City to city
Six hours of AP2 and A2, or three days through the Pyrenean foothills and the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Direct route
382.1 mi
Scenic route
652.4 mi
Days to enjoy it
4 days
Great roads on route
7
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Distances are planning estimates. The road list is drawn from the scored Atlas library inside this corridor. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 13 March 2026
The detour
The fast way
Motorway and trunk road for most of it, one fuel stop, nothing you will remember. Useful when the drive is a means to an end.
The good way
About 4 hr 15 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.
On the way
01 · France
The highest paved pass in the Pyrenees and the Tour de France's most storied climb.
11.8 mi · Rating 9.5 / 10
02 · France
Cliff cut hairpins and cirque views link two valleys via the dramatic Litor shelf.
18.6 mi · Rating 9.4 / 10
03 · Spain
A long alpine valley run past reservoirs and ski towns to the French border ridge.
28 mi · Rating 9 / 10
04 · France
A dramatic balcony road along the Litor cliff face connecting straight into the Aubisque.
11.8 mi · Rating 9 / 10
05 · Spain
A short dramatic climb into a canyon rimmed by sheer limestone walls and waterfalls.
5 mi · Rating 8.9 / 10
06 · Andorra
Europe's highest paved Pyrenean pass sweeps through bare granite scenery above the treeline.
11.2 mi · Rating 8.7 / 10
07 · France
A classic Pyrenean crossing of open pasture and hairpins on the Route des Pyrenees.
11.2 mi · Rating 8.7 / 10