Barcelona to Lleida distance

Barcelona to Lleida by road

The fastest driving route is 158 km (98.2 mi) long and takes about 2 hr without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the A-2 (91.2 km), the B-10 (53.2 km), and the LL-11 (10.8 km).

The whole route stays in Catalonia. That’s an average of 79 km/h (49 mph). Spain’s traffic authority (DGT) recommends a break every two hours or 200 km: with 1 stop of 20 minutes, the trip takes about 2 hr 20 min. 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, Barcelona and Lleida are 132 km (82.0 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 20% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 120. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 81st for detour (the average is 24%).

From Barcelona, Lleida lies to the west (bearing 282°), and from Lleida, Barcelona lies to the east.

Halfway between Barcelona and Lleida

Halfway along the straight line, 66.0 km (41.0 mi) from each city, is the point 41.5011° N, 1.4035° E. It falls near Pontils (Tarragona, pop. 124), 2.9 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Igualada (Barcelona, pop. 42,085), 19.8 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 79.0 km (49.1 mi) from each city, near Copons (Barcelona, pop. 352), 2.6 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Igualada (Barcelona, pop. 42,085), 11.8 km away. The two midpoints are 15.6 km apart: if you want to meet halfway, the one on the road is the useful one.

The two cities

Barcelona sits at 13 m (43 ft) and Lleida at 150 m (492 ft), 137 m (449 ft) higher.

Barcelona has 1.7 million people and Lleida 146,266 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).