🇪🇸 Same-country drive · Spain
Driving from Madrid to Toledo
- Drive time
- 58m
- Distance
- 73 km
- Same day?
- Yes, half day
- under 4 h
- Fuel cost
- ≈ €11
- petrol · diesel ≈ €8
- Tolls
- ≈ €7
- per-km
- EV charging
- Plenty fast
- 55 of 140 ≥50 kW
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
+9m- Distance:
- 83 km (+10 km)
- Duration:
- 1h 7m
Via: A-42 · A-4
Avoids motorways
+48m- Distance:
- 99 km (+26 km)
- Duration:
- 1h 46m
Via: N-400 · M-307 · M-301
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.
Trip plan
How to think about the drive: one day, split, or overnight.
Short hop
Under two hours behind the wheel. Grab a coffee, set the playlist, done before lunch.
- Distance:
- 73 km
- Duration:
- 58m (free-flow, no traffic)
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.
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.
Foreign plates must be pre-registered to enter the centre
Must knowMadrid
Cameras read your plate but don't know your emission class. Without registration on Madrid's portal (madrid.es/zbe), the system flags you regardless of the car's actual rating, and the fine reaches your home address weeks later via cross-border collection. Register before you set off.
Madrid 360 / ZBEDEP — pre-2000 cars banned outright
Must knowMadrid
Madrid Central (now ZBEDEP) is one of the strictest emission zones in Europe. Within the 4.7 km² central perimeter (formerly Distrito Centro), vehicles registered before 2000 are banned outright; the rest need to match Spain's "Etiqueta Ambiental" rating. Operates 24/7. Fine is €200 per entry.
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-42 Autovía de Toledo66 km
Route character
How much of the drive is motorway vs. secondary vs. rural.
Motorway drive — fast, predictable, uneventful.
- Motorway
- 91%
- Secondary
- 0%
- Other / rural
- 9%
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
- 475 m
- Highest point
- 672 m
- Total ascent
- ↑ 259 m
- Total descent
- ↓ 400 m
Fuel & tolls
Rough cost expectation for a typical EU passenger car. Treat as an estimate — pump prices change weekly.
Petrol (RON 95)
≈ €11
5.5 L × €1.94 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €8
4.4 L × €1.93 / L · 6 L/100 km
Electric (DC fast)
≈ €8
13 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
≈ €7
- ES — €0.09/km on the motorway network (≈ 73 km in-country ≈ €7) Toll-free on the A-network; charged only on AP roads.
Prices last refreshed 2026-09-28.
Fuel and EV charging along the route
Stations within a few kilometres of the road, sampled at evenly-spaced waypoints.
EV charging
55 at 50 kW or above (fast / ultra-fast).
Fastest first
- Parking Pza. Canalejas 360 (planta -1) (EMT) — Madrid 400 kW
- Parking C.C. Canalejas (planta -3) (Eranovum) 150 kW
- C.C Parquesur (Endesa) — Leganés 150 kW
- MOEVE El Bercial — Getafe 150 kW
- Repsol La Amistosina 150 kW
- E.S. Leclerc Parla 150 kW
- BP Illescas — Illescas 150 kW
- FastFuel — Bargas 150 kW
- C.C. Abadía del Campo 150 kW
- Cepsa Dos Luises 150 kW
- Parking Plaza Del Carmen (Telpark) — Madrid 120 kW
- Parking Cortes (Telpark) 120 kW
Weather by month
Average daytime high / overnight low and typical monthly rainfall, over the past five years.
🇪🇸 Madrid
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11°
3°
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14°
3°
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16°
5°
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21°
9°
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24°
11°
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30°
18°
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35°
20°
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35°
21°
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27°
15°
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22°
12°
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15°
7°
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11°
3°
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| 50mm | 17mm | 120mm | 44mm | 62mm | 43mm | 1mm | 6mm | 64mm | 87mm | 39mm | 30mm |
hot mild cold
🇪🇸 Toledo
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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12°
4°
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14°
4°
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17°
7°
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22°
10°
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24°
12°
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31°
18°
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35°
21°
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35°
22°
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27°
16°
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23°
13°
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16°
8°
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12°
4°
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| 56mm | 24mm | 102mm | 36mm | 54mm | 32mm | 1mm | 4mm | 59mm | 84mm | 39mm | 29mm |
hot mild cold
Directions
Turn-by-turn summary of the main manoeuvres, generated by OSRM.
Show all 9 manoeuvres
- Calle de la Cruz 0.1 km
- Plaza de las Cortes 0.2 km
- Plaza del Emperador Carlos V
- Autovía de Toledo (A-42) 66 km
- Avenida de Madrid
- Calle Marqués de Mendigorría
- Paseo de Merchán
- Calle de Alfonso VI
- Calle de las Tornerías
Cycling from Madrid to Toledo
Touring-pace bicycle route generated by BRouter, with elevation gain and matched against the EuroVelo cycle network.
- Distance
- 85 km
- vs 73 km driving
- Riding time
- 4h 16m
- Touring pace; experienced riders cut this 20–30%.
- Total climb
- ↑ 386 m
Routed on the BRouter trekking profile — balanced for paved leisure tourers; gravel and fast-bike profiles produce different lines.
This route doesn't follow any EuroVelo network sections — expect mixed local cycle paths and quiet roads.
Show route on map
By coach from Madrid to Toledo
Indicative duration of the fastest direct long-distance coach found in the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus EU schedules.
- Travel time
- 50m
- Direct
- Operator
- FlixBus-eu
- Departures / day
- ~1
- Approximate based on the published schedule.
Show coach corridor on map
Schedules sourced from the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus GTFS feeds via transport.data.gouv.fr. Times are indicative; verify on the operator's site before booking.
Booking link coming soon.
By train from Madrid to Toledo
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
- 1h 13m
- 2 changes
- Lead operator
- Renfe Cercanias
- + 1 more
- Alternatives
- 6
- Itineraries returned by the planner.
Trains on the fastest itinerary
- C3
- AVANT 08132
All operators across alternatives
- Renfe Cercanias
- RENFE OPERADORA
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, BRouter for the bicycle route, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, OpenTopoData SRTM 30m for elevation, and Open Charge Map for EV charging stations. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.