Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0to Amsterdam
Canals, an easy first drive abroad
5 days · 930 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€11356 litres at an average €2.02 a litre
- Price per litre on the wayBelgium €1.99 · United Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23 · Netherlands €2.39
- M6 Toll€8.74Car (class 2)
- 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
- 4 nights€324≈ €81 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€206≈ €41 a day for 5 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
- M6 Toll€8.74
- Dartford Crossing€4.13
- Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)
- Low-emission zoneAntwerp: LEZ (register/day-pass)
- Low-emission zoneAmsterdam: Milieuzone
- 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 · Newport Pagnell€74The Swan Revived · hotel
- Night 2 · Dover€74Travelodge · hotel
- Night 3 · Amsterdam€88Rembrandtplein Hotel · hotel
- Night 4 · Amsterdam€88Rembrandtplein Hotel · 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
- Coventry CathedralThe Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England.190 km
Coventry Cathedral
Day 1 · 78 km before tonight's stop
The first was St Mary's, a monastic building, from 1102 to 1539, of which only a few ruins remain.
Wikipedia · DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 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.464 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 2 · 28 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
- Plantin–Moretus MuseumThe Plantin–Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent role played in that history by the family of printers founded by Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.750 km
Plantin–Moretus Museum
Day 3 · 258 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Plantin–Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent role played in that history by the family of printers founded by Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.
Wikipedia · Klaus Graf · CC BY 2.5
- RijksmuseumThe Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history, located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Royal Concertgebouw.2 km
Rijksmuseum
Day 4 · 2 km from Amsterdam
It is also the largest art museum in the country.
Wikipedia · Marco Almbauer · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Van Gogh MuseumThe Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw.2 km
Van Gogh Museum
Day 4 · 2 km from Amsterdam
The museum contains the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world.
Wikipedia · Warrox · CC BY 2.5
- KeukenhofKeukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands.26 km
Keukenhof
Day 4 · 26 km from Amsterdam
Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands.
Wikipedia · Balou46 · CC BY-SA 3.0
