🇪🇸 Same-country drive · Spain
Driving from Granada to Valencia
- Drive time
- 5h 28m
- Distance
- 479 km
- Same day?
- Yes, doable
- under 8 h
- Fuel cost
- ≈ €70
- petrol · diesel ≈ €56
- Tolls
- ≈ €43
- per-km
- EV charging
- Unknown
- not yet surveyed
On this page
Route map
Route options
Other paths OSRM found between the two cities — handy when traffic, tolls, or scenery matter more than raw speed.
Alternative
+11m- Distance:
- 452 km (−27 km)
- Duration:
- 5h 40m
Via: RM-714 · A-33 · A-92N · A-330
Avoids motorways
+2h 53m- Distance:
- 516 km (+37 km)
- Duration:
- 8h 21m
Via: N-322 · A-401 · CV-429 · A-323
How else can you make this trip?
Driving is the focus of this guide; here's how cycling, coach, and (soon) train and plane stack up for the same pair.
5h 28m
479 km · €70 fuel
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Not realistic
479 km is far beyond a typical multi-day cycle tour. Try a shorter pair like a day or weekend stage.
No direct service
Our coach data (FlixBus + BlaBlaCar) doesn't list a direct service for this pair. National operators (e.g., National Express in the UK, Eurolines feeders) may still cover it — check their site directly.
6h 27m
RENFE OPERADORA · Renfe Cercanias
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Trip plan
How to think about the drive: one day, split, or overnight.
Long day — start early
Doable in one day but it is a full day behind the wheel. Start before 9am, plan one proper lunch stop, keep the driver rested.
- Distance:
- 479 km
- Duration:
- 5h 28m (free-flow, no traffic)
Where to stop
Places along the route that make natural breaks for coffee, lunch, or a night.
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Huéscar 🇪🇸 es
≈120 km≈ 25 km detour from the main route
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Alhama de Murcia 🇪🇸 es
≈240 km≈ 3.5 km detour from the main route
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Caudete 🇪🇸 es
≈359 km≈ 7.1 km detour from the main route
Key moves
Things to know before you set off — borders, sides of the road, tolls.
Tolls on motorways in ES
Budget for motorway tolls — France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal charge per-km, Croatia and Greece by section. Contactless cards work almost everywhere; have one loaded.
Long rural stretch on V-31
Plan for about 12 km of two-lane country roads. Slower than motorway, but often the pretty part — fewer overtakes after dark.
Must-know before you go
The things a driver from another country wouldn't think to ask about — fines, stickers, payment cards, opening hours.
City access & emission zones
Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla now run ZBE low-emission zones
Must knowSpain's Zonas de Bajas Emisiones (ZBE) cover central Madrid (24/7), Barcelona inside the Rondes (weekdays 7:00–20:00), Sevilla, Valencia and a growing list. Foreign plates need to register at the city portal in advance — your Euro emission class determines whether you get in. Without registration, cameras log entry and the fine reaches your home address.
Tolls, vignettes & road payment
Most Spanish tolls were abolished in 2024
TipThe AP-1, AP-7 (Bilbao stretch) and most of the Mediterranean coast highways are now toll-free. A handful remain: AP-9 (Galicia), AP-66 (León–Asturias), Catalonia's C-32/C-16 tunnel approach. Spain is no longer a high-toll country for cars — your fuel + a few specific bridge fees is the realistic budget.
Fuel stations
Off-motorway stations close late evening
TipSpanish provincial fuel stations often close 22:00–07:00, especially in the south. Motorway services (Cepsa, Repsol on the autovía) run 24/7. If you're routing through an Andalusian backroad, fuel before sunset and don't bank on a small-town pump.
Contactless cards work at virtually every motorway pump
TipMajor brand stations (Shell, Total, BP, Repsol, Cepsa, OMV, Eni, Esso) take Visa and Mastercard contactless without an issue. American Express and Diners are spotty south of the Alps. A €100 pre-authorisation hold is normal — it releases within 5 days. Carry €50 cash for the rare independent station.
Money & connectivity
EU roaming covers calls, texts and data at no extra cost
TipYour home EU SIM works at home rates across every EU member, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The "fair use" cap on data only applies if you're abroad more than four months. For a 2-week road trip, just use your phone normally — but switch off "data roaming" if you're leaving the EU into UK / CH for any segment.
Emergency & breakdown
112 works everywhere in the EU and continental neighbours
TipSingle number for police, ambulance, fire — works from any phone, any network, any country. On motorways, the orange SOS pillars every 2km connect direct to the regional traffic control centre and pinpoint your location. Use them over your phone if you can — it speeds the response.
Rules, fees, and thresholds change. Always verify against the official source the day before you drive — this page is a checklist, not a legal reference.
Main roads
The highways this route spends the most kilometres on.
