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Tarragona · Spain

Car hire and driving in Tarragona

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 REU means 7 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 Tarragona

Car rental from Tarragona: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tarragona to LleidaSpain76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Tarragona to L'Hospitalet de LlobregatSpain76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Tarragona to TerrassaSpain81 km (51 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Tarragona to BarcelonaSpain82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Tarragona to SabadellSpain86 km (54 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Tarragona to Santa Coloma de GramenetSpain89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Tarragona to BadalonaSpain91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Tarragona to MataróSpain111 km (69 mi)about 1 h 41 min
Tarragona to GironaSpain163 km (101 mi)about 2 h 29 min
Tarragona to Castelló de la PlanaSpain167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Tarragona to ZaragozaSpain187 km (116 mi)about 2 h 51 min
Tarragona to PalmaSpain209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Tarragona to LondonUnited Kingdom1,160 km (721 mi)about 17 h 41 min
Tarragona to BerlinGermany1,566 km (973 mi)about 23 h 52 min
Tarragona to MadridSpain424 km (263 mi)about 6 h 28 min
Tarragona to RomeItaly941 km (585 mi)about 14 h 21 min
Tarragona to ParisFrance864 km (537 mi)about 13 h 11 min
Tarragona to HamburgGermany1,529 km (950 mi)about 23 h 19 min
Tarragona to BudapestHungary1,579 km (981 mi)about 24 h 4 min
Tarragona to ViennaAustria1,429 km (888 mi)about 21 h 47 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 Tarragona?

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.