Car hire and driving in Mataró
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Spain traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BCN means 41 km (25 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 Mataró
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mataró to Sabadell | Spain | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Mataró to Barcelona | Spain | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Mataró to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Spain | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Mataró to Terrassa | Spain | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Mataró to Girona | Spain | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Mataró to Tarragona | Spain | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Mataró to Reus | Spain | 120 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Mataró to Perpignan | France | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Mataró to Lleida | Spain | 152 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| Mataró to Palma | Spain | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 21 min |
| Mataró to Toulouse | France | 244 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 43 min |
| Mataró to Montpellier | France | 258 km (160 mi) | about 3 h 56 min |
| Mataró to London | United Kingdom | 1,125 km (699 mi) | about 17 h 10 min |
| Mataró to Berlin | Germany | 1,474 km (916 mi) | about 22 h 28 min |
| Mataró to Madrid | Spain | 531 km (330 mi) | about 8 h 6 min |
| Mataró to Rome | Italy | 836 km (519 mi) | about 12 h 45 min |
| Mataró to Paris | France | 813 km (505 mi) | about 12 h 24 min |
| Mataró to Hamburg | Germany | 1,449 km (900 mi) | about 22 h 5 min |
| Mataró to Budapest | Hungary | 1,469 km (913 mi) | about 22 h 24 min |
| Mataró to Vienna | Austria | 1,321 km (821 mi) | about 20 h 9 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Mataró?
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.