Pamplona to Logroño distance

Pamplona to Logroño by road

The fastest driving route is 86.7 km (53.8 mi) long and takes about 1 hr 10 min without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the A-12 (69.0 km), the NA-1110 (6.1 km), and the LO-20 (3.7 km).

It goes through 2 autonomous communities: Navarre (79.9 km) and La Rioja (6.8 km). That’s an average of 73 km/h (46 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, Pamplona and Logroño are 76.0 km (47.2 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 14% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 114. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 108th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Pamplona, Logroño lies to the southwest (bearing 239°), and from Logroño, Pamplona lies to the northeast.

Halfway between Pamplona and Logroño

Halfway along the straight line, 38.0 km (23.6 mi) from each city, is the point 42.6431° N, 2.0429° W. It falls near Ayegui/Aiegi (Navarre, pop. 2,589), 1.6 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Logroño (La Rioja, pop. 152,150), 38.0 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 43.3 km (26.9 mi) from each city, in Ayegui/Aiegi (Navarre, pop. 2,589). The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Pamplona (Navarre, pop. 209,094), 37.0 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (1.0 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Pamplona sits at 440 m (1,444 ft) and Logroño at 381 m (1,250 ft), 59 m (194 ft) lower.

Pamplona has 209,094 people and Logroño 152,150 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).