From Manchester

to Barcelona

Gaudí's city by road

14 days · 1,987 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€250119 litres at an average €2.10 a litre
Price per litre on the waySpain €1.78 · United Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23
Motorway tolls in France€34.40BOURGES → RIOM, Lille → Paris
Motorway tolls in France≈ €43An allowance: 699 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
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
13 nights€848≈ €65 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€550≈ €39 a day for 14 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
Motorway tolls in France€34.40Paid on the road: BOURGES → RIOM, Lille → Paris
Motorway tolls in France≈ €43An allowance: 699 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
M6 Toll€8.74
Dartford Crossing€4.13
Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)
Low-emission zoneParis: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette
Low-emission zoneBarcelona: ZBE Rondes
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.
On the roadSpain sets no winter-tyre season: in heavy snow the signs demand chains, and the road may simply be shut to cars without them.

Only official sellers are linked.

Night 1 · Dartford€74Premier Inn · hotel
Night 2 · Béthune · 8 km from Bruay-la-Buissière€78Tourhôtel · hotel
Night 3 · La Ferté-Saint-Aubin · 20 km from Orléans€78Le clos des Poulies · guesthouse
Night 4 · Saint-Flour€78Hôtel Restaurant Bar Tabac du Pont-Vieux · hotel
Night 5 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 6 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 7 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 8 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 9 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 10 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 11 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 12 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel
Night 13 · Barcelona€60Hotel Granvia · hotel

Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.

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LouvreThe Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.
847 km
Louvre
Day 3 · 228 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.
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Bourges CathedralBourges Cathedral or the Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Bourges is a Roman Catholic church located in Bourges, France.
1,107 km
Bourges Cathedral
Day 4 · 97 km into the day · a morning stop
Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Bourges is a Roman Catholic church located in Bourges, France.
Wikipedia · Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Massif CentralThe Massif Central is a highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus.
1,427 km
Massif Central
Day 4 · tonight's stop
The Massif Central is a highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus.
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Sagrada FamíliaBasílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, or simply Sagrada Família, is a Catholic church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
2 km
Sagrada Família
Day 6 · 2 km from Barcelona
Designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, it is the tallest church in the world.
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Park GüellPark Güell is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the La Salut neighborhood of the Gràcia district in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
4 km
Park Güell
Day 6 · 4 km from Barcelona
Park Güell is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the La Salut neighborhood of the Gràcia district in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Wikipedia · Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Montserrat (mountain)Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.
39 km
Montserrat (mountain)
Day 6 · 39 km from Barcelona
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.
Wikipedia · MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ · CC BY-SA 2.0