The road
Amsterdam to Cologne by car
269 km, about 2 h 48 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands and Germany. Fuel from about €43 in a petrol car at this week's prices.
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.
269 km fastest road, one way · 2 h 48 driving without stops · 2 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 · 149 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 120 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 256 km, about 2 h 48.
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 €23 — with the fuel and tolls below about €96.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €43 | €0 | €43 | 19 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €42 | €0 | €42 | 17 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €73 | €0 | €73 | 31 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
Charged on the way
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
- 🚫 Cologne: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker.
No motorway tolls or paid crossings on this road that we hold.
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
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany
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
312 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Jachthaven Naarden · camper site · km 22, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · wifi · no tents · a pitch over €25
- ⛺ 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 Gerritsen-van Dijk · campsite · km 95, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Nr.17 · campsite · km 130, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ De Bosrand · campsite · km 147, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Reisemobilstellplatz Linn · camper site · km 214, 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.
- ◆ De Vriendschap · attraction · km 16, 2.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free
- ◆ Museum Amersfoort · museum · km 48, 3.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a café on site
- ◆ Historisch Museum Ede · museum · km 72, 3.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: activities for children
- ◆ Freedom Museum · museum · km 126, 7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap · known for the view
- ◆ Linde van Sambeek · attraction · km 144, 3.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Xanten Cathedral · attraction · km 173, 9.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely not step-free · activities for children
- ◆ Wassermühle Linn · attraction · km 214, 1 km off the road
- ◆ Wegekreuz Schmitz · attraction · km 244, 3.3 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.