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MadridCardiff
Distance: 1648 km·Drive time: 20 h 50 min

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Driving from Madrid to Cardiff takes about via A-1. The distance is 1648 km. The straight-line distance is 1234 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Alcaláde Henares, San Sebastián, Talence, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Ridgeway, Bristol. Driving directions

Driving directions

165 · 1648 km

Take the I-80 heading west, and you’ll end up in Pittsburgh.

  1. 1 Depart right onto Calle de Tetuán 105 m
  2. 2 Turn left onto Plaza del Carmen 126 m
  3. 3 Turn right onto Calle de las Tres Cruces 152 m
  4. 4 Turn right onto Gran Vía 519 m
  5. 5 Turn left onto Calle de Alcalá 685 m
  6. 6 Continue left onto Plaza de la Independencia 67 m
  7. 7 Continue straight onto Calle de Alcalá 281 m
  8. 8 Keep slightly left onto Calle de Alcalá 90 m
  9. 9 Keep slightly left onto Calle de Alcalá 3 km
  10. 10 Continue right onto Calle de Alcalá 10 m
  11. 11 Continue U-turn onto Calle de Alcalá 107 m
  12. 12 Take ramp straight 349 m
  13. 13 Merge slightly left onto Calzada lateral M-30 706 m
  1. 14 Take exit slightly left 469 m
  2. 15 Merge slightly left onto Avenida de la Paz 5 km
  3. 16 Continue straight onto Autovía del Norte 108 km
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Autovía Madrid - Burgos 7 km
  5. 18 Continue straight onto Autovía del Norte 114 km
  6. 19 Keep slightly left onto Autovía del Norte 9 km
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Autopista del Norte 84 km
  8. 21 Merge slightly left 15 km
  9. 22 Keep slightly left 13 km
  10. 23 Take exit slightly right 146 m
  11. 24 Keep slightly right 259 m
  12. 25 Turn right 106 m
  13. 26 Enter roundabout slightly right 100 m
  14. 27 Exit roundabout right 6 km
  15. 28 Take exit slightly right 339 m
  16. 29 Turn slightly left 276 m
  17. 30 Enter roundabout straight 80 m
  18. 31 Exit roundabout straight 362 m
  19. 32 Keep slightly left 643 m
  20. 33 Merge slightly left 39 km
  21. 34 Keep slightly left onto Iparraldeko autobidea 962 m
  22. 35 Merge slightly left onto Kantauriko autobidea 50 km
  23. 36 Continue straight onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 140 m
  24. 37 Continue straight onto Urumea Zubia 2 km
  25. 38 Continue straight onto AP-1 / AP-8 3 km
  26. 39 Continue straight onto Aginaztegi tunela 515 m
  27. 40 Continue straight onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 3 km
  28. 41 Continue straight onto AP-1 / AP-8 2 km
  29. 42 Continue straight onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 4 km
  30. 43 Keep slightly left onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 234 m
  31. 44 Continue straight onto AP-1 / AP-8 8 km
  32. 45 Continue straight onto Zubi Nazioartekoa 109 m
  33. 46 Continue straight onto Autoroute de la Côte Basque 32 km
  34. 47 Continue straight onto Autoroute des Landes 174 km
  35. 48 Keep slightly right 735 m
  36. 49 Merge slightly left onto Rocade Extérieure 19 km
  37. 50 Keep slightly left 2 km
  38. 51 Merge slightly left onto L'Aquitaine 179 km
  39. 52 Take exit slightly right 677 m
  40. 53 Continue straight 148 km
  41. 54 Keep slightly left 3 km
  42. 55 Take exit slightly right 516 m
  43. 56 Merge slightly left onto Périphérique Extérieur 16 km
  44. 57 Keep slightly left onto Périphérique Extérieur 2 km
  45. 58 Take exit slightly right 265 m
  46. 59 Keep slightly right 370 m
  47. 60 Merge slightly left onto Porte de Rennes 96 km
  48. 61 Keep slightly left onto Porte d'Alma 534 m
  49. 62 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Porte d'Alma 138 m
  50. 63 Exit roundabout straight onto Porte d'Alma 303 m
  51. 64 Continue straight onto Rocade Sud 205 m
  52. 65 Merge slightly left onto Rocade Sud 983 m
  53. 66 Continue straight onto Rocade Ouest 6 km
  54. 67 Continue straight onto Rocade Nord-Ouest 3 km
  55. 68 Take exit slightly right onto Porte de Saint-Malo 390 m
  56. 69 Merge slightly left 62 km
  57. 70 Enter rotary right onto Rue du Général Patton 71 m
  58. 71 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue du Général Patton 331 m
  59. 72 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue du Général Patton 15 m
  60. 73 Exit roundabout right onto Rue du Général Patton 415 m
  61. 74 Continue straight onto Rue de la Balue 289 m
  62. 75 Enter roundabout straight onto Rue de la Balue 9 m
  63. 76 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rue de la Balue 277 m
  64. 77 Enter rotary right onto Rue de la Marne 38 m
  65. 78 Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue de la Marne 930 m
  66. 79 Continue straight onto Boulevard des Talards 225 m
  67. 80 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue des Grèves de Chasles 43 m
  68. 81 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rue des Grèves de Chasles 118 m
  69. 82 Enter roundabout right onto Quai du Val 33 m
  70. 83 Exit roundabout right onto Quai du Val 387 m
  71. 84 Enter roundabout right onto Quai de Trichet 46 m
  72. 85 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Quai de Trichet 380 m
