Arthurious · CC BY 4.0to Bruges
Medieval canals an hour from Calais
🎄 The Bruges Christmas markets, 20 Nov – 3 Jan — on in your trip's window.
4 days · 286 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€3517 litres at an average €2.04 a litre
- Price per litre on the wayBelgium €1.99 · United Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23
- London Congestion Charge€21.25Any motor vehicle, one charge a day · 1 day
- 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
- 3 nights€250≈ €83 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 2026-10-18. 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
- London Congestion Charge€21.25
- 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.
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Dover€74Premier Inn · hotel
- Night 2 · Bruges€88Crowne Plaza Brugge · hotel
- Night 3 · Bruges€88Crowne Plaza Brugge · 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
- 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.97 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 1 · 27 km before tonight's 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
- Museum of Fine Arts, GhentThe Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark.40 km
Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent
Day 3 · 40 km from Brugge
The Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark.
Wikipedia · Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Basilica of the Holy BloodThe Basilica of the Holy Blood is a Roman Catholic basilica in Bruges, Belgium.1 km
Basilica of the Holy Blood
Day 3 · in Brugge
The Basilica of the Holy Blood is a Roman Catholic basilica in Bruges, Belgium.
Wikipedia · Jim Linwood · CC BY 2.0
- GravensteenThe Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.38 km
Gravensteen
Day 3 · 38 km from Brugge
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
Wikipedia · Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0
