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, 2026-09-13. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
269 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
2 h 48
without stops
Countries
2
the Netherlands and Germany
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 164 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 105 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 | €43 | €0 | €43 | 19 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €40 | €0 | €40 | 17 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €74 | €0 | €74 | 32 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.24 · diesel €2.23 /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.
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
- ⛺ Beukhof · campsite · km 69, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ 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
- ◆ Mondriaanhuis · museum · km 48, 3.5 km off the road
- ◆ Airborne memorial · memorial · km 84, 1.6 km off the road
- ◆ Freedom Museum · museum · km 126, 7 km off the road
- ◆ Niersmündung · attraction · km 136, 4.7 km off the road
- ◆ Xanten Cathedral · attraction · km 173, 9.6 km off the road
- ◆ Hückelsmay Denkmal · memorial · km 216, 7.3 km off the road
- ◆ Wegekreuz Schmitz · attraction · km 244, 3.3 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.