you only have to think about riding. You know your bike is waiting at the start. You know which village you sleep in tonight, and that there is a room with your name on it and a safe place for the bike. That peace of mind is not luck. It is decided months earlier, when you book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For 2027 it matters more than usual, because it is a Holy Year. This article explains why, and how to have your bike and your beds secured before the end of 2026, with a lower price and no risk if your plans change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2027 is a Holy Year in Santiago, a Xacobeo. It happens only when 25 July, the feast of Saint James, falls on a Sunday. The last one was 2021, extended into 2022 because of the pandemic. After 2027 the next is 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On 31 December 2026 the Holy Door of the Cathedral is opened, and it stays open all year. Riding into Santiago and entering the Cathedral through that door is something you can only do in a Holy Year, and it is the reason many people choose 2027 for their Camino. We explain the tradition in detail in Xacobeo 2027: the Holy Year by bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Camino is more popular every year. The Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago recorded 530,987 pilgrims in 2025, the highest figure in its history, and January to August 2026 is 6% above the same months of 2025 (figures published by santiago.es<\/a>). A Holy Year adds to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Camino itself is long and there is room on it for everyone. What does not grow is the number of beds in each village, or the number of bikes in a rental fleet. That is the only thing you need to plan for, and it has a simple answer: reserve early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are writing this in October 2026. For May and September 2027, the two months in highest demand every year, some bike sizes are already running low. And when customers ask us to organise their trip for those months, hotels in the last stages before Santiago, in towns like Sarria, Portomar\u00edn and Melide, are starting to show full dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is logical. Those are small towns with a fixed number of rooms, and several routes come together there: the Camino Primitivo joins the Camino Franc\u00e9s at Melide and the Camino del Norte joins it at Arz\u00faa. For a cyclist there is one more requirement: the accommodation has to keep the bikes safely overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyone who has finished a stage tired, at six in the evening, and started asking from door to door for a room knows the feeling. It is the one kind of stress on the Camino that is completely avoidable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With your stages planned and your rooms reserved, the end of the day looks different. You arrive, leave the bike in its place, plug it in if it is electric, shower, and go out for dinner. Nothing to solve. The same applies to the bike: booked now, the category and size you chose are yours for those dates, and you do not have to adapt your trip to whatever is left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until 31 December 2026, the code BICIGRINO2027<\/strong> gives you three things for any rental to be ridden in 2027:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In practice: a full-suspension e-bike for 10 days costs \u20ac635 at 2026 rates and \u20ac571.50 with the code. A gravel or mountain bike for 7 days goes from \u20ac345 to \u20ac310.50. The full scale is on our rates page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our fleet is close to 200 bikes, divided by category and size, and every bike is prepared in Santiago and shipped to the start of each trip. We cannot add more in the middle of the season, which is why the early bookings get the widest choice. You enter the code in the promo code field on the booking calendar<\/a>. It works for bookings made in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Booking a year ahead should not worry you. This is the policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you book in November 2026 for a Camino in May 2027, you have until April to change your mind and get everything back. Booking early does not tie you down. And if something unexpected comes up later, talk to us. We are flexible people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An evening or two of planning now, and the trip is settled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you travel as a group, this section is the important one. A couple needs one room and almost any hotel can help them. A group of eight or ten needs four or five rooms in the same place on the same night, and most hotels on the Camino are small family businesses with a limited number of rooms. When part of them is already taken, the group no longer fits, even if the hotel is far from full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The same happens with bikes. Ten riders means ten bikes in the right sizes for the same dates, and that is much easier to guarantee in autumn than in spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our advice for groups is specific:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Write to us now and not in spring. The earlier we start, the better the hotels we can still get for you, and the more likely it is that the whole group sleeps under the same roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes. 2027 is a Holy Year because 25 July, the feast of Saint James, falls on a Sunday. The Holy Door of the Cathedral of Santiago opens on 31 December 2026 and stays open throughout 2027. The next Holy Year is 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not if you book ahead. Demand for beds will be higher than in a normal year, above all in May and September and on the last stages into Santiago, in towns such as Sarria, Portomar\u00edn and Melide. With your stages planned and your rooms reserved in advance, you ride knowing where you sleep each night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as you can, and before 31 December 2026 if you want the BICIGRINO2027 conditions. Booking now means the category and size you want are reserved for your dates. For May and September 2027 some sizes are already running low in October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A 10% discount, 2026 prices applied to your 2027 rental, and your bike reserved for your dates. It is valid for bookings made until 31 December 2026 for trips in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes. Cancellation is free, with a full refund, up to 30 days before your start date. Between 30 and 15 days before, 50% is refunded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As far ahead as possible. A group needs several rooms in the same hotel on the same night, and hotels on the Camino are small. Book the bikes first, so sizes are secured for everyone, and then the accommodation, starting with the last stages before Santiago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n June, July and August, and also March and April. May and September are the months in highest demand every year, so they are the ones to book first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2027 is a year worth riding, and a year worth preparing. Book in October, November or December 2026 and you start your Camino with the bike you want, a bed for every night, a lower price, and free cancellation until 30 days before you leave. All that remains is to ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMore pilgrims, the same number of beds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What we are already seeing for 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The difference between arriving and arriving with a booking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What you get by booking your bike in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
And if your plans change?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to have your 2027 Camino sorted in four steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Groups: book earlier than everyone else<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Is 2027 a Holy Year on the Camino de Santiago?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Will it be hard to find accommodation on the Camino in 2027?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When should I book a bike for the Camino in 2027?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What does the BICIGRINO2027 code include?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Can I cancel if I book now and cannot travel?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We are a group. How far ahead should we book for 2027?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Which months have the most availability in 2027?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The short version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n