From Birmingham

to Venice

Canals and palaces; the car waits on the mainland

7 days · 1,760 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€227105 litres at an average €2.15 a litre
Price per litre on the waySwitzerland €1.85 · Italy €2.02 · United Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23
Motorway tolls in Italy€42.50A4 (Brescia–Padova), A4 (Torino–Milano), A5, A4/A5, A4 (Padova–Venezia), A57
Motorway tolls in France≈ €95An allowance: 864 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
Mont Blanc tunnel€56.40Car / ≤ class 2
6 nights€460≈ €77 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€284≈ €41 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 Italy€42.50Paid on the road: A4 (Brescia–Padova), A4 (Torino–Milano), A5, A4/A5, A4 (Padova–Venezia), A57
Motorway tolls in France≈ €95An allowance: 864 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
Dartford Crossing€4.13
Mont Blanc tunnel€56.40
Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)
Before you goItaly, 16 May – 14 October: winter or all-season tyres whose speed index is below the one in the vehicle's papers are not allowed — trailers and motorhomes included. That is a motoring club's reading, not the Italian ordinance — check your tyres' speed index against the registration document.
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 roadItaly, 15 November – 15 April: winter tyres on, or chains in the car. The Aosta Valley starts on 15 October, and on the Brenner A22 the kit must be aboard even in sunshine. That is a motoring club's reading, not the Italian ordinance — check the road operator's own notice.

Only official sellers are linked.

Night 1 · Calais€78HECO Calais Centre - Gare · hotel
Night 2 · Chaumont€78Ibis Styles Chaumont Centre Gare · hotel
Night 3 · Aosta - Aoste€76Hotel Europe · hotel
Night 4 · Venice€76Hotel Olimpia · hotel
Night 5 · Venice€76Hotel Olimpia · hotel
Night 6 · Venice€76Hotel Olimpia · hotel

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

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White Cliffs of DoverThe White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.
324 km
White Cliffs of Dover
Day 1 · 43 km before tonight's 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
The Last Supper (Leonardo)The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.
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The Last Supper (Leonardo)
Day 4 · 175 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.
Wikipedia · Leonardo da Vinci · Public domain
St Mark's BasilicaThe Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello.
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St Mark's Basilica
Day 5 · in Venezia
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello.
Wikipedia · Nino Barbieri · CC BY-SA 2.5
Doge's PalaceThe Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy.
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Doge's Palace
Day 5 · in Venezia
It was originally built in 810, rebuilt in 1340 and extended and modified in the following centuries.
Wikipedia · Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Piazza San MarcoPiazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza.
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Piazza San Marco
Day 5 · in Venezia
Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza.
Wikipedia · Matthias Süßen · CC BY-SA 4.0
MuranoMurano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy.
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Murano
Day 5 · 3 km from Venezia
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy.
Wikipedia · Anton Nosik · CC BY 3.0