🇪🇸 Guadalajara Estación

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Type Major
Coordinates 40.644103, -3.18223
Timezone Europe/Madrid
Connections 778
UIC Code 7170200

About Guadalajara Estación

Guadalajara Estación is the conventional railway station serving the city of Guadalajara in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, located around 60 kilometres northeast of Madrid on the historic Madrid–Zaragoza main line. The station handles Cercanías commuter services on the Madrid C-2 line, providing a frequent connection to Madrid Atocha and making Guadalajara a popular residential town for Madrid commuters. High-speed AVE services use the separate Guadalajara–Yebes station outside the city, while this traditional station serves local and regional demand.

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Guadalajara station is about 2 kilometres from the old town. Local buses connect the station to the centre, or a taxi takes about 5 minutes. The walk to the Plaza Mayor is about 20 minutes.
Renfe Cercanias commuter trains connect Guadalajara to Madrid Atocha in about 50 minutes. The separate Guadalajara-Yebes AVE station handles high-speed trains on the Madrid-Barcelona line. The city station serves regional and commuter services.
Luggage storage at Guadalajara is limited. The station has a ticket office and basic facilities. Most visitors use Cercanias for day trips from Madrid.
The Palacio del Infantado, a 15th-century Gothic-Mudejar palace with an extraordinary facade of diamond-pointed stones, is the main attraction. The medieval old town has several notable churches. Guadalajara is an easy day trip from Madrid by Cercanias train.
The Palacio del Infantado is a masterpiece of late Gothic and Mudejar architecture, built in the late 15th century for the Mendoza family. Its facade is covered with diamond-pointed stonework, and the courtyard has elaborate arcades with lions and griffins. It now houses a provincial museum.

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Data last updated: 2026-02-27