--- title: "Numancia – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Numancia, Spain: locality 4 km from Madrid. Nearby: Museo del Prado, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Every way…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/numancia" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/numancia.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- Locality · Spain · Madrid # Numancia What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Numancia 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Museo del Prado The Museo del Prado, officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It houses collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish royal collection, and is the single best collection of Spanish art in the world. 3.3 km · Spanish national art museum in Madrid, Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_del_Prado) 2. Biblioteca Nacional de España The Biblioteca Nacional de España is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. 3.8 km · library in Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Nacional_de_Espa%C3%B1a) 3. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía. 3.2 km · national museum of art in Madrid, Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Nacional_Centro_de_Arte_Reina_Sof%C3%ADa) 4. Congress of Deputies The Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch, the upper house being the Senate. The Congress meets in the Palace of the Parliament in Madrid. 3.7 km · lower house of the Cortes Generales (legislative branch of Spain's national government) · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Deputies) 5. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, or simply the Thyssen, is an art museum in Madrid, Spain, located near the Prado Museum on one of the city's main boulevards. It is known as part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofía national galleries. 3.6 km · art museum in Madrid, Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyssen-Bornemisza_Museum) 6. El Retiro Park The Retiro Park, also known as Buen Retiro Park or simply El Retiro, is one of the largest city parks in Madrid, Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish monarchy until 1868, when it became a public park following the Glorious Revolution. 2.8 km · urban park in Madrid, Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_del_Buen_Retiro) 7. National Museum of Archaeology The National Museum of Archaeology is a archaeology museum in Madrid, Spain. It is located on Calle de Serrano beside the Plaza de Colón, sharing its building with the National Library of Spain. 3.8 km · archaeological museum in Madrid, Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Archaeology_(Madrid%29) 8. Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas is a football stadium in the Madrid district of Puente de Vallecas, Spain. Up until 2026, it has hosted football matches as the home of Primera Division club Rayo Vallecano. 800 m · football stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallecas_Stadium) 9. plaza de Cibeles The Plaza de Cibeles is a square with a neo-classical complex of marble sculptures with fountains that has become a symbol for the city of Madrid. It sits at the intersection of Calle de Alcalá, Paseo de Recoletos and Paseo del Prado. 3.7 km · square in Madrid, Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_Cibeles) 10. Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid is an 8 hectares botanical garden in Madrid. The public entrance is located at Plaza de Murillo, next to the Prado Museum. 3.1 km · botanical garden and research centre in Madrid, Spain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Jard%C3%ADn_Bot%C3%A1nico_de_Madrid) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Numancia **Airports:** Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD), 13 km · Zaragoza (ZAZ), 261 km · Valencia (VLC), 289 km\ **Stations:** Madrid Atocha railway station, 2.9 km · Pacífico, 1.4 km · Antón Martín, 3.7 km · Menéndez Pelayo, 2 km · Alto del Arenal, 1.6 km\ - Valencia → Numancia 298 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · €35–49 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/valencia-to-numancia) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Valencia&to=Numancia) - Zaragoza → Numancia 272 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · €32–44 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zaragoza-to-numancia) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zaragoza&to=Numancia) - Bilbao → Numancia 324 km · quickest by air, 3h 27m · €90–130 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bilbao-to-numancia) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bilbao&to=Numancia) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Numancia) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Numancia Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Numancia. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in A somewhat unusual means of transportation is the cable car, that links Argüelles with the Casa de Campo (zoo and theme park) while offering a great view of the city. From [Wikivoyage: Madrid/Moncloa](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Madrid%2FMoncloa), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Chefchaouen](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chefchaouen) MA 8 ways of moving, 30 sources 598 km 2. [Merzouga and Erg Chebbi](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/merzouga) MA 8 ways of moving, 41 sources 1,035 km 3. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 1,114 km 4. [Isle of Wight](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-wight) GB 11 ways of moving, 22 sources 1,158 km 5. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 1,174 km If you know how people move in Numancia – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cnumancia&title=Numancia&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fnumancia), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Numancia Numancia is 4 km from [Madrid](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/madrid), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Community of Madrid](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/community-of-madrid) autonomous community of Spain 4 km - [Salamanca](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/salamanca) 4th city district of Madrid, Spain 3.8 km - [Retiro](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/retiro) 3rd city district of Madrid, Spain 1.8 km - [Arganzuela](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/arganzuela) 2nd city district of Madrid, Spain 3.1 km - [Villa de Vallecas](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/villa-de-vallecas) 18th city district of Madrid, Spain 3.8 km - [Puente de Vallecas](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/puente-de-vallecas) 13th city district of Madrid, Spain 900 m [The place page for Numancia](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/numancia) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Spain](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-ES) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/numancia, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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