Driving from Madrid to Cardiff takes about 20 h 50 min via A-1 . The distance is 1024 mi . The straight-line distance is 767 mi. 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 directions165 · 1024 mi Set off on a memorable road trip from Madrid, Spain, to Cardiff, Wales, a journey spanning 1647 kilometres across the continent. Allow roughly 20.8 hours for the drive. As you travel, you’ll switch from driving on the right in Spain to driving on the left in Wales. You’ll also cross the border into Great Britain. While Spain has a mix of toll motorways, you won’t encounter any toll roads once you’re in Wales. This lengthy drive provides a fantastic chance to experience the diverse landscapes of Europe before reaching the Welsh capital.
1 ↑ Depart right onto Calle de Tetuán 115 yd 2 ← Turn left onto Plaza del Carmen 138 yd 3 → Turn right onto Calle de las Tres Cruces 167 yd 4 → Turn right onto Gran Vía 1 mi 5 ← Turn left onto Calle de Alcalá 1 mi 6 ← Continue left onto Plaza de la Independencia 74 yd 7 ↑ Continue straight onto Calle de Alcalá 1 mi 8 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Calle de Alcalá 99 yd 9 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Calle de Alcalá 2 mi 10 → Continue right onto Calle de Alcalá 11 yd 11 ↺ Continue U-turn onto Calle de Alcalá 117 yd 12 ↑ Take ramp straight1 mi 13 ↖ Merge slightly left onto Calzada lateral M-30 1 mi 14 ↖ Take exit slightly left1 mi 15 ↖ Merge slightly left onto Avenida de la Paz 3 mi 16 ↑ Continue straight onto Autovía del Norte 67 mi 17 ↑ Continue straight onto Autovía Madrid - Burgos 4 mi 18 ↑ Continue straight onto Autovía del Norte 71 mi 19 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Autovía del Norte 6 mi 20 ↑ Continue straight onto Autopista del Norte 52 mi 21 ↖ Merge slightly left9 mi 22 ↖ Keep slightly left8 mi 23 ↗ Take exit slightly right159 yd 24 ↗ Keep slightly right1 mi 25 → Turn right116 yd 26 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly right109 yd 27 → Exit roundabout right4 mi 28 ↗ Take exit slightly right1 mi 29 ↖ Turn slightly left1 mi 30 ↻ Enter roundabout straight88 yd 31 ↑ Exit roundabout straight1 mi 32 ↖ Keep slightly left1 mi 33 ↖ Merge slightly left24 mi 34 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Iparraldeko autobidea 1 mi 35 ↖ Merge slightly left onto Kantauriko autobidea 31 mi 36 ↑ Continue straight onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 153 yd 37 ↑ Continue straight onto Urumea Zubia 1 mi 38 ↑ Continue straight onto AP-1 / AP-8 2 mi 39 ↑ Continue straight onto Aginaztegi tunela 1 mi 40 ↑ Continue straight onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 2 mi 41 ↑ Continue straight onto AP-1 / AP-8 2 mi 42 ↑ Continue straight onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 3 mi 43 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Bizkaiko Golkoko Autobidea 1 mi 44 ↑ Continue straight onto AP-1 / AP-8 5 mi 45 ↑ Continue straight onto Zubi Nazioartekoa 120 yd 46 ↑ Continue straight onto Autoroute de la Côte Basque 20 mi 47 ↑ Continue straight onto Autoroute des Landes 109 mi 48 ↗ Keep slightly right1 mi 49 ↖ Merge slightly left onto Rocade Extérieure 12 mi 50 ↖ Keep slightly left1 mi 51 ↖ Merge slightly left onto L'Aquitaine 111 mi 52 ↗ Take exit slightly right1 mi 53 ↑ Continue straight92 mi 54 ↖ Keep slightly left2 mi 55 ↗ Take exit slightly right1 mi 56 ↖ Merge slightly left onto Périphérique Extérieur 10 mi 57 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Périphérique Extérieur 2 mi 58 ↗ Take exit slightly right1 mi 59 ↗ Keep slightly right1 mi 60 ↖ Merge slightly left onto Porte de Rennes 60 mi 61 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Porte d'Alma 1 mi 62 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly right onto Porte d'Alma 151 yd 63 ↑ Exit roundabout straight onto Porte d'Alma 1 mi 64 ↑ Continue straight onto Rocade Sud 1 mi 65 ↖ Merge slightly left onto Rocade Sud 1 mi 66 ↑ Continue straight onto Rocade Ouest 4 mi 67 ↑ Continue straight onto Rocade Nord-Ouest 2 mi 68 ↗ Take exit slightly right onto Porte de Saint-Malo 1 mi 69 ↖ Merge slightly left39 mi 70 ↻ Enter rotary right onto Rue du Général Patton 78 yd 71 ↗ Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue du Général Patton 1 mi 72 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue du Général Patton 16 yd 73 → Exit roundabout right onto Rue du Général Patton 1 mi 74 ↑ Continue straight onto Rue de la Balue 1 mi 75 ↻ Enter roundabout straight onto Rue de la Balue 9 yd 76 ↗ Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rue de la Balue 1 mi 77 ↻ Enter rotary right onto Rue de la Marne 41 yd 78 ↗ Exit rotary slightly right onto Rue de la