  73. 86 Enter rotary right 80 m
  74. 87 Exit rotary right 99 m
  75. 88 Turn slightly right 363 m
  76. 89 Turn straight onto Saint Malo (F) - St. Peter Port (GBG) 100 km
  77. 90 Turn sharp right onto Poole (UK) – Guernsey (GBG) 152 km
  78. 91 Continue slightly left 48 m
  79. 92 Turn right 116 m
  80. 93 Turn right 193 m
  81. 94 Keep slightly right 165 m
  82. 95 At end of road, turn left onto New Quay Road 378 m
  83. 96 Turn right onto Bridge Approach 136 m
  84. 97 Continue straight onto Poole Lifting Bridge 116 m
  85. 98 Continue straight onto West Quay Road 742 m
  86. 99 Keep slightly left onto Holes Bay Road 2 km
  87. 100 Enter rotary straight onto Holes Bay Road 37 m
  88. 101 Exit rotary slightly left onto Holes Bay Road 451 m
  89. 102 Enter rotary slightly left onto Upton Bypass 4 m
  90. 103 Exit rotary straight onto Upton Bypass 3 km
  91. 104 Take exit slightly left 362 m
  92. 105 Enter rotary slightly left onto Blandford Road North 209 m
  93. 106 Exit rotary slightly left onto Blandford Road North 3 km
  94. 107 Continue straight onto Poole Road 4 km
  95. 108 Enter rotary left onto Poole Road 95 m
  96. 109 Exit rotary slightly left onto Poole Road 677 m
  97. 110 Continue straight onto Blandford Road 6 km
  98. 111 Continue straight onto Bournemouth Road 4 km
  99. 112 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 48 m
  100. 113 Exit roundabout left onto Blandford Bypass 2 km
  101. 114 Enter rotary left onto Blandford Bypass 31 m
  102. 115 Exit rotary slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 2 km
  103. 116 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 25 m
  104. 117 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 784 m
  105. 118 Enter roundabout left onto Higher Shaftesbury Road 44 m
  106. 119 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Higher Shaftesbury Road 4 km
  107. 120 Continue straight onto Boyne's Lane 8 km
  108. 121 Continue straight onto Spread Eagle Hill 908 m
  109. 122 Continue straight onto Melbury Street 456 m
  110. 123 Continue right onto Dinah's Hollow 2 km
  111. 124 Continue straight 2 km
  112. 125 Turn left onto Salisbury Road 204 m
  113. 126 Enter rotary slightly left onto Christy's Lane 178 m
  114. 127 Exit rotary straight onto Christy's Lane 486 m
  115. 128 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Little Content Lane 22 m
  116. 129 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Little Content Lane 532 m
  117. 130 Enter rotary left onto Grosvenor Road 112 m
  118. 131 Exit rotary slightly left onto Grosvenor Road 524 m
  119. 132 Continue straight onto Littledown 247 m
  120. 133 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Littledown 30 m
  121. 134 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Littledown 228 m
  122. 135 Continue straight onto Grosvenor Road 21 km
  123. 136 Enter roundabout slightly left 12 m
  124. 137 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
  125. 138 Enter rotary left 45 m
  126. 139 Exit rotary slightly left 3 km
  127. 140 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Bath Road 18 m
  128. 141 Exit roundabout straight onto Bath Road 8 km
  129. 142 Enter rotary left 92 m
  130. 143 Exit rotary slightly left 2 km
  131. 144 Enter rotary slightly left 41 m
  132. 145 Exit rotary slightly left 16 km
  133. 146 Turn right onto Down Lane 398 m
  134. 147 At end of road, turn right onto High Street 311 m
  135. 148 Turn slightly left onto Mill Lane 734 m
  136. 149 Continue straight onto Toll Bridge Road 145 m
  137. 150 Turn left onto London Road West 702 m
  138. 151 Enter rotary slightly left 122 m
  139. 152 Exit rotary slightly left 305 m
  140. 153 Merge slightly right 7 km
  141. 154 Enter roundabout slightly left 22 m
  142. 155 Exit roundabout straight 6 km
  143. 156 Enter rotary straight 19 m
  144. 157 Exit rotary straight 20 km
  145. 158 Keep slightly right 40 km
  146. 159 Take exit slightly left 12 km
  147. 160 Take exit slightly left 361 m
  148. 161 Enter rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 14 m
  149. 162 Exit rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 584 m
  150. 163 Turn right onto Newfoundland Road 135 m
  151. 164 Turn right onto Pen-y-Bryn Road 135 m
  152. 165 Arrive onto Pen-y-Bryn Road

The return trip from Cardiff to Madrid covers roughly the same distance, 1648 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from Madrid to Cardiff you pass near Urdaibaiboat, Gare Maritime, Port Boyer, Petit Port Facultés, Lorient La Base - Port Louis - Ile de Groix.

Questions and answers

Cardiff lies roughly to the north of Madrid.

How far is it from Madrid to Cardiff?

The distance between Madrid and Cardiff is 1648 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Madrid to Cardiff?

The drive from Madrid to Cardiff takes approximately 20 h 50 min by car.

What is the best route from Madrid to Cardiff?

The fastest route from Madrid to Cardiff covers 1648 km with a driving time of approximately 20 h 50 min.

What is the shortest route from Madrid to Cardiff?

The shortest driving route from Madrid to Cardiff is about 1648 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .