Granada to Almería distance

Granada to Almería by road

The fastest driving route is 159 km (98.8 mi) long and takes about 2 hr without stops or traffic. Almost all of it is on the A-92: 140 km of 159 km.

The whole route stays in Andalusia. That’s an average of 81 km/h (50 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, Granada and Almería are 107 km (66.7 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 48% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 148. That’s a big detour: the fastest route strays quite far from the straight line. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it has the biggest detour (the average is 24%).

From Granada, Almería lies to the east (bearing 110°), and from Almería, Granada lies to the west.

Halfway between Granada and Almería

Halfway along the straight line, 53.6 km (33.3 mi) from each city, is the point 37.0085° N, 3.0319° W. It falls near Nevada (Granada, pop. 1,086), 1.5 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Adra (Almería, pop. 25,501), 28.8 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 79.5 km (49.4 mi) from each city, in Huéneja (Granada, pop. 1,180). The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Baza (Granada, pop. 20,587), 37.2 km away. The two midpoints are 21.0 km apart: if you want to meet halfway, the one on the road is the useful one.

The two cities

Granada sits at 682 m (2,238 ft) and Almería at 23 m (75 ft), 659 m (2,162 ft) lower.

Granada has 233,975 people and Almería 205,468 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).