• Situation: Toledo is situated in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula - 570 km from the French border (Hendaya), 680 km from Barcelona, 583 km from Cádiz and 610 km from Lisboa - close to Madrid (70 km) and Barajas international airport (80 km)
• Population: 75.533 Inhabitants (01/01/2005)
• Altitude: 532 m
• Latitude: 39º 51' N
• Longitude: 4º 1'0
• Rainfall: 400 mm a year (80 days a year, 2 or 3 of snow)
• Average temperatures: Maximum 20,6 ºC. Minimum 9,45 ºC

You can get to Toledo, from Madrid, by road or rail.
The nearest airport is Barajas in Madrid, just over 60 minutes away by car.

Distances to:

Madrid: 71 km.

Madrid - Barajas Airport: 80 km.

Talavera de la Reina: 85 km.

Aranjuez: 35 km.

 

Roads:

AP-41: Madrid-Toledo Toll Road
www.autopistamadridtoledo.com

A-42: Madrid-Toledo Main Road

A-5: Talavera de la Reina, Cáceres and Portugal

A-4: Andalucía

N-400: Cuenca, Albacete and Levante (by Ocaña)

N-403: Ávila, Salamanca and Valladolid

There are buses to Madrid every 30 minutes as well as nine trains daily. In both cases the journey - express service - takes fifty minutes, and arrives at Madrid´s terminals (South Bus Station, Atocha and Chamartín railway stations) where there are immediate connections - buses, underground, suburban trains - to other destinations and Barajas international airport. If you go by car the journey is slightly less, 45 minutes to the centre of Madrid or 60 - 70 to the airport. From Toledo bus station you can link up with other destinations in the province or region.

Bus Madrid-Toledo / Toledo-Madrid:

Frequency: every 30 minutes from 6 am to 10 pm

Journay: 50 minutes (direct service)

Approximate ticket price: 4,40 €

Sout Bus Station in Madrid: C. Méndez Álvaro :: Ticket-windows: 50, 51, 52 and 53

Bus Station in Toledo: Avda. Castilla la Mancha, s/n :: Ticket-windows: 12 and 13

Teléfono Continental - Auto: Madrid: 91 527 29 61 :: Toledo: 925 22 36 41

Timetable

 

Train Madrid - Toledo / Toledo - Madrid:

Train: Tren Media distancia AV

Frequency: about ten journeys per day

Journay: about 35 minutes

Approximate ticket price: 9 €

RENFE information: 902 24 02 02

Train Station in Toledo: Paseo de la Rosa, s/n

Atocha Train Station, in Madrid: Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V, s/n

Timetable

All the main destinations can be reached on the city buses from plaza de Zocodover. Also, there are so many taxis, which taxi stands are at Cuesta del Alcázar, Paseo de la Vega and bus station.

Buses:

To Zocodover from Bus Station: lines 5, 61, 62, 81, 82, 92,93 and 12

To Zocodover from Train Station: lines 22, 5, 61, 62, 92, 93 and 94

Tickt price: 0,85 €

Frequency: 15 a 20 minutos

Timetable

 

Taxi:

Radio Taxi: 925 25 50 50 - 925 22 70 70

Minimum price by journey: 2,35 €

Swing to the complications of the old part of the city, the fixed regulated areas, and the easy walking distances, it is advisable to use car parks.

Toledo is the perfect city to go over on foot. All its monuments, museums and interesting places are very near each others.

It is advisable to wear comfortable shoes because there are so many slopes, and most of its roads are paved with small stones.

If you prefer to move freely around the city and the province of Toledo, you have available:

• Arexi: Polígono Industrial Santa María de Benquerencia :: +34 925 23 36 64
• Avis: Venancio González, 9 :: +34 925 21 45 35
• Ocsa Ren a Car: Río Jarama, parc. 10 :: +34 925 24 08 70
• Hertz: Paseo de la Rosa, 1 :: +34 925 25 38 90

Generally, shops in Toledo open from 10am to 2pm, then from 4.30pm to 8pm.

In the summer, shops usually open later in the afternoon 5.30pm and close at 8.30pm.

Some establishments have different opening hours, such as banks and public entities which normally close at 2pm.

Certain shops in the tourist area do not close for lunch.

Shopping centres, like Zoco Europa and Luz del Tajo extend their opening times to 9pm.