Valladolid to Burgos distance

Valladolid to Burgos by road

The fastest driving route is 130 km (80.5 mi) long and takes about 1 hr 35 min without stops or traffic. Almost all of it is on the A-62: 113 km of 130 km.

The whole route stays in Castile and León. That’s an average of 80 km/h (50 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, Valladolid and Burgos are 114 km (70.9 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 110th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Valladolid, Burgos lies to the northeast (bearing 48°), and from Burgos, Valladolid lies to the southwest.

Halfway between Valladolid and Burgos

Halfway along the straight line, 57.0 km (35.4 mi) from each city, is the point 41.9976° N, 4.2155° W. It falls near Hornillos de Cerrato (Palencia, pop. 171), 4.9 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Palencia (pop. 77,466), 26.3 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 64.8 km (40.2 mi) from each city, near Cordovilla la Real (Palencia, pop. 130), 3.9 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Palencia (pop. 77,466), 23.0 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (6.4 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Valladolid sits at 694 m (2,277 ft) and Burgos at 854 m (2,802 ft), 160 m (525 ft) higher.

Valladolid has 302,614 people and Burgos 177,402 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).