From Birmingham

to Neuschwanstein & Bavaria

The fairy-tale castle and the Alpine foothills

7 days · 1,459 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€18788 litres at an average €2.14 a litre
Price per litre on the wayUnited Kingdom €2.06 · Germany €2.18 · France €2.23
Motorway tolls in France≈ €52An allowance: 473 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
6 nights€476≈ €79 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€283≈ €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 1.5 h on board · Car + up to 5 passengers · The operator's prices
Motorway tolls in France≈ €52An allowance: 473 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.
On the roadGermany sets no winter-tyre dates — the duty bites on ice, packed snow or slush, and then the tyres must carry the alpine symbol (three peaks and a snowflake).

Only official sellers are linked.

Night 1 · Calais€78Centre Européen de Séjour · hostel
Night 2 · Vienne-le-Château · 11 km from Sainte-Menehould€78Hôtel le Tulipier · hotel
Night 3 · Malsch · 15 km from Karlsruhe€80Millennium Motel · hotel
Night 4 · Füssen€80Hotel Füssen · hotel
Night 5 · Füssen€80Hotel Füssen · hotel
Night 6 · Füssen€80Hotel Füssen · hotel

Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.

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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.
313 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 1 · 72 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
Forest of ArgonneThe Forest of Argonne is a long strip of mountainous and wild woodland in northeastern France, approximately 200 km east of Paris.
756 km
Forest of Argonne
Day 3 · 9 km after last night's stop
The Forest of Argonne is a long strip of mountainous and wild woodland in northeastern France, approximately 200 km east of Paris.
Wikipedia · Wilson44691 · Public domain
Maulbronn MonasteryMaulbronn Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey and ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire located at Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg.
1,151 km
Maulbronn Monastery
Day 4 · 56 km into the day · a morning stop
Maulbronn Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey and ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire located at Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg.
Wikipedia · Elke Wetzig (Elya) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neuschwanstein CastleNeuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria.
4 km
Neuschwanstein Castle
Day 5 · 4 km from Füssen
According to Guinness World Records, at 65 metres, it is the tallest castle in the world.
Wikipedia · Wilfredor · CC0
ZugspitzeThe Zugspitze, at 2,962 m above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany.
27 km
Zugspitze
Day 5 · 27 km from Füssen
The Zugspitze, at 2,962 m above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany.
Wikipedia · Tuxyso · CC BY-SA 4.0
WieskircheThe Pilgrimage Church of Wies is a Roman Catholic oval Rococo church, designed in the late 1740s and completed in 1754. It is the major work of the brothers Johann Baptist and Dominikus Zimmermann, the latter of whom lived nearby for the last eleven years of his life.
20 km
Wieskirche
Day 5 · 20 km from Füssen
The Pilgrimage Church of Wies is a Roman Catholic oval Rococo church, designed in the late 1740s and completed in 1754. It is the major work of the brothers Johann Baptist and Dominikus Zimmermann, the latter of whom lived nearby for the last eleven years of his life.
Wikipedia · Bönisch · CC BY-SA 2.0 de