🇨🇭 Viaje transfronterizo · Switzerland → Spain 🇪🇸
En coche de Zürich a Valencia
Drive from Zürich to Valencia via A1H, A41, A43, A48, A49. Experience the French Alps, cross into Spain, and reach the Mediterranean coast.
- Tiempo de conducción
- 14h 59m
- Distancia
- 1.404 km
- ¿Mismo día?
- Divídelo
- 12 h+, planifica una parada
- Coste de combustible
- ≈ €194
- gasolina · diésel ≈ €166
- Peajes
- ≈ €144
- mixto
- Carga de vehículo eléctrico
- Desconocido
- aún no encuestado
En esta página
Mapa de la ruta
Opciones de ruta
Otros caminos que OSRM encontró entre las dos ciudades — útil cuando el tráfico, los peajes o el paisaje importan más que la velocidad pura.
Alternativa
+41m- Distancia:
- 1.474 km (+71 km)
- Duración:
- 15h 40m
Vía: AP-7 · A 9 · A 7 · A 36
¿Cómo más puedes hacer este viaje?
Conducir es el enfoque de esta guía; aquí se explica cómo se comparan la bicicleta y (pronto) el tren, el autobús y el avión para el mismo trayecto.
14h 59m
1.404 km · €194 de combustible
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No es realista
1.404 km está muy lejos de ser una cicloturismo típico de varios días. Prueba un tramo más corto, como una etapa de un día o de fin de semana.
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.
Cómo es el viaje
Elaborado a partir de los datos calculados de la ruta el 24 de abril de 2026 y revisado en comparación con la tarjeta resumen de la ruta. Lee nuestra metodología.
Your drive begins by merging onto the A1H just outside Zürich, quickly transitioning to the main A1 heading south. After a brief stretch on Swiss motorways, you'll pick up the A 41 in France, signalling your entry into a region marked by rolling vineyards before the landscape dramatically shifts as you approach the Alps. The real climb begins on the A 43, a spectacular stretch that carves through the French Alps, offering breathtaking vistas and challenging gradients. Be prepared for potential weather changes, especially at higher elevations, and always check local advisories for winter tyre requirements in the colder months.
As you descend from the mountains, the A 48 leads you towards Lyon. This section can be busy, so factor in potential traffic delays, particularly around major conurbations. From Lyon, you'll continue south on the A 49, a route that gradually steers you towards the Spanish border. Crossing into Spain on this route means leaving behind the French toll system for Spanish motorways, which also carry tolls. Keep an eye on fuel prices; they can vary significantly between France and Spain, so topping up before the border might be wise.
The final leg of your journey sees you navigating Spanish roads towards Valencia. The infrastructure remains excellent, but the driving style and speed limit interpretations can differ. You'll be aiming for the vibrant Mediterranean coast, a welcome reward after your extensive drive through diverse European landscapes. Consider planning your stops to enjoy the transition from Alpine scenery to the warmer climate of the Iberian Peninsula.
Puntos destacados de la ruta
- French Alps scenery on the A 43
- Crossing the border from France into Spain
- The transition from mountain roads to Mediterranean coast
- Navigating around Lyon on the A 48
- Spanish motorways leading to Valencia
- Potential for significant altitude changes on A 43
Plan de viaje
Cómo plantear el viaje: un día, dividido o con noche.
Se recomienda pasar la noche
Demasiado largo para un día de un solo conductor. Planifica 1 parada(s) de una noche para hacer este viaje correctamente.
Una parada natural para pasar la noche cerca del punto medio: Saint-Marcellin (fr).
- Distancia:
- 1.404 km
- Duración:
- 14h 59m (flujo libre, sin tráfico)
Dónde parar
Lugares a lo largo de la ruta que sirven como paradas naturales para tomar un café, almorzar o pasar la noche.
