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Alcalá de Henares · Spain

Car hire and driving in Alcalá de Henares

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Spain traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MAD means 18 km (11 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648909 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648910.

Drives from Alcalá de Henares

Car rental from Alcalá de Henares: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Alcalá de Henares to ChamartínSpain27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Alcalá de Henares to MadridSpain30 km (19 mi)about 27 min
Alcalá de Henares to GetafeSpain37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Alcalá de Henares to LeganésSpain38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Alcalá de Henares to AlcorcónSpain42 km (26 mi)about 39 min
Alcalá de Henares to FuenlabradaSpain43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Alcalá de Henares to ParlaSpain44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Alcalá de Henares to MóstolesSpain46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Alcalá de Henares to ValladolidSpain173 km (108 mi)about 2 h 39 min
Alcalá de Henares to SalamancaSpain202 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Alcalá de Henares to BurgosSpain209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Alcalá de Henares to AlbaceteSpain210 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Alcalá de Henares to LondonUnited Kingdom1,251 km (777 mi)about 19 h 5 min
Alcalá de Henares to RomeItaly1,335 km (830 mi)about 20 h 22 min
Alcalá de Henares to ParisFrance1,034 km (642 mi)about 15 h 46 min
Alcalá de Henares to HamburgGermany1,765 km (1,097 mi)about 26 h 55 min
Alcalá de Henares to ViennaAustria1,782 km (1,107 mi)about 27 h 10 min
Alcalá de Henares to BarcelonaSpain474 km (295 mi)about 7 h 14 min
Alcalá de Henares to MunichGermany1,458 km (906 mi)about 22 h 14 min
Alcalá de Henares to MilanItaly1,160 km (721 mi)about 17 h 41 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Alcalá de Henares?

The right, as everywhere in Spain.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.