Switzerland
SpainZurich to Madrid shipping route.
1,653 km by road, about 27 h 18 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Zurich and Madrid
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
ZurichRoadMadridTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,653 km (1,027 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,247 km |
| Transit time | 27 h 18 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 16 h 18 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Zurich to Madrid shipping route by road
A truck from Zurich to Madrid drives 1,653 km. That is the driving distance on roads open to heavy goods vehicles, against 1,247 km as the crow flies.
Transit time for one driver is about 27 h 18 min, of which 16 h 18 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Zurich to Madrid is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Switzerland into Spain, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, plus export and import declarations at the border.
Of 33 road routes from Zurich in this directory, Madrid is the 25th shortest. Closer destinations: Lviv (1,559 km), Valencia (1,412 km) and Warsaw (1,340 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Zurich to Madrid?
1,653 km by road (1,247 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Zurich to Madrid?
About 27 h 18 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (16 h 18 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Madrid to Zurich has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
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Lyon472 km - Zurich to Duisburg659 km
- Zurich to
Brussels661 km - Valencia to Madrid359 km
- Barcelona to Madrid619 km
Lisbon to Madrid629 km- Marseille to Madrid1,084 km
- Lyon to Madrid1,222 km
- Paris to Madrid1,325 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.