The road
Amsterdam to Basel by car
739 km, about 6 h 48 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland. Fuel from about €116 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €15 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.
739 km fastest road, one way · 6 h 48 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: 4 official clearances under 3.3 m — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 182 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 365 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 189 km
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 3 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 734 km, about 7 h 18.
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: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €24 each, self-catering for two about €25 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €335.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €116 | €15 | €131 | 52 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €112 | €15 | €127 | 48 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €208 | €53 | €261 | 88 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /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.
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Germany · studded tyres banned: Netherlands, Germany
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland — Sunday trading is restricted almost everywhere — station and petrol-station shops are the reliable exceptions.
Where to sleep beside the road
913 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · wifi · tents welcome
- ⛺ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: dogs welcome · no showers · parking for visitors
- ⛺ Wohnmobilstellplatz Weingut Schlossmühle · camper site · km 412, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: electric hook-ups · showers and toilets · wifi · a pitch over €25
- ⛺ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · not open all year · tents welcome · water within walking distance
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Sypesteyn · castle · km 32, 8.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · activities for children
- ◆ Niersmündung · attraction · km 136, 4.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Museum Abteiberg · museum · km 210, 2.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely step-free · fine with small children · cheap or free · activities for children · a café on site
- ◆ Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 292, 0.2 km off the road
- ◆ Lorelei · attraction · km 380, 9.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Spielzeugmuseum · museum · km 479, 7.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap · closed part of the year
- ◆ Musée des Beaux-Arts · museum · km 605, 9.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Unterlinden Museum · museum · km 674, 2.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap · a café on site
On this 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.