Vigo to Pontevedra distance

Vigo to Pontevedra by road

The fastest driving route is 30.1 km (18.7 mi) long and takes about 27 min without stops or traffic. Almost all of it is on the AP-9: 26.1 km of 30.1 km.

The whole route stays in Galicia. That’s an average of 67 km/h (41 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, Vigo and Pontevedra are 22.8 km (14.1 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 32% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 132. That’s a big detour: the fastest route strays quite far from the straight line. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 24th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Vigo, Pontevedra lies to the north (bearing 17°), and from Pontevedra, Vigo lies to the south.

Halfway between Vigo and Pontevedra

Halfway along the straight line, 11.4 km (7.1 mi) from each city, is the point 42.3339° N, 8.6869° W. It falls near Vilaboa (Pontevedra, pop. 5,856), 4.9 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Marín (Pontevedra, pop. 23,991), 6.6 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 15.0 km (9.3 mi) from each city, near Vilaboa (Pontevedra, pop. 5,856), 3.4 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Redondela (Pontevedra, pop. 28,874), 6.1 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (3.2 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Vigo sits at 60 m (197 ft) and Pontevedra at 17 m (56 ft), 43 m (141 ft) lower.

Vigo has 294,489 people and Pontevedra 83,316 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).