Is Ponferrada safe? Spain travel risk
Is Ponferrada safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ponferrada scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Spain Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ponferrada scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Spain (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ponferrada: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (57/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 42.5500° N, 6.5833° W within Castille-Leon, Ponferrada is situated 337.3 km SE of Madrid at an altitude of 519 m.
Castille-Leon
42.5500° N, 6.5833° W
519 m
Europe/Madrid
63,747
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Spain
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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