Marne 1 mi 79 ↑ Continue straight onto Boulevard des Talards 1 mi 80 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rue des Grèves de Chasles 47 yd 81 ↗ Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rue des Grèves de Chasles 129 yd 82 ↻ Enter roundabout right onto Quai du Val 36 yd 83 → Exit roundabout right onto Quai du Val 1 mi 84 ↻ Enter roundabout right onto Quai de Trichet 51 yd 85 ↗ Exit roundabout slightly right onto Quai de Trichet 1 mi 86 ↻ Enter rotary right87 yd 87 → Exit rotary right108 yd 88 ↗ Turn slightly right1 mi 89 ↑ Turn straight onto Saint Malo (F) - St. Peter Port (GBG) 62 mi 90 ↘ Turn sharp right onto Poole (UK) – Guernsey (GBG) 94 mi 91 ↖ Continue slightly left52 yd 92 → Turn right126 yd 93 → Turn right1 mi 94 ↗ Keep slightly right1 mi 95 ← At end of road, turn left onto New Quay Road 1 mi 96 → Turn right onto Bridge Approach 149 yd 97 ↑ Continue straight onto Poole Lifting Bridge 127 yd 98 ↑ Continue straight onto West Quay Road 1 mi 99 ↖ Keep slightly left onto Holes Bay Road 2 mi 100 ↻ Enter rotary straight onto Holes Bay Road 40 yd 101 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left onto Holes Bay Road 1 mi 102 ↻ Enter rotary slightly left onto Upton Bypass 4 yd 103 ↑ Exit rotary straight onto Upton Bypass 2 mi 104 ↖ Take exit slightly left1 mi 105 ↻ Enter rotary slightly left onto Blandford Road North 1 mi 106 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left onto Blandford Road North 2 mi 107 ↑ Continue straight onto Poole Road 2 mi 108 ↻ Enter rotary left onto Poole Road 104 yd 109 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left onto Poole Road 1 mi 110 ↑ Continue straight onto Blandford Road 4 mi 111 ↑ Continue straight onto Bournemouth Road 3 mi 112 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 53 yd 113 ← Exit roundabout left onto Blandford Bypass 1 mi 114 ↻ Enter rotary left onto Blandford Bypass 34 yd 115 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 1 mi 116 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 27 yd 117 ↖ Exit roundabout slightly left onto Blandford Bypass 1 mi 118 ↻ Enter roundabout left onto Higher Shaftesbury Road 49 yd 119 ↖ Exit roundabout slightly left onto Higher Shaftesbury Road 3 mi 120 ↑ Continue straight onto Boyne's Lane 5 mi 121 ↑ Continue straight onto Spread Eagle Hill 1 mi 122 ↑ Continue straight onto Melbury Street 1 mi 123 → Continue right onto Dinah's Hollow 1 mi 124 ↑ Continue straight2 mi 125 ← Turn left onto Salisbury Road 1 mi 126 ↻ Enter rotary slightly left onto Christy's Lane 1 mi 127 ↑ Exit rotary straight onto Christy's Lane 1 mi 128 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly left onto Little Content Lane 24 yd 129 ↖ Exit roundabout slightly left onto Little Content Lane 1 mi 130 ↻ Enter rotary left onto Grosvenor Road 123 yd 131 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left onto Grosvenor Road 1 mi 132 ↑ Continue straight onto Littledown 1 mi 133 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly left onto Littledown 33 yd 134 ↖ Exit roundabout slightly left onto Littledown 1 mi 135 ↑ Continue straight onto Grosvenor Road 14 mi 136 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly left13 yd 137 ↑ Exit roundabout straight2 mi 138 ↻ Enter rotary left49 yd 139 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left2 mi 140 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly left onto Bath Road 19 yd 141 ↑ Exit roundabout straight onto Bath Road 5 mi 142 ↻ Enter rotary left100 yd 143 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left1 mi 144 ↻ Enter rotary slightly left45 yd 145 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left10 mi 146 → Turn right onto Down Lane 1 mi 147 → At end of road, turn right onto High Street 1 mi 148 ↖ Turn slightly left onto Mill Lane 1 mi 149 ↑ Continue straight onto Toll Bridge Road 159 yd 150 ← Turn left onto London Road West 1 mi 151 ↻ Enter rotary slightly left134 yd 152 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left1 mi 153 ↗ Merge slightly right5 mi 154 ↻ Enter roundabout slightly left24 yd 155 ↑ Exit roundabout straight4 mi 156 ↻ Enter rotary straight21 yd 157 ↑ Exit rotary straight13 mi 158 ↗ Keep slightly right25 mi 159 ↖ Take exit slightly left8 mi 160 ↖ Take exit slightly left1 mi 161 ↻ Enter rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 15 yd 162 ↖ Exit rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 1 mi 163 → Turn right onto Newfoundland Road 148 yd 164 → Turn right onto Pen-y-Bryn Road 147 yd 165 ⦿ Arrive onto Pen-y-Bryn Road The return trip from Cardiff to Madrid covers roughly the same distance, 1024 mi.
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