The road
Amsterdam to Barcelona by car
1542 km, about 13 h 12 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain. Fuel from about €234 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €117 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
1542 km fastest road, one way · 13 h 12 driving without stops · 4 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
On the fastest road: 1 official clearance under 3.3 m and 1 weight limit of 3.5 t or less — a camper's plan goes round them.
The trip, at your pace
Each pace is its own plan of this road for two by car: the driving days it needs, the nights on the way and at Barcelona, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 15 days | 14 nights | ≈ €1,821 fuel €239 · tolls €67 · 14 nights €912 · food €603 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,686 fuel €224 · tolls €65 · 13 nights €834 · food €563 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 13 days | 12 nights | ≈ €1,602 fuel €253 · tolls €70 · 12 nights €756 · food €523 |
Places on the way
541 km
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5 Louvre
Day 2 · 97 km into the day · a morning 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. Wikipedia
1,092 km
Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0 Massif Central
Day 3 · 251 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Massif Central is a highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus. Wikipedia
2 km
Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sagrada Família
Day 5 · 2 km from Barcelona
Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, or simply Sagrada Família, is a Catholic church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Wikipedia
4 km
Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 Park Güell
Day 5 · 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
2 km
Photo: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 La Pedrera, Barcelona
Day 5 · 2 km from Barcelona
Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera in reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a Modernista building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Wikipedia
39 km
Photo: MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ · CC BY-SA 2.0 Montserrat (mountain)
Day 5 · 39 km from Barcelona
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 119 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 144 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 1124 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 155 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1525 km, about 15 h 36.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-18 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
A camper, the whole sum: 3 days of driving, 2 nights at a campsite about €22 each, self-catering for two about €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €719.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €234 | €117 | €351 | 108 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €230 | €117 | €347 | 100 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €421 | €182 | €603 | 183 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.99 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.78 · diesel €1.89 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €106 for a car over 1134 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €11 for a car over 217 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
- 🚫 Antwerp: LEZ (register/day-pass) — Older diesel/petrol; foreign plates must register.
- 🚫 Barcelona: ZBE Rondes — By DGT environmental label; register foreign plates.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Studded tyres banned: Netherlands
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
Where to sleep beside the road
694 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camperlocatie Oosteind · camper site · km 95, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Gerstekot · campsite · km 190, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · tents welcome
- ⛺ Camping Paris-Est · campsite · km 502, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · a playground · open all year · wifi · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site · fresh bread in the morning
- ⛺ O.S.C.A Nature Center · campsite · km 1096, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · tents welcome
- ⛺ La Clusa · camper site · km 1375, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: motorhomes can come
- ⛺ La Jonquera · camper site · km 1384, 0.1 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Museum Vrolik · museum · km 14, 1.1 km off the road
- ◆ Dulle Griet · attraction · km 216, 3.3 km off the road
- ◆ Goudurix · attraction · km 464, 0.6 km off the road
- ◆ Musée de la guerre 1870 · museum · km 610, 8.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · closed part of the year
- ◆ Château de Montrond · castle · km 787, 2.7 km off the road
- ◆ Musée de la Haute-Auvergne · museum · km 1019, 2.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · cheap or free
- ◆ Cirque de Mourèze · attraction · km 1208, 6.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Chapelle de Saint-Martin-de-Fenollar · attraction · km 1373, 0.3 km off the road
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.