Rest Areas Europe

Spain rest areas & motorway services

Find rest areas, service areas and truck stops on the motorways in Spain: 1,499 stops in 16 regions, with facilities, a map and a Navigate button for each one.

Rest & service areas
1,499
Service areas
878
Rest areas
621
With toilets
281
With EV charging
170
With truck parking
30

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Driving in Spain: service areas, tolls and rules

Most of Spain’s motorway network is free to use, and stops range from full service areas to simple rest areas. Here is how they are named and which rules are worth knowing before you set off.

Speed limit on motorways
120 km/h.
Tolls
Most dual carriageways (autovías, numbered “A-”) are free. Tolled motorways carry the prefix “AP-”, although several became free when their concessions ended in 2020 and 2021.
Lorry driving bans
The traffic authority (DGT) restricts lorries over 7.5 t on certain roads during busy holiday periods; the calendar is published each year.
Emergency number
112.

Types of stop

An área de servicio has a filling station and usually a café or restaurant. An área de descanso is a rest area with parking and sometimes picnic tables or toilets. Blue signs with symbols announce the services ahead.

Busy periods

Traffic is heaviest at the start and end of the summer holidays and around Easter (Semana Santa), when the DGT runs special traffic operations. Plan your breaks around these peaks.

Official information: Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT)
Last checked: October 2026

Main motorways and roads

The roads with the most rest and service areas in Spain. Open a region to see every stop grouped by road.

  • AP-7 91 stops
  • A-6 64 stops
  • AP-68 58 stops
  • A-2 50 stops
  • A-4 43 stops
  • A-3 39 stops
  • AP-2 39 stops
  • A-1 35 stops
  • A-8 33 stops
  • A-31 32 stops
  • N-630 32 stops
  • A-62 30 stops
  • A-7 29 stops
  • A-66 25 stops
  • A-92 23 stops

About rest areas in Spain

This directory lists 878 service areas with fuel or food and 621 simpler rest areas in Spain. Among them, 281 stops have toilets and 30 stops have truck parking. Facilities, opening hours and closures can change, so always check signs on site.

Regions with the most stops: Castile and León (252), Catalonia (205), Andalusia (183), Castile-La Mancha (122), Aragon (118).