The road
Amsterdam to Basel by car
739 km, about 6 h 48 on the fastest road, through Germany, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland. Fuel from about €115 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €57 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-13. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
739 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
6 h 48
without stops
Countries
4
Germany, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 385 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 183 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 159 km
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 12 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-08-30 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.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €115 | €57 | €172 | 52 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €108 | €57 | €165 | 48 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €199 | €67 | €266 | 89 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.24 · diesel €2.23 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.07 · diesel €2.21 /l
- 🇨🇭 petrol €1.85 · diesel €1.95 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €15 for a car over 159 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Swiss motorway vignette — €42.32 (Vehicle or trailer up to 3.5 t) · unverified
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland — Sunday trading is restricted almost everywhere — station and petrol-station shops are the reliable exceptions.
Where to sleep beside the road
910 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Beukhof · campsite · km 69, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Nr.17 · campsite · km 130, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Reisemobilstellplatz am Schloss Wickrath · camper site · km 216, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Wohnmobilstellplatz Weingut Schlossmühle · camper site · km 412, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Les Reflets de St Pierre ** · campsite · km 636, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping de l'Ill · campsite · km 675, 0.2 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 Amersfoort · museum · km 48, 3.5 km off the road
- ◆ Niersmündung · attraction · km 136, 4.7 km off the road
- ◆ Museum Abteiberg · museum · km 210, 2.7 km off the road
- ◆ Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 292, 0.2 km off the road
- ◆ Lorelei · attraction · km 380, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Spielzeugmuseum · museum · km 479, 7.1 km off the road
- ◆ Musée des Beaux-Arts · museum · km 605, 9.4 km off the road
- ◆ Unterlinden Museum · museum · km 674, 2.1 km off the road
Trips that end in Basel
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.