Frédéric Ducarme · CC BY-SA 3.0to Côte d'Azur
The Riviera
10 days · 1,645 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€20799 litres at an average €2.10 a litre
- Price per litre on the waySwitzerland €1.85 · Italy €2.07 · Germany €2.20 · France €2.21
- Motorway tolls in Italy€22.64A10, A7, A26, A26/A7, A 10, A9 …
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €2.00An allowance: 19 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€749≈ €83 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€473≈ €47 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€22.64Paid on the road: A10, A7, A26, A26/A7, A 10, A9 …
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €2.00An allowance: 19 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- Low-emission zoneHamburg: Diesel-Durchfahrtsverbote (older diesel bans on some streets)
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Kassel€80Hotel Gude · hotel
- Night 2 · Bühlertal · 9 km from Baden-Baden€80Bergfriedel · hotel
- Night 3 · Lugano€121Residence Principe Leopoldo · hotel
- Night 4 · Cap-d'Ail · 10 km from Nice€78Hôtel de Monaco · hotel
- Night 5 · Cap-d'Ail · 10 km from Nice€78Hôtel de Monaco · hotel
- Night 6 · Cap-d'Ail · 10 km from Nice€78Hôtel de Monaco · hotel
- Night 7 · Cap-d'Ail · 10 km from Nice€78Hôtel de Monaco · hotel
- Night 8 · Cap-d'Ail · 10 km from Nice€78Hôtel de Monaco · hotel
- Night 9 · Cap-d'Ail · 10 km from Nice€78Hôtel de Monaco · 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.609 km
Speyer Cathedral
Day 2 · 110 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
- 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.1,099 km
Alps
Day 3 · 98 km before tonight's 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.1,390 km
Cremolino
Day 4 · 193 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 5 · 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 5 · 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 5 · 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
