W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0to Loire Valley
Royal châteaux along one river
7 days · 966 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€12258 litres at an average €2.11 a litre
- Price per litre on the wayUnited Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23
- Motorway tolls in France€44.90Lille → Paris, Paris (La Folie-Bessin) → Tours-centre
- 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
- 6 nights€464≈ €77 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€281≈ €40 a day for 7 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€44.90Paid on the road: Lille → Paris, Paris (La Folie-Bessin) → Tours-centre
- 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
- 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 · Shalmsford Street · 7 km from Canterbury€74Homelea B&B · guesthouse
- Night 2 · Arras€78La Cours des Grands · guesthouse
- Night 3 · Amboise€78Hôtel Chaptal (logis hotels) · hotel
- Night 4 · Amboise€78Hôtel Chaptal (logis hotels) · hotel
- Night 5 · Amboise€78Hôtel Chaptal (logis hotels) · hotel
- Night 6 · Amboise€78Hôtel Chaptal (logis hotels) · 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
- White Cliffs of DoverThe White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.357 km
White Cliffs of Dover
Day 2 · 38 km into the day · a morning stop
The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.
Wikipedia · Immanuel Giel · CC BY-SA 3.0
- 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.733 km
Louvre
Day 3 · 207 km into the day · a lunch 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
- Château d'AmboiseThe Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire department of the Loire Valley in France.1 km
Château d'Amboise
Day 4 · in Amboise
Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt.
Wikipedia · W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Château de VillandryThe Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire, France.36 km
Château de Villandry
Day 4 · 36 km from Amboise
The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire, France.
Wikipedia · No machine-readable author provided. LonganimE assumed (based on copyright claim · CC BY-SA 2.5
- Clos LucéThe Château du Clos Lucé, formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.1 km
Clos Lucé
Day 4 · in Amboise
Built by Hugues d'Amboise in 1471, the palace has known several famous owners such as the French king Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
Wikipedia · Nadègevillain · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Château de LochesThe Château de Loches is a castle located in the département of Indre-et-Loire in the Loire Valley in France; it was constructed in the 9th century.32 km
Château de Loches
Day 4 · 32 km from Amboise
The Château de Loches is a castle located in the département of Indre-et-Loire in the Loire Valley in France; it was constructed in the 9th century.
Wikipedia · Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
