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Barakaldo · Spain

Car hire and driving in Barakaldo

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 BIO means 6 km (4 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 Barakaldo

Car rental from Barakaldo: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Barakaldo to Gasteiz / VitoriaSpain56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Barakaldo to SantanderSpain69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Barakaldo to Donostia / San SebastiánSpain82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Barakaldo to LogroñoSpain102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Barakaldo to BurgosSpain121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Barakaldo to PamplonaSpain122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Barakaldo to GijónSpain218 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Barakaldo to LeónSpain224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Barakaldo to OviedoSpain231 km (144 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Barakaldo to ValladolidSpain231 km (144 mi)about 3 h 32 min
Barakaldo to ZaragozaSpain251 km (156 mi)about 3 h 50 min
Barakaldo to BordeauxFrance258 km (160 mi)about 3 h 56 min
Barakaldo to LondonUnited Kingdom938 km (583 mi)about 14 h 18 min
Barakaldo to BerlinGermany1,589 km (988 mi)about 24 h 14 min
Barakaldo to MadridSpain326 km (202 mi)about 4 h 58 min
Barakaldo to RomeItaly1,276 km (793 mi)about 19 h 28 min
Barakaldo to ParisFrance742 km (461 mi)about 11 h 19 min
Barakaldo to HamburgGermany1,484 km (922 mi)about 22 h 38 min
Barakaldo to BudapestHungary1,776 km (1,103 mi)about 27 h 5 min
Barakaldo to ViennaAustria1,593 km (990 mi)about 24 h 18 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 Barakaldo?

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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.