Murcia to Almería distance

Murcia to Almería by road

The fastest driving route is 223 km (139 mi) long and takes about 2 hr 30 min without stops or traffic. Almost all of it is on the A-7: 214 km of 223 km.

It goes through 2 autonomous communities: the Region of Murcia (100 km) and Andalusia (123 km). That’s an average of 89 km/h (55 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 50 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, Murcia and Almería are 174 km (108 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 29% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 129. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 36th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Murcia, Almería lies to the southwest (bearing 223°), and from Almería, Murcia lies to the northeast.

Halfway between Murcia and Almería

Halfway along the straight line, 86.8 km (53.9 mi) from each city, is the point 37.4137° N, 1.8040° W. It falls near Pulpí (Almería, pop. 12,214), 5.2 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Huercal Overa (Almería, pop. 20,860), 12.6 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 112 km (69.3 mi) from each city, near Huercal Overa (Almería, pop. 20,860), 2.4 km away. The two midpoints are 13.1 km apart: if you want to meet halfway, the one on the road is the useful one.

By plane

No flight time is given: under 500 km (311 miles) in a straight line, time at the airport outweighs time in the air.

The two cities

Murcia and Almería sit at almost the same elevation: 42 m (138 ft) and 23 m (75 ft).

Murcia has 479,405 people and Almería 205,468 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).