Spain to Budapest – freely accessible

• Stage descriptions and route information
• Accommodation information
• Hostels, pilgrim stamps
• practical tips in the stage texts

This content is freely available on the website. It is recommended to briefly review each stage online beforehand (Route menu).

Budapest to Jerusalem – GPS & POIs

From Budapest onwards, complete GPS tracks and numerous Points of Interest (POIs) are available in the app for all countries.

• Accommodations (including private hosts / “Houses of Hope”)
• Supply points, water sources, shops
• cultural and historical sites
• practical tips from pilgrims for pilgrims

This content is included in the GPS package and is continuously expanded (see webshop).

GPS navigation is your reliable basis on the Jerusalem Way. Waymarks and stickers are available in many regions, but they do not replace GPS navigation – especially from the Balkans onwards.

Waymarks serve for orientation and the identity of the route and are being continuously developed.

At around 2,100 kilometres, Turkey is the longest section of the Jerusalem Way. Thanks to feedback from many pilgrims, numerous accommodation tips have been added as POIs in the app in recent years.

In addition, a short translation with key messages and a note about the peaceful intention of the pilgrimage is available. This was very helpful for many pilgrims when looking for accommodation or during checks. Turkey is exceptionally diverse in terms of landscape and culture, with great hospitality – for many, a real highlight of the entire route.

Pilgrims can support the route by placing stickers at suitable locations. If you’d like to help, please contact us well in advance of your pilgrimage so we can send you markers. The JerusalemWay is created through give and take – from pilgrims for pilgrims.

In Austria, pilgrim passports, stickers, etc. can be picked up in person in 4020 Linz (headquarters of JERUSALEM WAY International Peace Team) as well as in 4341 Arbing. In Arbing – the founding location of the Jerusalem Way – there is also the option to stay overnight at the pilgrim hostel (see here). Please contact us in advance.

The Jerusalem Way has already been walked by many pilgrims – alone or in community, women and men, young and old. Some examples are

• Georg (Austria) – Upper Austria to Jerusalem (and back on foot!)
• Alexis (Spain) – Spain to Jerusalem
• Alex (France) – Le Puy-en-Velay to Jerusalem
• Gustav (Switzerland) – Finisterre to Jerusalem
• Slawek (Poland) – Poland to Jerusalem
  Birgit (Germany) – Munich to Jerusalem
• Estelle & Charlène (France) – Paris to Turkey
• Claudia (Germany) – Koblenz to Jerusalem
• Rosanna (Switzerland) – alone at 62 years old to Jerusalem
• Miłka (Poland) – alone on the way to Jerusalem

>>> View some pilgrim portraits here <<<

A special pilgrim example
The pilgrim Alex Lafon (France) once said: “From France to Belgrade is the warm-up. From there the actual pilgrimage begins.” Alex walked the entire Jerusalem Way from Le Puy-en-Velay to Jerusalem on foot – one year on the road – and before that had already pilgrimaged from Le Puy to Finisterre. He is happy to support other pilgrims: Open info and contact

There’s an international WhatsApp group with active and former pilgrims. If you’d like to join, send us a request with your phone number.