Stephencdickson · CC BY-SA 4.0to Edinburgh
Castle rock and the Royal Mile
4 days · 412 km · by car, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€5125 litres at an average €2.07 a litre
- Price per litre on the wayUnited Kingdom €2.06
- 3 nights€222≈ €74 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€156≈ €39 a day for 4 days, cheap eats
Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-25. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Edinburgh€74Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place · hotel
- Night 2 · Edinburgh€74Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place · hotel
- Night 3 · Edinburgh€74Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place · 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
- Carlisle CastleCarlisle Castle is a medieval stone fortress located in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, near the site of Hadrian's Wall and the Roman fortress of Luguvalium.241 km
Carlisle Castle
Day 1 · 241 km into the day · a lunch stop
During the Jacobite Rising of 1745–1746, Carlisle became the last English fortress to undergo a siege.
Wikipedia · John Gibson · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Edinburgh CastleEdinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.1 km
Edinburgh Castle
Day 2 · in Edinburgh
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of 1573, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment.
Wikipedia · Stephencdickson · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Forth BridgeThe Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of central Edinburgh.13 km
Forth Bridge
Day 2 · 13 km from Edinburgh
It continues to be the world's second-longest single cantilever span, with two spans of 1,709 feet.
Wikipedia · George Gastin · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Firth of ForthThe Firth of Forth is a bay in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south.36 km
Firth of Forth
Day 2 · 36 km from Edinburgh
The Firth of Forth is a bay in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south.
Wikipedia · NASA · Public domain
- Holyrood PalaceThe Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.1 km
Holyrood Palace
Day 2 · 1 km from Edinburgh
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.
Wikipedia · 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0
