The road
Amsterdam to Kraków by car
1237 km, about 11 h 18 on the fastest road, through Germany, Poland and the Netherlands. Fuel from about €172 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €20 in tolls on the way.
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
1237 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
11 h 18
without stops
Countries
3
Germany, Poland and the Netherlands
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 578 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 466 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 193 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 | €172 | €20 | €192 | 87 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €164 | €20 | €184 | 80 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €302 | €34 | €336 | 148 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.24 · diesel €2.23 /l
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.52 · diesel €1.67 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇵🇱 Motorway tolls in Poland: about €20 for a car over 466 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.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 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.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
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
- ◆ Rijksmuseum Twenthe · museum · km 161, 3 km off the road
- ◆ Aussichtsplattform "Fernmeldeturm Jakobsberg" · attraction · km 324, 3.2 km off the road
- ◆ Großsteingrab Küchentannen · attraction · km 503, 9.2 km off the road
- ◆ Michelson-Interferometer · attraction · km 632, 8.9 km off the road
- ◆ Kliczków Castle · castle · km 857, 9.2 km off the road
- ◆ Muzeum Motoryzacji · museum · km 973, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Guido Mine and Coal Mining Museum · museum · km 1137, 2.7 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.