The road
Amsterdam to Bordeaux by car
1090 km, about 9 h 30 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Fuel from about €170 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €83 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.
1090 km fastest road, one way · 9 h 30 driving without stops · 3 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 Bordeaux, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,235 fuel €302 · tolls €54 · 13 nights €286 · food €593 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,235 fuel €302 · tolls €54 · 13 nights €286 · food €593 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 13 days | 12 nights | ≈ €1,177 fuel €304 · tolls €59 · 12 nights €264 · food €550 |
Places on the way
66 km
Photo: Roman Boed from The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 Mauritshuis
Day 1 · 66 km into the day · a morning stop
The Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. Wikipedia
579 km
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5 Louvre
Day 2 · 242 km into the day · an afternoon 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 km
Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Bordeaux Cathedral
Day 5 · in Bordeaux
Bordeaux Cathedral, officially known as the Primatial Cathedral of St Andrew of Bordeaux, is a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Andrew and located in Bordeaux, France. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 120 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 144 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 826 km
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 €23 each, self-catering for two about €25 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €521.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €170 | €83 | €253 | 76 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €167 | €83 | €250 | 71 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €309 | €139 | €448 | 131 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
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €83 for a car over 885 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.
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
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Belgium, France
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Belgium, France
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
408 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
- ⛺ Camperpark Vogelzang Antwerpen · camper site · km 164, 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 · no tents · a pitch over €25
- ⛺ 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
- ⛺ La poitevinière · campsite · km 756, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Plage du Moulin Blanc · camper site · km 1045, 0.3 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
- ◆ Kasteel van 's Gravenwezel · castle · km 147, 4.7 km off the road
- ◆ Ancien couvent des Minines · attraction · km 285, 2 km off the road
- ◆ Goudurix · attraction · km 464, 0.6 km off the road
- ◆ Château-Musée de Dourdan · museum · km 555, 4.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Escalier Denis Papin · attraction · km 686, 3.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · known for the view
- ◆ Castle · castle · km 859, 4.4 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Bernessard · castle · km 997, 8 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.