Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0to Barcelona
Gaudí's city by road
14 days · 1,847 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€240111 litres at an average €2.17 a litre
- Price per litre on the waySpain €1.78 · United Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23
- Motorway tolls in France€34.40BOURGES → RIOM, Lille → Paris
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €48An allowance: 741 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- Dartford Crossing€4.13Class B: car (including when towing a trailer), motorhome, or minibus with 9 seats or fewer
- Dover–Calais ferry€135Car + up to 5 passengers
- 13 nights€848≈ €65 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€550≈ €39 a day for 14 days, cheap eats
Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-18. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.
- Dover–Calais ferry€135DFDS / P&O Ferries / Irish Ferries · about 1.7 h on board · Car + up to 5 passengers · The operator's prices
- Motorway tolls in France€34.40Paid on the road: BOURGES → RIOM, Lille → Paris
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €48An allowance: 741 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- Dartford Crossing€4.13
- Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)
- Low-emission zoneParis: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette
- Low-emission zoneBarcelona: ZBE Rondes
- On the roadIn the French mountains, 1 November – 31 March, the signed communes of 34 departments want four 3PMSF tyres, or chains or snow socks for two driven wheels in the car.
- On the roadSpain sets no winter-tyre season: in heavy snow the signs demand chains, and the road may simply be shut to cars without them.
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Dover€74East Cliff Hotel · hotel
- Night 2 · Verberie · 14 km from Compiègne€78Hôtel d'Aramont · hotel
- Night 3 · Pantin · 6 km from Paris€78Kalpesh Bhai · hotel
- Night 4 · Orléans€78Hôtel Coligny · hotel
- Night 5 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 6 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 7 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 8 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 9 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 10 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 11 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 12 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
- Night 13 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · 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
- Canterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.333 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 1 · 27 km before tonight's stop
Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is on the site of one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia · Hans Musil · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 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.717 km
Louvre
Day 4 · 10 km after last night's 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.1,304 km
Massif Central
Day 5 · 452 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 6 · 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 6 · 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
- Montserrat (mountain)Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.39 km
Montserrat (mountain)
Day 6 · 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
