Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0to French Alps
Clear lake under the Alps
10 days · 1,429 km · by motorhome, two people
Real routes and published prices — no guesses
- Fuel€401171 litres at an average €2.34 a litre
- Price per litre on the wayFrance €2.35 · United Kingdom €2.35
- Motorway tolls in France€39.65CHAUMONT SEMOUTIERS → DIJON ARC S TILLE, BERSAILLIN → GROISSIAT, A41
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €60An allowance: 536 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- M6 Toll€13.11Larger vehicle (class 3–4)
- Dartford Crossing€4.13Class B: car (including when towing a trailer), motorhome, or minibus with 9 seats or fewer
- Dover–Calais ferryprice on booking
- 9 nights€197≈ €22 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
- Food€403≈ €40 a day for 10 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 ferryprice on bookingDFDS / P&O Ferries / Irish Ferries · about 1.7 h on board · The operator's prices
- Motorway tolls in France€39.65Paid on the road: CHAUMONT SEMOUTIERS → DIJON ARC S TILLE, BERSAILLIN → GROISSIAT, A41
- Motorway tolls in France≈ €60An allowance: 536 tolled km at the country's usual rate — we don't hold its published tariff yet.
- M6 Toll€13.11
- 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. A motorhome may satisfy it either way.
Only official sellers are linked.
- Night 1 · Brentwood€21Thriftwood Scout Camp · campsite
- Night 2 · Audruicq · 18 km from Calais€22Camping des Pyramides · campsite
- Night 3 · Joinville€22Aire pour camping-cars Joinville Rue des Jardins · motorhome stop
- Night 4 · Annecy€22Le Belvédère · campsite
- Night 5 · Annecy€22Le Belvédère · campsite
- Night 6 · Annecy€22Le Belvédère · campsite
- Night 7 · Annecy€22Le Belvédère · campsite
- Night 8 · Annecy€22Le Belvédère · campsite
- Night 9 · Annecy€22Le Belvédère · campsite
Priced for campsites: 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.188 km
Coventry Cathedral
Day 1 · 188 km into the day · a lunch 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.480 km
Canterbury Cathedral
Day 2 · 99 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
- VermandVermand is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.772 km
Vermand
Day 3 · 193 km into the day · a lunch stop
Vermand is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Wikipedia · Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Pierre CathedralSaint Peter's Cathedral Geneva is a historic church in Geneva, Switzerland.34 km
St. Pierre Cathedral
Day 5 · 34 km from Annecy
Saint Peter's Cathedral Geneva is a historic church in Geneva, Switzerland.
Wikipedia · Yann (talk) · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hautecombe AbbeyHautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille in Savoie, France.28 km
Hautecombe Abbey
Day 5 · 28 km from Annecy
Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille in Savoie, France.
Wikipedia · Morio60 · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Col de la ColombièreCol de la Colombière is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.29 km
Col de la Colombière
Day 5 · 29 km from Annecy
Col de la Colombière is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.
Wikipedia · Stephan Brunker at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