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Estavayer-le-Lac 🇨🇭 ch
≈176 kmdesvío de ≈ 2.6 km de la ruta principal
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Aix-les-Bains 🇫🇷 fr
≈351 kmdesvío de ≈ 4.5 km de la ruta principal
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Valence 🇫🇷 fr
≈526 kmdesvío de ≈ 2.8 km de la ruta principal
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Lunel 🇫🇷 fr
≈702 kmdesvío de ≈ 5.2 km de la ruta principal
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Toulouges 🇫🇷 fr
≈877 kmdesvío de ≈ 3.7 km de la ruta principal
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Sant Cugat del Vallès 🇪🇸 es
≈1.053 kmdesvío de ≈ 2.8 km de la ruta principal
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Amposta 🇪🇸 es
≈1.228 kmdesvío de ≈ 3.7 km de la ruta principal
Por el camino
Lugares para parar a tomar un café, comer algo, disfrutar de una vista o pasar la noche — de OpenStreetMap.
Comida · 6
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Museos e historia · 6
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antiguo Cuartel del Pilar
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Turnerdenkmal
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Heureka
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museum · Zürich
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Le Grand Séchoir
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Schlachtendenkmal
memorial
Naturaleza · 5
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Galerie Bruno Bischofberger
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Quaibrücke
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Bürkliplatz
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Belvédère des amis de la colline
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Dormir · 6
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hotel · Zürich
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hotel · Zürich
Movimientos clave
Cosas que debes saber antes de salir: fronteras, lado de la carretera, peajes.
Cadena de varios países · CH → FR → ES
Cruzarás 3 países en este viaje, cada uno con su propio sistema de peajes, precios de combustible y normas de autopista. Lee la sección de información esencial a continuación antes de salir, y ten la documentación del vehículo y la tarjeta de seguro en el bolsillo de la puerta para cualquier control en carretera.
Peajes en autopistas en FR / ES
Presupuesta los peajes de autopista: Francia, Italia, España y Portugal cobran por kilómetro, Croacia y Grecia por tramo. Las tarjetas contactless funcionan casi en todas partes; ten una cargada.
Se requiere viñeta en CH
Austria, Suiza, República Checa, Eslovaquia, Hungría, Eslovenia, Bulgaria y Rumanía requieren una pegatina o viñeta electrónica para usar las autopistas. Cómprala en la frontera; no tenerla supone una multa considerable en el acto.
Largo tramo rural en V-21
Planifica unos 19 km de carreteras secundarias de dos carriles. Más lentas que la autopista, pero a menudo son la parte bonita; menos adelantamientos al anochecer.
Largo tramo rural en N 532
Planifica unos 11 km de carreteras secundarias de dos carriles. Más lentas que la autopista, pero a menudo son la parte bonita; menos adelantamientos al anochecer.
Imprescindible antes de partir
Cosas que un conductor de otro país no se le ocurriría preguntar — multas, pegatinas, tarjetas de pago, horarios.
Acceso a ciudades & zonas de bajas emisiones
Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla now run ZBE low-emission zones
ImprescindibleSpain'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.
Order your Crit'Air sticker before the trip
ImprescindibleParis, Lyon, Strasbourg, Marseille, Toulouse and a growing list of cities require a Crit'Air air-quality sticker visible on your windscreen — even for a single drive-through. It's €4.51 from the official site and ships by post (allow 2–6 weeks abroad). Without it, expect on-the-spot fines from €68. Your registration document tells the issuer your emission class.
Fronteras & documentos
You're leaving the EU customs zone
ImprescindibleSwitzerland is in Schengen but NOT in the EU customs union. Random customs stops happen at every border. Personal allowance: €300 in goods (CHF cash equivalent), 5L wine, 1L spirits. Above that you declare and pay duty. If you've loaded the boot with cured meat or cheese in Italy, declare it — confiscation is routine.
Peajes, viñetas & pago de carretera
Mont Blanc, Grand St Bernard, San Bernardino tunnels charge extra
ImprescindibleThe vignette covers most motorways but NOT the major Alpine road tunnels. Mont Blanc tunnel (FR-IT) is roughly €54 one-way for a passenger car, Grand St Bernard about €33, San Bernardino is included in the vignette but Gotthard road tunnel is a vignette-only route in summer (the queue can be 2 hours; the rail-shuttle alternative through the Lötschberg is faster).
