From Birmingham

to Prague

Bridges, castle and old town

🎄 The Old Town Square Christmas market, 28 Nov – 6 Jan — on in your trip's window.

7 days · 1,636 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€21098 litres at an average €2.14 a litre
Price per litre on the wayCzechia €1.86 · United Kingdom €2.06 · Germany €2.18 · France €2.23
Motorway tolls in France≈ €50An allowance: 455 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
Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka)€12.29Motor vehicle with four wheels or more, ≤ 3.5 t (standard fuel), with or without a trailer · 10 days
6 nights€395≈ €66 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€270≈ €39 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
Vignette for Czechia€12.2910 days · Motor vehicle with four wheels or more, ≤ 3.5 t (standard fuel), with or without a trailer · Buy it from the official seller
Motorway tolls in France≈ €50An allowance: 455 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 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).
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 roadCzechia, 1 November – 31 March: winter tyres when there is snow or ice on the road.

Only official sellers are linked.

Night 1 · Calais€78Centre Européen de Séjour · hostel
Night 2 · Verdun€78Les Jardins du Mess · hotel
Night 3 · Leingarten · 9 km from Neckarsulm€80Nada · hotel
Night 4 · Prague€53Černý slon · hotel
Night 5 · Prague€53Černý slon · hotel
Night 6 · Prague€53Černý slon · 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.
331 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
Palace of TauPalace of Tau in Reims, France, was the palace of the Archbishop of Reims.
686 km
Palace of Tau
Day 2 · 119 km before tonight's stop
Palace of Tau in Reims, France, was the palace of the Archbishop of Reims.
Wikipedia · Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Speyer CathedralSpeyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae is a historical religious building in Speyer, Germany.
1,102 km
Speyer Cathedral
Day 3 · 70 km before tonight's stop
With the Abbey of Cluny in ruins, it is the largest remaining Romanesque church and building.
Wikipedia · Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Prague CastlePrague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic.
1 km
Prague Castle
Day 5 · 1 km from Praha
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic.
Wikipedia · Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
St. Vitus CathedralThe Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague.
2 km
St. Vitus Cathedral
Day 5 · 2 km from Praha
This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture, and is the largest and most important church in the country.
Wikipedia · o¬. · CC BY 2.0
PetřínPetřín is a hill in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic. It rises 327 m above sea level and some 130 m above the left bank of the Vltava River.
2 km
Petřín
Day 5 · 2 km from Praha
The summit of the hill is linked to Prague's Malá Strana district by the Petřín funicular, a funicular railway that first operated in 1891.
Wikipedia · Ludek · CC BY-SA 3.0