Madrid to Ávila distance

Madrid to Ávila by road

The fastest driving route is 113 km (70.4 mi) long and takes about 1 hr 30 min without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the AP-6 (41.6 km), the A-6 (34.8 km), and the AP-51 (23.2 km).

It goes through 2 autonomous communities: the Community of Madrid (55.7 km) and Castile and León (57.6 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, Madrid and Ávila are 89.4 km (55.5 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 27% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 127. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 42nd for detour (the average is 24%).

From Madrid, Ávila lies to the west (bearing 288°), and from Ávila, Madrid lies to the east.

Halfway between Madrid and Ávila

Halfway along the straight line, 44.7 km (27.8 mi) from each city, is the point 40.5390° N, 4.1951° W. It falls near Zarzalejo (Madrid, pop. 1,946), 1.5 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Galapagar (Madrid, pop. 36,758), 16.7 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 56.6 km (35.2 mi) from each city, near Los Molinos (Madrid, pop. 4,781), 6.4 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Collado Villalba (Madrid, pop. 67,274), 15.3 km away. The two midpoints are 19.8 km apart: if you want to meet halfway, the one on the road is the useful one.

The two cities

Madrid sits at 645 m (2,116 ft) and Ávila at 1,125 m (3,691 ft), 480 m (1,575 ft) higher.

Madrid has 3.5 million people and Ávila 59,107 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).