Seville to Faro distance

Seville to Faro by road

The fastest driving route is 198 km (123 mi) long and takes about 2 hr 15 min without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the A-49 (134 km) and the A22 (51.1 km).

Of the 198 km, 138 km are in Spain and 59.9 km are in Portugal. That’s an average of 87 km/h (54 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 35 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, Seville and Faro are 176 km (110 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 12% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 112. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 34 Spain–Europe driving pairs in this series, it has the smallest detour (the average is 31%).

From Seville, Faro lies to the west (bearing 257°), and from Faro, Seville lies to the east.

Halfway between Seville and Faro

Halfway along the straight line, 88.2 km (54.8 mi) from each city, is the point 37.2076° N, 6.9632° W. It falls near Punta Umbría (Huelva, pop. 16,281), 2.8 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Huelva (pop. 143,215), 5.6 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 98.8 km (61.4 mi) from each city, near Aljaraque (Huelva, pop. 22,737), 7.0 km away. The two midpoints are 15.3 km apart: if you want to meet halfway, the one on the road is the useful one.

Time difference and flight

Faro is 1 hour behind Seville all year (Western European Time versus Central European Time): when it’s 12:00 in Seville, it’s 11:00 in Faro.

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

Seville has 689,423 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025) and Faro 70,347 people (GeoNames).