What are nice day trips from Madrid?
Short answer
Pastrana, Guadalajara, Real Sitio de San Ildefonso and Torrijos are some potential day trips within 100 km of Madrid. Ciudad Real, Almagro and La Roda are within 200 km of Madrid by train. We list 22 places below, including 11 old-world towns (Ávila City and Zorita de los Canes), 4 wine towns (Sonseca and Tembleque), 3 mountain villages (El Espinar) and 3 lake or river towns (Brihuega and Escalona). More below.
Within 100 km 19 places
By train, within 200 km 3 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Madrid, so you can check the route and journey time.
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real is the capital of La Mancha — the Castilian plain made famous by Cervantes, whose fictional knight Don Quixote wanders its landscapes tilting at…
