Zaragoza to Huesca distance

Zaragoza to Huesca by road

The fastest driving route is 73.5 km (45.7 mi) long and takes about 53 min without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the A-23 (61.2 km) and the N-330 (8.5 km).

The whole route stays in Aragon. That’s an average of 83 km/h (52 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, Zaragoza and Huesca are 66.4 km (41.2 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 11% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 111. The route runs almost straight. Of the 120 Spanish driving pairs in this series, it ranks 113th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Zaragoza, Huesca lies to the northeast (bearing 36°), and from Huesca, Zaragoza lies to the southwest.

Halfway between Zaragoza and Huesca

Halfway along the straight line, 33.2 km (20.6 mi) from each city, is the point 41.8987° N, 0.6441° W. It falls near Leciñena (Zaragoza, pop. 1,087), 11.5 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Huesca (pop. 55,454), 33.2 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 36.8 km (22.8 mi) from each city, near Gurrea de Gállego (Huesca, pop. 1,430), 7.4 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Huesca (pop. 55,454), 34.0 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (9.2 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Zaragoza sits at 210 m (689 ft) and Huesca at 487 m (1,598 ft), 277 m (909 ft) higher.

Zaragoza has 693,091 people and Huesca 55,454 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).