Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0to Barcelona & Costa Brava
Gaudí's city and the coves north of it
14 days · 1,642 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€22498 litres at an average €2.28 a litre
- Price per litre on the waySpain €1.85 · Belgium €1.96 · France €2.21 · Netherlands €2.43
- Motorway tolls in France€22.70BOURGES → ST AMAND MONTROND, Lille → Paris
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €42An allowance: 587 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- 13 nights€834≈ €64 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€563≈ €40 a day for 14 days, cheap eats
Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-04. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.
- Motorway tolls in France€22.70Paid on the road: BOURGES → ST AMAND MONTROND, Lille → Paris
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €42An allowance: 587 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- Low-emission zoneAmsterdam: Milieuzone
- Low-emission zoneAntwerp: LEZ (register/day-pass)
- Low-emission zoneGhent: LEZ (register/day-pass)
- Low-emission zoneParis: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette
- Low-emission zoneBarcelona: ZBE Rondes
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Thourotte · 8 km from Compiègne€78Hôtel 2 Vallées Thourotte · hotel
- Night 2 · Saint-Amand-Montrond€78Le Noirlac · hotel
- Night 3 · Pézenas · 22 km from Béziers€78Gîtes Couvent Les Ursulines · guesthouse
- Night 4 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 5 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 6 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 7 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 8 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 9 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 10 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 11 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 12 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
- Night 13 · Barcelona€60chic&basic Reding Hotel · hotel
Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.
Sources: EU weekly fuel bulletin · operators' published tariffs · Wikipedia · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
- LouvreThe Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.541 km
Louvre
Day 2 · 97 km into the day · a morning stop
The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.
Wikipedia · Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5
- Massif CentralThe Massif Central is a highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus.1,092 km
Massif Central
Day 3 · 251 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Massif Central is a highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus.
Wikipedia · Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sagrada FamíliaBasílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, or simply Sagrada Família, is a Catholic church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.2 km
Sagrada Família
Day 5 · 2 km from Barcelona
Designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, it is the tallest church in the world.
Wikipedia · Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Park GüellPark Güell is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the La Salut neighborhood of the Gràcia district in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.4 km
Park Güell
Day 5 · 4 km from Barcelona
Park Güell is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the La Salut neighborhood of the Gràcia district in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Wikipedia · Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0
- La Pedrera, BarcelonaCasa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera in reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a Modernista building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.2 km
La Pedrera, Barcelona
Day 5 · 2 km from Barcelona
Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera in reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a Modernista building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Wikipedia · Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Montserrat (mountain)Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.39 km
Montserrat (mountain)
Day 5 · 39 km from Barcelona
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.
Wikipedia · MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ · CC BY-SA 2.0
