The road
Amsterdam to Kraków by car
1237 km, about 11 h 18 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. Fuel from about €171 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €3 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.
1237 km fastest road, one way · 11 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: 3 official clearances under 3.3 m — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 166 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 625 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 446 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: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €21 each, self-catering for two about €22 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €384.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €171 | €3 | €174 | 87 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €170 | €3 | €173 | 80 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €314 | €5 | €319 | 149 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.56 · diesel €1.79 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇵🇱 Motorway tolls in Poland: about €3 for a car over 64 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.
- 🚫 Kraków: Strefa Czystego Transportu (SCT) — foreign plates must register — Petrol below Euro 4, diesel below Euro 6 (over 3.5 t: Euro VI); every foreign-plated vehicle registers first.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Germany · studded tyres banned: Netherlands, Germany, Poland
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Germany, Poland
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany, Poland
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany, Poland
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.
- 🇵🇱 Poland — Most Sundays are non-trading by law, with a few exempt Sundays a year. Small owner-run shops and station shops stay open.
Where to sleep beside the road
588 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camping Ruimzicht · campsite · km 66, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Minicamping De Hane · campsite · km 97, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping De Notenwei · campsite · km 134, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camperplaats Eulerhook · camper site · km 149, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 727, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping 215 · camper site · km 1157, 0.1 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ 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
- ◆ Rijksmuseum Twenthe · museum · km 161, 3 km off the road
- ◆ Aussichtsplattform "Fernmeldeturm Jakobsberg" · attraction · km 324, 3.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: parking for visitors · not cheap · closed part of the year · known for the view
- ◆ Großsteingrab Küchentannen · attraction · km 503, 9.2 km off the road
- ◆ Michelson-Interferometer · attraction · km 632, 8.9 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free
- ◆ Wieża Bismarcka · attraction · km 819, 6.3 km off the road
- ◆ Pałac Krobielowice · attraction · km 957, 2.2 km off the road
- ◆ Guido Mine and Coal Mining Museum · museum · km 1137, 2.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap · activities for children
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.