Aranjuez

Aranjuez is an historic municipality] at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers. It is about 50 km south of Madrid in Spain and difficult for Anglophones to pronounce: aɾaŋˈxweθ sounds something like a'ran'with! Wikivoyage

Population 63,040 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Spain

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Spain
Daylight 9 h 21 in Dec, dark by 16:49 · 15 h in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 38 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 42 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 54 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 15 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 23 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 45 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 47 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 29 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 11 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 59 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 21 of daylight

Getting there

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Where you can go from Aranjuez

  • Under 1 h
  • 1–2 h
  • 2–3 h
  • 3–5 h
  • 5 h +

From Aranjuez's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

Under an hour· 1

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Abastos Market

    Abastos Market

    Mercado de Abastos

    1. Monday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    4. Thursday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    5. Friday: 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    Tuesday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    Wednesday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    Thursday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    Friday
    09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00
    Saturday
    09:00–14:00
    430 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 36 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.