Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0to Colmar & Alsace
Half-timbered old town on the wine road
🎄 Marchés de Noël de Colmar, 23 Nov – 29 Dec — on in your trip's window.
6 days · 1,242 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€16074 litres at an average €2.15 a litre
- Price per litre on the wayUnited Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €56An allowance: 511 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
- 5 nights€386≈ €77 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€241≈ €40 a day for 6 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 1.5 h on board · Car + up to 5 passengers · The operator's prices
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €56An allowance: 511 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)
- 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.
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Chatham€74The Charles Hotel · hotel
- Night 2 · Arras€78La Cours des Grands · guesthouse
- Night 3 · Metz€78L'Appart des Tanneurs · guesthouse
- Night 4 · Colmar€78ibis Styles Colmar Centre · hotel
- Night 5 · Colmar€78ibis Styles Colmar Centre · 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.312 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 2 · 46 km into the day · a morning 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
- VermandVermand is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.581 km
Vermand
Day 3 · 75 km into the day · a morning stop
Vermand is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Wikipedia · Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Völklingen IronworksThe Völklingen Ironworks is a former blast furnace complex located in the German town of Völklingen, Saarland.1,016 km
Völklingen Ironworks
Day 4 · 119 km into the day · a morning stop
The Völklingen Ironworks is a former blast furnace complex located in the German town of Völklingen, Saarland.
Wikipedia · Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Freiburg MinsterFreiburg Minster is the cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany.38 km
Freiburg Minster
Day 5 · 38 km from Colmar
Freiburg Minster is the cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany.
Wikipedia · KarlNapf · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Château du Haut-KoenigsbourgThe Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, sometimes also Haut-Kœnigsbourg, is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin département of Alsace, France.19 km
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
Day 5 · 19 km from Colmar
From 1900 to 1908 it was rebuilt at the behest of the German kaiser Wilhelm II.
Wikipedia · Wrtalya · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cité du TrainThe Cité du Train, situated in Mulhouse, France, is one of the ten largest railway museums in the world.37 km
Cité du Train
Day 5 · 37 km from Colmar
The Cité du Train, situated in Mulhouse, France, is one of the ten largest railway museums in the world.
Wikipedia · Mauritsvink · Public domain
