Frédéric Ducarme · CC BY-SA 3.0to Côte d'Azur
The Riviera
10 days · 1,152 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€14169 litres at an average €2.04 a litre
- Price per litre on the waySwitzerland €1.85 · Italy €2.07 · Germany €2.20 · France €2.21
- Motorway tolls in Italy€20.04A10, A7, A26, A 10, A8, A9
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €2.00An allowance: 18 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- Swiss motorway vignette€42.89Vehicle or trailer up to 3.5 t · 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 (14 months)
- Gotthard road tunnelprice on booking
- 9 nights€743≈ €83 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€496≈ €50 a day for 10 days, cheap eats
Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-04. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.
- Vignette for Switzerland€42.891 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2027 (14 months) · Vehicle or trailer up to 3.5 t · Buy it from the official seller
- Motorway tolls in Italy€20.04Paid on the road: A10, A7, A26, A 10, A8, A9
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €2.00An allowance: 18 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- Low-emission zoneFrankfurt: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette)
- Low-emission zoneMilan: Area B (older vehicle ban) + Area C (centre charge)
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Basel€121Hyve · hostel
- Night 2 · Legnano€76Reverendo Humberto · guesthouse
- Night 3 · Nice€78Hôtel Carnot · hotel
- Night 4 · Nice€78Hôtel Carnot · hotel
- Night 5 · Nice€78Hôtel Carnot · hotel
- Night 6 · Nice€78Hôtel Carnot · hotel
- Night 7 · Nice€78Hôtel Carnot · hotel
- Night 8 · Nice€78Hôtel Carnot · hotel
- Night 9 · Nice€78Hôtel Carnot · 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
- 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.104 km
Speyer Cathedral
Day 1 · 104 km into the day · a morning 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
- AlpsThe Alps are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across several Alpine countries : Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.614 km
Alps
Day 2 · 200 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Alps are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across several Alpine countries : Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.
Wikipedia · Terra (EOS AM-1) satellite · Public domain
- CremolinoCremolino is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres south of Alessandria.927 km
Cremolino
Day 3 · 146 km into the day · a lunch stop
Cremolino is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres south of Alessandria.
Wikipedia · Davide Papalini · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oceanographic Museum of MonacoThe Oceanographic Museum, is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco City, Monaco.13 km
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Day 4 · 13 km from Nice
The Oceanographic Museum, is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco City, Monaco.
Wikipedia · Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lérins IslandsThe Lérins Islands are a group of five Mediterranean islands off the French Riviera, in Cannes.27 km
Lérins Islands
Day 4 · 27 km from Nice
It was founded around the year 410. According to tradition, Saint Patrick, patron of Ireland, studied there in the fifth century.
Wikipedia · Olivier Cleynen · CC BY 4.0
- Monte Carlo CasinoThe Monte Carlo Casino, officially named Casino de Monte-Carlo, is a gambling and entertainment complex located in Monaco.14 km
Monte Carlo Casino
Day 4 · 14 km from Nice
The Monte Carlo Casino, officially named Casino de Monte-Carlo, is a gambling and entertainment complex located in Monaco.
Wikipedia · Fruitpunchline · CC BY-SA 4.0
