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Map of the road from Birmingham to Swiss Alps© OpenStreetMap contributors
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From Birmingham

to Swiss Alps

Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau above two lakes

11 days · 1,397 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

  • Fuel€17784 litres at an average €2.11 a litre
  • Price per litre on the waySwitzerland €1.85 · United Kingdom €2.06 · Germany €2.18 · France €2.23
  • Motorway tolls in France≈ €60An allowance: 547 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
  • Swiss motorway vignette€42.89One motor vehicle up to 3.5 t (car or motorhome) · 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 (14 months)
  • 10 nights€1,081≈ €108 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
  • Food€513≈ €47 a day for 11 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
  • Vignette for Switzerland€42.891 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 (14 months) · One motor vehicle up to 3.5 t (car or motorhome) · Buy it from the official seller
  • Motorway tolls in France≈ €60An allowance: 547 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 · Lillers€78Gîte d'étape du presbytère · guesthouse
  • Night 2 · Suippes · 23 km from Châlons-en-Champagne€78Loft Côté Jardin · guesthouse
  • Night 3 · Rosheim · 24 km from Strasbourg€78Le clos des pommiers · guesthouse
  • Night 4 · Interlaken€121Hapimag Belvédère · hotel
  • Night 5 · Interlaken€121Hapimag Belvédère · hotel
  • Night 6 · Interlaken€121Hapimag Belvédère · hotel
  • Night 7 · Interlaken€121Hapimag Belvédère · hotel
  • Night 8 · Interlaken€121Hapimag Belvédère · hotel
  • Night 9 · Interlaken€121Hapimag Belvédère · hotel
  • Night 10 · Interlaken€121Hapimag Belvédère · hotel

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

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Sources: EU weekly fuel bulletin · operators' published tariffs · Wikipedia · map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Map of the road from Birmingham to Swiss Alps© 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.
    311 km

    Canterbury Cathedral

    Day 1 · 311 km into the day · an afternoon 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.
    691 km

    Palace of Tau

    Day 2 · 53 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

  • Federal Palace of SwitzerlandThe Federal Palace is a building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council.
    1,287 km

    Federal Palace of Switzerland

    Day 4 · 108 km before tonight's stop

    At the beginning of the 21st century, the first comprehensive renovation of the Federal Palace took place.

    Wikipedia · Flooffy · CC BY 2.0

  • EigerThe Eiger is a 3,967-metre mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais.
    16 km

    Eiger

    Day 5 · 16 km from Interlaken

    The most notable feature of the Eiger is its nearly 1,800-metre-high north face of rock and ice, the biggest north face in the Alps.

    Wikipedia · qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0

  • Aletsch GlacierThe Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps.
    32 km

    Aletsch Glacier

    Day 5 · 32 km from Interlaken

    The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps.

    Wikipedia · Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • MönchThe Mönch at 4,110 metres is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland.
    18 km

    Mönch

    Day 5 · 18 km from Interlaken

    The summit was first climbed on record on 15 August 1857 by Christian Almer, Christian Kaufmann, Ulrich Kaufmann and Sigismund Porges.

    Wikipedia · Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0