Badajoz to Cáceres distance

Badajoz to Cáceres by road

The fastest driving route is 91.9 km (57.1 mi) long and takes about 1 hr 20 min without stops or traffic. Almost all of it is on the N-523: 83.3 km of 91.9 km.

The whole route stays in Extremadura. That’s an average of 67 km/h (42 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, Badajoz and Cáceres are 83.9 km (52.1 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 10% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 110. The route runs almost straight. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 118th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Badajoz, Cáceres lies to the northeast (bearing 38°), and from Cáceres, Badajoz lies to the southwest.

Halfway between Badajoz and Cáceres

Halfway along the straight line, 42.0 km (26.1 mi) from each city, is the point 39.1771° N, 6.6720° W. It falls near Puebla de Obando (Badajoz, pop. 1,809), 3.7 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Mérida (Badajoz, pop. 60,225), 40.4 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 46.0 km (28.6 mi) from each city, near Puebla de Obando (Badajoz, pop. 1,809), 2.1 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Mérida (Badajoz, pop. 60,225), 37.3 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (3.2 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Badajoz sits at 187 m (614 ft) and Cáceres at 438 m (1,437 ft), 251 m (823 ft) higher.

Badajoz has 150,209 people and Cáceres 96,651 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).