Alicante to Murcia distance

Alicante to Murcia by road

The fastest driving route is 82.2 km (51.1 mi) long and takes about 1 hr 5 min without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the A-7 (39.3 km) and the A-70 (28.5 km).

It goes through 2 autonomous communities: the Valencian Community (60.6 km) and the Region of Murcia (21.6 km). That’s an average of 77 km/h (48 mph), and at under two hours you can do it without stopping. The time is OSRM’s estimate with OpenStreetMap data: no traffic and speeds somewhat below the limits, so real trips can differ.

Straight-line distance and bearing

In a straight line, the shortest distance over the Earth’s surface, Alicante and Murcia are 69.6 km (43.3 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 18% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 118. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 90th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Alicante, Murcia lies to the southwest (bearing 235°), and from Murcia, Alicante lies to the northeast.

Halfway between Alicante and Murcia

Halfway along the straight line, 34.8 km (21.6 mi) from each city, is the point 38.1648° N, 0.8066° W. It falls in Catral (Alicante, pop. 9,600). The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Almoradí (Alicante, pop. 22,965), 6.2 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 41.1 km (25.5 mi) from each city, near San Isidro (Alicante, pop. 2,337), 2.2 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Crevillent (Alicante, pop. 30,921), 7.3 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (4.4 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Alicante sits at 5 m (16 ft) and Murcia at 42 m (138 ft), 37 m (121 ft) higher.

Alicante has 366,221 people and Murcia 479,405 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).