The road
Amsterdam to Colmar by car
675 km, about 6 h 18 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Germany and France. Fuel from about €106 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €8 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.
675 km fastest road, one way · 6 h 18 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: 4 official clearances under 3.3 m — 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 Colmar, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €770 fuel €122 · 5 nights €394 · food €254 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €770 fuel €122 · 5 nights €394 · food €254 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €648 fuel €122 · 4 nights €314 · food €212 |
Places on the way
83 km
Photo: Gerardus · Public domain Kröller-Müller Museum
Day 1 · 83 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Kröller-Müller Museum is a national art museum and sculpture garden, located in the Hoge Veluwe National Park in Otterlo in the Netherlands. Wikipedia
403 km
Photo: Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Lorelei
Day 2 · 104 km before tonight's stop
The Lorelei is a 132-metre-high, steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wikipedia
646 km
Photo: de:Benutzer:FloSch · CC BY-SA 3.0 Grande Île, Strasbourg
Day 3 · 139 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Grande Île is an island that lies at the historic centre of Strasbourg, France. Wikipedia
38 km
Photo: KarlNapf · CC BY-SA 3.0 Freiburg Minster
Day 4 · 38 km from Colmar
Freiburg Minster is the cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany. Wikipedia
19 km
Photo: Wrtalya · CC BY-SA 4.0 Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
Day 4 · 19 km from Colmar
The Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, sometimes also Haut-Kœnigsbourg, is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin département of Alsace, France. Wikipedia
37 km
Photo: Mauritsvink · Public domain Cité du Train
Day 4 · 37 km from Colmar
The Cité du Train, situated in Mulhouse, France, is one of the ten largest railway museums in the world. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 182 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 364 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 129 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 671 km, about 6 h 42.
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: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €24 — with the fuel and tolls below about €263.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €106 | €8 | €114 | 47 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €102 | €8 | €110 | 44 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €191 | €48 | €239 | 81 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
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €8 for a car over 123 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
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany, France
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany, France
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.
Where to sleep beside the road
709 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
- ⛺ Siesta Campingplatz · campsite · km 331, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · parking for visitors · not open all year · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site
- ⛺ 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
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
- ◆ Museonder · museum · km 89, 8.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free · mostly indoors · nature and landscape · activities for children
- ◆ 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
- ◆ Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 286, 4.1 km off the road
- ◆ Burg Bassenheim · castle · km 346, 0.6 km off the road
- ◆ Burgruine Neukastel · attraction · km 517, 9.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free
- ◆ Little France · attraction · km 605, 8.7 km off the road
On this road
Trips that end in Colmar
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.