The road
Amsterdam to Hamburg by car
445 km, about 4 h 36 on the fastest road, through Germany and the Netherlands. Fuel from about €71 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
445 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
4 h 36
without stops
Countries
2
Germany and the Netherlands
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 239 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 206 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 | €71 | €0 | €71 | 31 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €66 | €0 | €66 | 29 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €122 | €0 | €122 | 53 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.24 · diesel €2.23 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /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.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
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
- ⛺ Krakeel · campsite · km 151, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Zwinderen · campsite · km 160, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ 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
- ⛺ KNAUS Campingpark Oyten/Bremen · campsite · km 341, 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.
- ◆ De Vriendschap · attraction · km 16, 2.4 km off the road
- ◆ Ikonenmuseum · museum · km 87, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ Schaapskooi Ruinen · attraction · km 143, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Schans De Katshaar · ruins · km 170, 6.5 km off the road
- ◆ Der hohe Stein · ruins · km 243, 5.6 km off the road
- ◆ 1000-jährige Eiche · attraction · km 295, 2.6 km off the road
- ◆ Großsteingrab Steinfeld 2 · attraction · km 366, 5.6 km off the road
- ◆ Eiszeit-Findlingspark · attraction · km 401, 8.2 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.