Oviedo to Gijón distance

Oviedo to Gijón by road

The fastest driving route is 32.6 km (20.3 mi) long and takes about 28 min without stops or traffic. It runs mostly on the A-66 (17.5 km), the A-8 (6.3 km), and the GJ-81 (3.3 km).

The whole route stays in Asturias. That’s an average of 70 km/h (43 mph), and at under two hours you can do it without stopping. The time is OSRM’s estimate with OpenStreetMap data: no traffic and speeds somewhat below the limits, so real trips can differ.

Straight-line distance and bearing

In a straight line, the shortest distance over the Earth’s surface, Oviedo and Gijón are 25.3 km (15.7 mi) apart. That’s the geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid, the distance “as the crow flies”.

The road is 29% longer: for every 100 km in a straight line you drive 129. That’s a normal detour between two cities. Of the 40 Spanish pairs in this series, it ranks 11th for detour (the average is 24%).

From Oviedo, Gijón lies to the northeast (bearing 36°), and from Gijón, Oviedo lies to the southwest.

Halfway between Oviedo and Gijón

Halfway along the straight line, 12.6 km (7.9 mi) from each city, is the point 43.4528° N, 5.7535° W. It falls near Noreña (Asturias, pop. 5,131), 7.6 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Siero (Asturias, pop. 53,049), 10.1 km away.

By road, the halfway point is 16.3 km (10.1 mi) from each city, near Llanera (Asturias, pop. 14,020), 5.6 km away. The nearest town of 20,000 people or more is Oviedo (Asturias, pop. 223,968), 12.5 km away. The two midpoints almost coincide (3.4 km apart), because the road doesn’t stray far from the straight line.

The two cities

Oviedo sits at 235 m (771 ft) and Gijón at 7 m (23 ft), 228 m (748 ft) lower.

Oviedo has 223,968 people and Gijón 269,894 people (INE population register, January 1, 2025).