The road
Amsterdam to Lisbon by car
2243 km, about 19 h 18 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal. Fuel from about €324 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €155 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.
2243 km fastest road, one way · 19 h 18 driving without stops · 5 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: 1 official clearance under 3.3 m and 1 weight limit of 3.5 t or less — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 119 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 143 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 1040 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 575 km
- 🇵🇹 Portugal · 366 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 2256 km, about 21 h.
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: 3 days of driving, 2 nights at a campsite about €20 each, self-catering for two about €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €963.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €324 | €155 | €479 | 157 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €318 | €155 | €473 | 146 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €592 | €259 | €851 | 271 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.99 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.78 · diesel €1.89 /l
- 🇵🇹 petrol €2.10 · diesel €2.17 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €92 for a car over 982 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €37 for a car over 723 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇵🇹 Motorway tolls in Portugal: about €26 for a car over 334 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.
- 🚫 Antwerp: LEZ (register/day-pass) — Older diesel/petrol; foreign plates must register.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Studded tyres banned: Netherlands
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
Where to sleep beside the road
669 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camping Paris-Est · campsite · km 502, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · a playground · open all year · wifi · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site · fresh bread in the morning
- ⛺ Parking Jaizubia · camper site · km 1311, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come
- ⛺ Zarautz · camper site · km 1342, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Área de Esteban - Quintana Del Puente · camper site · km 1588, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Área de autocaravanas Dueñas · camper site · km 1626, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Área de Autocaravanas de Rueda - La Loba · camper site · km 1702, 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 Vrolik · museum · km 14, 1.1 km off the road
- ◆ Ancienne maladrerie · attraction · km 285, 4.2 km off the road
- ◆ Musée de la guerre 1870 · museum · km 610, 8.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · closed part of the year
- ◆ Château de Mornay · castle · km 940, 7.9 km off the road
- ◆ L'Hermione · attraction · km 1270, 4.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: no dogs · not cheap
- ◆ Castillo de Miranda de Ebro · attraction · km 1455, 2.5 km off the road
- ◆ Poblado de la Edad del Hierro · ruins · km 1775, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ Ponte da Pracana · attraction · km 2057, 7.6 km off the road
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.