Vignette is annual only — CHF 40
ImprescindibleSwitzerland sells one vignette: an annual sticker (or e-vignette) for CHF 40 / about €42. There's no 10-day option. Buy at any border post or online before you leave. The sticker must be physically affixed to the windscreen — keeping it loose in the glovebox earns the same CHF 200 fine as not having one.
You'll hit three different toll systems on this trip
ImprescindibleThis route crosses countries with mismatched toll mechanics — France's ticket-and-pay, vignette stickers, electronic-only stretches. There's no single transponder that works everywhere, but a Telepass EU device covers FR/IT/ES/PT and a Bip&Go covers the same plus a few more. For a one-off trip, contactless cards plus a Swiss vignette and Austrian e-vignette is the simplest mix.
Contactless works at every autoroute booth
ÚtilFrench autoroutes use a ticket system: take a card on entry, pay on exit. Every barrier accepts contactless tap-to-pay — pull into the "CB / bank card" lane (orange "t" logo means Liber-T transponder only, avoid those). For frequent EU travellers a Bip&Go transponder pays itself off in two trips by skipping the queue.
Most Spanish tolls were abolished in 2024
ConsejoThe 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.
Qué debe llevar tu coche
Hi-vis vest in the cabin, triangle in the boot
ImprescindibleA reflective vest must be reachable without leaving the vehicle (in the door pocket or under your seat — boot is too late). One warning triangle is also mandatory. The 2012 breathalyzer rule was scrapped in 2020 but is still nice to keep. No spare-bulb requirement.
Normas & costumbres de conducción
Priorité à droite still applies in towns
ÚtilOn urban streets without signs, traffic from your right has priority — even from a side street that looks subordinate. Outside cities the rule is mostly retired, but in residential French villages it survives. Slow at every right-hand junction unless a yellow diamond on your road tells you you're on the priority road.
Plan your stops, not just your finish time
ÚtilOSRM gives you free-flow drive time. Realistic add: 10% on motorway-heavy routes, 25% if you're crossing two cities. Eat at off-peak hours (11:30 lunch, 18:00 dinner) — service-area queues at noon kill 20 minutes. EU fatigue research is consistent: 15-minute break every 2 hours, full 45-minute break before 6 hours. The drive between hours 7 and 9 is where avoidable accidents cluster.
Gasolineras
Off-motorway stations close late evening
ConsejoSpanish 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
ConsejoMajor 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.
Smaller stations close on Sundays
ConsejoMotorway service areas (aires) run 24/7 with a fuel-price premium of about €0.15/L. Off-motorway stations in towns under 20k people often close Sunday afternoons and overnight Mon–Sat. If you're fuelling on a Sunday route, plan around motorway stops — supermarket pumps (Carrefour, E.Leclerc) are your cheapest option but typically 9:00–12:30 / 14:30–19:00 on a Sunday, where open at all.
Reglas, tarifas y umbrales cambian. Verifica siempre la fuente oficial el día antes de conducir — esta página es una lista de control, no una referencia legal.
Carreteras principales
Las autopistas en las que esta ruta pasa la mayor parte de los kilómetros.
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AP-7 Autopista de la Mediterrània469 km
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A 9 La Languedocienne280 km
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A1 —258 km
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A 7 Autoroute du Soleil93 km
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A 41 —71 km
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A 49 —61 km
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A 43 —46 km
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A 48 Autoroute du Dauphiné41 km
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A1H —21 km
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V-21 —19 km
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N 532 —11 km
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N 7 Route Nationale 710 km
Carácter de la ruta
Cuánto del viaje es autopista frente a secundaria frente a rural.
Viaje por autopista — rápido, predecible, sin incidentes.
- Autopista
- 96%
- Secundaria
- 1%
- Otro / rural
- 3%
Dificultad de conducción
Percepción rápida: ¿qué tan exigente es este viaje para un conductor?
General
Exigente
Viaje duro: múltiples factores complicantes se suman a la fatiga. Se recomienda encarecidamente dividirlo en varios días.
