Road Trip Cost Calculator
Route, consumption, fuel prices across 169 countries and toll road charges
Routes around the world
over 90 days · 15 countries · tap to load into the calculatorOne route per region. Median distance, a standard profile of 8 l/100 km, diesel, prices of the departure country. Only routes with at least 5 plans from 5 different users are shown; where cities do not repeat, the route is shown by country and the kilometres are split evenly.
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Per-country price from our database. Route average: /kWh
Your single price applies to every country on the route.
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Litre/Gallon
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Local currency
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Route — select countries and distances
Trip roadbook
Everything about this route on one page
- Visas and how long you can stay — for your passport
- Vehicle time limits, vignettes and toll roads
- Weather for your dates and places to stay along the way
- Prices, currency and key news for every country
Your route comes along — just pick the dates
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Working out the rules for this route…
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Home country, no limit
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Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.
How to Use the Calculator
- 1 Select fuel type: diesel, gasoline, LPG or electric
- 2 Enter your vehicle's fuel consumption (e.g. 8.5 L/100km)
- 3 Add route segments: choose a country and enter the distance for each leg
- 4 See fuel cost per country segment and the total for your entire trip
- 5 Pick your vehicle class — see toll charges and vignettes for every country on the route
Frequently Asked Questions
Fuel prices in popular countries per 1 litre in EUR
Live snapshot for popular van-life destinations. This is the exact data used by the calculator. Full table for 169 countries — on the fuel prices page.
| Country | Diesel | Petrol | LPG |
|---|---|---|---|
Austria
|
€ 2.13 | € 1.85 | € 1.16 |
Belgium
|
€ 2.45 | € 2.05 | € 1.03 |
Bulgaria
|
€ 1.87 | € 1.64 | € 0.62 |
Croatia
|
€ 1.90 | € 1.77 | € 0.87 |
Czech Republic
|
€ 1.93 | € 1.83 | € 0.89 |
Denmark
|
€ 2.54 | € 2.43 | — |
France
|
€ 2.37 | € 2.19 | € 1.05 |
Germany
|
€ 2.26 | € 2.18 | € 1.10 |
Greece
|
€ 2.07 | € 2.21 | € 1.14 |
Hungary
|
€ 1.95 | € 1.74 | € 0.98 |
Italy
|
€ 2.29 | € 2.06 | € 0.77 |
Netherlands
|
€ 2.62 | € 2.59 | € 1.11 |
Norway
|
€ 2.23 | € 2.05 | — |
Poland
|
€ 1.89 | € 1.65 | € 0.74 |
Portugal
|
€ 2.21 | € 2.09 | € 0.94 |
Romania
|
€ 2.04 | € 1.89 | € 0.94 |
Serbia
|
€ 2.01 | € 1.76 | € 0.92 |
Spain
|
€ 1.93 | € 1.84 | € 1.13 |
Sweden
|
€ 2.06 | € 1.69 | — |
Switzerland
|
€ 2.50 | € 2.22 | € 1.28 |
Turkey
|
€ 1.75 | € 1.52 | € 0.75 |
United Kingdom
|
€ 2.38 | € 2.08 | € 1.20 |
Fuel Prices in Europe: What Every Traveller Should Know
Fuel is one of the biggest costs of travelling by motorhome or campervan. Prices across Europe vary significantly from country to country — the gap between the cheapest and most expensive markets can reach 40–60%, making a real difference to your travel budget.
What Determines the Price of Fuel
The pump price is made up of several components: the commodity price of crude oil and refined products, excise duty and VAT (which can account for up to 60% of the retail price in some EU countries), and distributor and forecourt margins. Each EU country sets its own excise rate above the common minimum — which is why the Netherlands and Finland are consistently among the most expensive markets, while Poland and Bulgaria remain among the most affordable.
How to Save on Fuel When Travelling
When planning a multi-country route, it pays to fill up before entering a high-price country — for example, before crossing into the Netherlands, Switzerland, or Finland. Use our calculator to estimate costs for each leg in advance and identify the best places to fill up.
Toll roads — the second big line in a trip budget
Fuel is not the only bill on the road. On a European route toll charges easily add tens of euros: France, Italy and Spain charge per kilometre; Austria, Switzerland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria require a vignette; and individual bridges and tunnels — Mont Blanc, Frejus, the Bosphorus crossings — are paid at a fixed price. We hold rates for 85 countries, 8 vignette countries, 26 individual motorways and 168 bridges, tunnels and toll booths, cross-checked against 48 reference routes. The tariff depends on the vehicle class — car, camper up to 3.5 t, over 3.5 t — and the "Avoid toll roads" switch shows what the detour would really cost.
Calculating Electric Vehicle Trip Costs
The calculator supports electric vehicles: switch fuel type to "Electric", enter your car's kWh/100 km consumption and choose your charging mode — home AC or public DC fast charging. Charging tariffs are auto-filled per country from our database. Typical consumption: Tesla Model 3 — 16–18, VW ID.4 — 18–20 kWh/100 km; expect 15–30% more in winter and at motorway speeds.
Fuel Prices by Country
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Regular
$1.16 /L
€1.04 · £0.88/L
35 of 171
cheaper than 80% of countries
Midgrade
$1.32 /L
€1.18 · £0.99/L
21 of 103
cheaper than 81% of countries
Premium
$1.42 /L
€1.27 · £1.08/L
9 of 27
cheaper than 70% of countries
Diesel #2
$1.66 /L
€1.48 · £1.25/L
92 of 170
pricier than 54% of countries
LPG
$0.95 /L
€0.85 · £0.72/L
32 of 55
pricier than 56% of countries
E85
$0.87 /L
€0.78 · £0.66/L
2 of 6
cheaper than 83% of countries
Visas and vehicle on this route
Working out the rules for this route…
No passport set — showing the common ones. Tap yours to count by it alone.
Home country, no limit
Count the days by trip dates
Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.