Car Travel

Even the remotest points are an easy one-day drive from Madrid, and northern Spain is superbly covered by freeways.

The drive from Madrid to Bilbao is 397 km (247 miles), about five hours; follow the A1 past Burgos to Miranda del Ebro, where you pick up the AP68. Car rentals are available in the major cities: Bilbao, Pamplona, San Sebastián, Hondarribia, and Vitoria. A note about signage: the Basque word for "calle" is kalea. We have standardized our addresses using "calle" for ease of Google Mapping, but you will see "kalea" on road signs in most Basque locales.