- Viaje largo: 14h 59m al volante a velocidades de flujo libre.
- Transfronterizo: CH → ES. Ten los documentos a mano y consulta las normativas fronterizas.
Combustible y peajes
Estimación aproximada del coste para un coche de pasajeros típico de la UE. Trátalo como una estimación: los precios en surtidor cambian semanalmente.
Gasolina (RON 95)
≈ €194
105.3 L × €1.84 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diésel
≈ €166
84.2 L × €1.97 / L · 6 L/100 km
Eléctrico (carga rápida DC)
≈ €149
246 kWh × €0.61 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Carga rápida DC pública — la carga AC en casa o en hotel suele costar la mitad.
Peajes de autopista y viñetas
≈ €144
- CH — Viñeta (pegatina de autopista / viñeta electrónica) — €42.00 por 365 días
- FR — €0.10/km en la red de autopistas (≈ 587 km en el país ≈ €59)
- ES — €0.09/km en la red de autopistas (≈ 485 km en el país ≈ €44) Sin peajes en la red A; se cobra solo en las carreteras AP.
Precios actualizados por última vez el 2026-05-04. Fuente: Boletín Semanal de Petróleo de la UE más operadores de autopistas nacionales.
Tiempo por mes
Máxima diurna promedio / mínima nocturna y precipitación mensual típica, en los últimos cinco años.
🇨🇭 Zürich
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caliente templado frío
🇪🇸 Valencia
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caliente templado frío
Próximos 5 días en Valencia
Pronóstico en vivo — se actualiza cada pocas horas.
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Mar 12
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19° / 18°
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Mié 13
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Jue 14
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Vie 15
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Sáb 16
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Pronóstico: MET Norway
Direcciones
Resumen de las maniobras principales, giro a giro, generado por OSRM.
Mostrar todas las 36 maniobras
- Schanzengasse 0.3 km
- Sihlquai 0.2 km
- Hardturmstrasse 0.3 km
- Bernerstrasse Nord (1; 3) 0.4 km
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- (A1H) 21 km
- (A1) 40 km
- (A1) 51 km
- (A1) 102 km
- (A1) 50 km
- (A1) 15 km
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- (A 41) 71 km
- (A 43) 46 km
- Autoroute du Dauphiné (A 48) 41 km
- (A 49) 61 km
- (N 532) 11 km
- Route Nationale 7 (N 7) 10 km
- — 0.4 km
- — 0.8 km
- Autoroute du Soleil (A 7) 93 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 86 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 141 km
- La Catalane (A 9) 52 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 136 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 14 km
- (B-30) 0.4 km
- — 0.4 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 61 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 259 km
- Autovia de la Mediterrània (A-7) 9 km
- (V-21) 19 km
- Avinguda d'Aragó
- Pont d'Aragó
- Plaça de la Ciutat de Bruges
Preguntas frecuentes
What are the main tolls on this route?
You'll encounter tolls on the French autoroutes (A 41, A 43, A 48, A 49) and subsequently on the Spanish motorways.
Are vignettes required for this drive?
No vignettes are required for this specific route. Tolls are paid directly on the motorways in both France and Spain.
Do I need winter tires for the French Alps section?
Winter tyre mandates vary by region and season. It's essential to check current regulations for the French Alps (Massif Central and Savoie regions) before you travel, especially between November and March.
How does driving in Spain differ from France?
Spanish speed limits are generally similar, but watch for differences in signage and potentially more aggressive driving styles on some motorways. Always be aware of the speed limits posted.
What are the fuel price differences between France and Spain?
Fuel prices fluctuate, but generally, you might find slight differences between the two countries. It's advisable to compare prices as you approach the border.
Cómo se construye esta página
Compilado por COD Solutions Oy a partir de datos europeos abiertos — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, EU Weekly Oil Bulletin for cross-border fuel-price bands, OpenStreetMap via Overpass for sights along the route, and Google Gemini drafts the narrative and FAQ from the computed route data. Consulta nuestra metodología para conocer la frecuencia de actualización y las limitaciones.