The road
Amsterdam to Hamburg by car
445 km, about 4 h 48 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands and Germany. Fuel from about €71 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.
445 km fastest road, one way · 4 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: 3 official clearances under 3.3 m — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 188 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 257 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: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €24 — with the fuel and tolls below about €150.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €71 | €0 | €71 | 31 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €68 | €0 | €68 | 29 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €126 | €0 | €126 | 53 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.
- 🚫 Hamburg: Diesel-Durchfahrtsverbote (older diesel bans on some streets) — Older diesel vehicles on specific streets.
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
306 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Terra Nautic · campsite · km 110, 0.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · room for a big motorhome · showers and toilets · fine with small children · quiet · a playground · parking for visitors · not open all year · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Krakeel · campsite · km 151, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Zwinderen · campsite · km 160, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · not open all year · tents welcome · a pool · a heated or indoor pool · swimming
- ⛺ Campingplatz Katenkamp · campsite · km 322, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ KNAUS Campingpark Oyten/Bremen Gruppenzeltplatz · campsite · km 341, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: no motorhomes · tents welcome
- ⛺ KNAUS Campingpark Oyten/Bremen · campsite · km 341, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · tents welcome
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
- ◆ Kleinste huisje van Kampen · museum · km 87, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ Schaapskooi Ruinen · attraction · km 143, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Tweestryd · attraction · km 174, 6.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: busy or noisy · not cheap
- ◆ Großsteingrab auf dem Sonderling · ruins · km 250, 0.1 km off the road
- ◆ Pestruper Gräberfeld · attraction · km 298, 4.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: dogs welcome · quiet
- ◆ Großsteingrab Steinfeld 2 · attraction · km 366, 5.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free
- ◆ Karlstein · attraction · km 410, 4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · nature and landscape
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.