France

Via Lugdunum

A pilgrim route of 231.2 km from Pougny to Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville, joins the Via Cluniacensis at Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville, then the Chemin de Saint-Jacques via Le Puy at Le Puy-en-Velay and the Camino Francés at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to Santiago de Compostela. At 20–25 km a day, most people take 9–12 days.

  • 231.2 kmDistance
  • 5,754 mClimb
  • 5,676 mDescent
  • 939 mHigh point

Plan your own days

A common way to split it

One common way to split it, not the only one.

  1. Pougny → Saint-Germain-de-Joux 29.4 km
  2. Saint-Germain-de-Joux → Maillat 23.7 km
  3. Maillat → Labalme 9.0 km
  4. Labalme → Brey de Vent 21.4 km
  5. Brey de Vent → Meximieux 25.8 km
  6. Meximieux → Montluel 16.7 km
  7. Montluel → Lyon 23.4 km
  8. Lyon → Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon 4.6 km
  9. Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon → Camping La Charmance 24.9 km
  10. Camping La Charmance → La Pimpignole 22.5 km
  11. La Pimpignole → Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville 26.0 km

Town by town

Distances run towards Santiago. Distances are along the route, in kilometres.

Pick a town to see its places to sleep. Check before you go: places can be seasonal or closed.

TownFrom start (km)To next (km)Places to sleepDrinking water
Pougny Village3.64.9—Yes
Collonges Village8.513.01Yes

1 place to sleep in Collonges

Guest house

Confort Village21.511.51—

1 place to sleep in Confort, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Le Sorgia (outside town)
Saint-Germain-de-Joux Village33.06.21—

1 place to sleep in Saint-Germain-de-Joux

Hotel

  • Logis Hostellerie Reygrobellet
Charix Village39.29.11—

1 place to sleep in Charix

Hotel

  • L'Auberge de l'Ancienne Scierie
Nantua Village48.33.42Yes

2 places to sleep in Nantua, 2 of them outside town

Hotel

  • L'Embarcadère (outside town)

Other

Port Village51.63.71—

1 place to sleep in Port

Other

Saint-Martin-du-Frêne Village55.41.3——
Maillat Village56.79.01—

1 place to sleep in Maillat

Hotel

  • Relax Hôtel
Labalme Village65.73.01Yes

1 place to sleep in Labalme

Hotel

  • Hôtel Carrier
Cerdon Village68.73.1——
Mérignat Village71.83.7——
Cucuen Hamlet75.50.6—Yes
Jujurieux Village76.11.7—Yes
Le Roy Hamlet77.84.5—Yes
L'Abergement-de-Varey Village82.30.7—Yes
Chez Gavet Hamlet83.04.1—Yes
Brey de Vent Hamlet87.11.11—

1 place to sleep in Brey de Vent

Guest house

  • Gîte de Brey-de-Vent
Chez Viri Hamlet88.24.3—Yes
Ambérieu-en-Bugey Town92.52.71—

1 place to sleep in Ambérieu-en-Bugey

Hotel

Saint-Denis-en-Bugey Village95.217.7——
Meximieux Village112.91.85—

5 places to sleep in Meximieux, 3 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Hôtel La Mère Jacquet (outside town)
  • Le Lion d'Or +33 4 74 61 00 89
  • La Cour des Lys
  • La Bérangère (outside town)

Other

Pérouges Village114.78.62Yes

2 places to sleep in Pérouges

Guest house

Hotel

  • Hostellerie du Vieux Pérouges
Pizay Village123.36.3——
Montluel Village129.65.02—

2 places to sleep in Montluel, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

Beynost Village134.62.5—Yes
Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost Village137.12.4——
Miribel Town139.52.5——
Neyron Village141.93.3—Yes
Crépieux-la-Pape Village145.27.86—

6 places to sleep in Crépieux-la-Pape, 6 of them outside town

Guest house

  • B&B Hôtel Lyon Caluire Cité Internationale Hotel (outside town) 0 892 68 70 76

Hotel

  • Hôtel Appart City (outside town)
  • Hôtel ibis (outside town)
  • Appart'City Confort Lyon Cité Internationale (outside town)
  • Ibis Lyon Caluire Cité Internationale (outside town) +33 4 72 27 75 00
  • Hôtel Crowne Plaza (outside town) +33 4 78 17 86 86
Lyon City153.04.6114Yes

114 places to sleep in Lyon, 3 of them outside town · 95 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

Guest house

Hotel

Apartment

  • Appartement des subsistances
  • Apartment
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Town157.735.72Yes

2 places to sleep in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Domaine Lyon Saint-Joseph
  • Hôtel - Restaurant Bonnier (outside town) +33 4 78 48 92 06
Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise Village193.44.24—

4 places to sleep in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, 4 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Mille 1 Feuilles (outside town) +33619493115
  • La ferme du Château de Saconnay (outside town)

Other

  • Camping La Charmance Campsite (outside town)
  • Camping des Verpillières Campsite (outside town)
Saint-Denis-sur-Coise Village197.510.81—

1 place to sleep in Saint-Denis-sur-Coise, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

Saint-Galmier Village208.47.22Yes

2 places to sleep in Saint-Galmier, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

  • La Pimpignole (outside town)

Hotel

  • La Charpinière (outside town)
Rivas Village215.61.4—Yes
Craintilleux Village216.911.9——
Saint-Romain-le-Puy Village228.92.2——
Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville Village231.0——Yes

Alternatives

Joins the Via Cluniacensis at Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville, km 211.5 ›

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Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from Copernicus GLO-30.

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