C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0to Salzburg & the Alps
Baroque city at the edge of the lakes and Alps
4 days · 898 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€11754 litres at an average €2.17 a litre
- Price per litre on the wayAustria €1.84 · Germany €2.20
- 3 nights€240≈ €80 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€164≈ €41 a day for 4 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.
- Low-emission zoneCologne: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette)
- Low-emission zoneMunich: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette)
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Günzburg€80Vienna House Easy Günzburg · hotel
- Night 2 · Ruhpolding · 32 km from Salzburg€80Ferienwohnung Grabenhäusl · guesthouse
- Night 3 · Ruhpolding · 32 km from Salzburg€80Ferienwohnung Grabenhäusl · guesthouse
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.260 km
Speyer Cathedral
Day 1 · 260 km into the day · a lunch 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
- ChiemseeChiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim.726 km
Chiemsee
Day 2 · 220 km into the day · a lunch stop
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim.
Wikipedia · Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
- KönigsseeThe Königssee is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border.28 km
Königssee
Day 3 · 28 km from Salzburg
The Königssee is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border.
Wikipedia · Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
- SalzkammergutThe Salzkammergut is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mountains.34 km
Salzkammergut
Day 3 · 34 km from Salzburg
The Salzkammergut is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mountains.
Wikipedia · Michael Gredenberg (= User Mike@inode.at) · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hohensalzburg FortressHohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria.1 km
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Day 3 · in Salzburg
The fortress is 250 m long and 150 m wide making it one of the largest medieval castles in Europe.
Wikipedia · C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Berchtesgaden National ParkBerchtesgaden National Park is in the south of Germany, on its border with Austria, in the municipalities of Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königsee, Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria.24 km
Berchtesgaden National Park
Day 3 · 24 km from Salzburg
Berchtesgaden National Park is in the south of Germany, on its border with Austria, in the municipalities of Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königsee, Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria.
Wikipedia · Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld · CC BY-SA 3.0
