Valencia to Castellón distance

Valencia to Castellón by road

The fastest driving route is 76.4 km (47.4 mi) long and takes about 1 hr without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the AP-7 (37.7 km), the V-21 (19.8 km), and the A-7 (8.2 km).

The whole route stays in the Valencian Community. That’s an average of 75 km/h (47 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, Valencia and Castellón are 64.3 km (39.9 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 19% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 119. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 86th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Valencia, Castellón lies to the northeast (bearing 27°), and from Castellón, Valencia lies to the southwest.

Halfway between Valencia and Castellón

Halfway along the straight line, 32.1 km (20.0 mi) from each city, is the point 39.7281° N, 0.2083° W. It falls near Almenara (Castellón, pop. 6,813), 2.9 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Sagunto (Valencia, pop. 73,031), 8.1 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 38.2 km (23.7 mi) from each city, in Almenara (Castellón, pop. 6,813). The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Sagunto (Valencia, pop. 73,031), 8.8 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (1.9 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Valencia and Castellón sit at almost the same elevation: 13 m (43 ft) and 28 m (92 ft).

Valencia has 840,792 people and Castellón 183,711 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).