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A-92N Autovía de Guadix a Límite de Región de Murcia119 km
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A-7 Autovía del Mediterráneo118 km
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A-33 Autovía del Altiplano92 km
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A-92 Autovía de Sevilla a Almería por Granada42 km
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A-35 Autovía Almansa-Xàtiva32 km
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A-30 Autovía de Murcia28 km
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A-91 —18 km
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V-31 —12 km
Route character
How much of the drive is motorway vs. secondary vs. rural.
Motorway drive — fast, predictable, uneventful.
- Motorway
- 94%
- Secondary
- 0%
- Other / rural
- 6%
Drive difficulty
At-a-glance feel: how demanding is this drive for one driver?
Overall
Easy
Straightforward drive. One driver, one day, little to worry about beyond fuel and a toilet stop.
- No major complicating factors — motorway-heavy, single country, comfortable length.
Elevation profile
Highs, lows, and the total climb / descent along the route.
- Lowest point
- 12 m
- Highest point
- 1,295 m
- Total ascent
- ↑ 1,805 m
- Total descent
- ↓ 2,476 m
Fuel & tolls
Rough cost expectation for a typical EU passenger car. Treat as an estimate — pump prices change weekly.
Petrol (RON 95)
≈ €70
35.9 L × €1.94 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €56
28.7 L × €1.93 / L · 6 L/100 km
Electric (DC fast)
≈ €54
84 kWh × €0.64 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Public DC fast charging — slower AC charging at home or hotels typically costs about half.
Motorway tolls & vignettes
≈ €43
- ES — €0.09/km on the motorway network (≈ 479 km in-country ≈ €43) Toll-free on the A-network; charged only on AP roads.
Prices last refreshed 2026-09-28.
Weather by month
Average daytime high / overnight low and typical monthly rainfall, over the past five years.
🇪🇸 Granada
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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14°
4°
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15°
5°
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18°
7°
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22°
10°
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25°
12°
|
31°
18°
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36°
22°
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36°
22°
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29°
17°
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24°
14°
|
18°
8°
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14°
4°
|
| 86mm | 61mm | 151mm | 44mm | 52mm | 22mm | 1mm | 1mm | 24mm | 52mm | 45mm | 33mm |
hot mild cold
🇪🇸 Valencia
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17°
8°
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17°
8°
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20°
10°
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22°
12°
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24°
15°
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28°
20°
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31°
23°
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32°
23°
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27°
20°
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25°
17°
|
21°
12°
|
17°
8°
|
| 14mm | 23mm | 62mm | 10mm | 35mm | 15mm | 17mm | 19mm | 105mm | 114mm | 44mm | 45mm |
hot mild cold
Next 5 days at Valencia
Live forecast — refreshes every few hours.
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Sun 11
☀️
18° / 18°
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Mon 12
☀️
26° / 16°
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Tue 13
☀️
25° / 17°
0.2mm
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Wed 14
⛅
24° / 17°
1.7mm
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Thu 15
⛅
24° / 16°
0.5mm
Forecast: MET Norway
Directions
Turn-by-turn summary of the main manoeuvres, generated by OSRM.
Show all 19 manoeuvres
- Calle Doctor Guirao Gea
- Carretera de Murcia 7 km
- — 0.6 km
- Autovía de Sevilla a Almería por Granada (A-92) 42 km
- Autovía de Guadix a Límite de Región de Murcia (A-92N) 119 km
- (A-91) 18 km
- Autovía del Mediterráneo (A-7) 75 km
- Autovía de Murcia (A-30) 1 km
- Autovía de Murcia (A-30) 28 km
- Autovía del Altiplano (A-33) 92 km
- Autovía Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 3 km
- Autovia Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 5 km
- Autovía Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 4 km
- Autovia Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 21 km
- Autovia de la Mediterrània (A-7) 43 km
- (V-31) 12 km
- Pista de Silla (V-31) 2 km
- Avinguda d'Ausiàs March 0.1 km
- Plaça de la Ciutat de Bruges
By train from Granada to Valencia
Fastest cross-border rail itinerary from the public Transitous planner. Times reflect a typical Monday-morning departure on the next available service-day.
- Fastest journey
- 6h 27m
- 2 changes
- Lead operator
- RENFE OPERADORA
- + 1 more
- Alternatives
- 4
- Itineraries returned by the planner.
Trains on the fastest itinerary
- AVE 02167
- AVE 03981
All operators across alternatives
- RENFE OPERADORA
- Renfe Cercanias
Includes a high-speed rail leg (TGV, ICE, AVE, Frecciarossa-class).
Show route on map
Routing via the public Transitous OTP planner (community-run MOTIS instance). Cached 24 hours; verify on the operator's site before booking.
How this page is built
Compiled by COD Solutions Oy from open European data — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, and OpenTopoData SRTM 30m for elevation. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.