The road
Madrid to Lisbon by car
629 km, about 5 h 30 on the fastest road, through Spain and Portugal. Fuel from about €87 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €39 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-30. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
629 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
5 h 30
without stops
Countries
2
Spain and Portugal
The road, country by country
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 442 km
- 🇵🇹 Portugal · 187 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-09-20 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €87 | €39 | €126 | 44 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €82 | €39 | €121 | 41 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €151 | €67 | €218 | 75 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.93 · diesel €1.92 /l
- 🇵🇹 petrol €2.11 · diesel €2.21 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €23 for a car over 442 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇵🇹 Motorway tolls in Portugal: about €14 for a car over 187 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🌉 Ponte 25 de Abril (Lisbon) — €2.15 (Car (class 1)) · unverified
- 🚫 Madrid: ZBE (Madrid 360 / Central) — By environmental label; no label = no central access.
Where to sleep beside the road
55 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 254, 0.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Plaza de Toros · camper site · km 255, 0.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping 301 · campsite · km 302, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Área de autocaravanas Lobón · camper site · km 368, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Caravanas · camper site · km 438, 0.5 km off the road
- ⛺ Area Serviço Autocaravana Corroios · camper site · km 613, 0.5 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Castillo de Batres · attraction · km 29, 9.9 km off the road
- ◆ Basílica Nuestra Señora del Prado · attraction · km 125, 3.5 km off the road
- ◆ Dolmen de Guadalperal · ruins · km 176, 6.7 km off the road
- ◆ Castillo de Trujillo · castle · km 255, 1.6 km off the road
- ◆ Teatro Romano · ruins · km 343, 3 km off the road
- ◆ Alcazaba de Badajoz · attraction · km 406, 3.5 km off the road
- ◆ Chapel of Bones · museum · km 497, 6.7 km off the road
- ◆ Grutas da Quinta do Anjo · ruins · km 593, 2.2 km off the road
What this road is for
Counted within 10 km of the road between the two ends, from OpenStreetMap — the places a passion would stop for.
- 419 castles — Castillo de Villaviciosa de Odón (km 21), Castillo de Belvís (km 197), Teatro Romano (km 342), Castelo de Evoramonte (km 472)
- 137 swim spots — Praia de Albarquel (km 588), Praia da Saúde (km 588), Praia Fluvial de Alburrica (km 606), Praia da Morena (km 612)
- 106 viewpoints
- 69 wineries — Herdade da Cardeira (km 446), Casa Relvas (km 485)
- 27 golf — Campo de Golfe do Montado (km 578)
- 15 breweries
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.