The road
Amsterdam to Lyon by car
917 km, about 8 h 06 on the fastest road, through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Fuel from about €133 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €51 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
917 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
8 h 06
without stops
Countries
3
France, Belgium and the Netherlands
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇷 France · 541 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 241 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 135 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 934 km, about 8 h 24.
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 | €133 | €51 | €184 | 64 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €133 | €51 | €184 | 60 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €248 | €81 | €329 | 112 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.07 · diesel €2.21 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.89 · diesel €2.21 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €51 for a car over 541 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.
- 🚫 Brussels: LEZ (register your plate first) — Older diesel/petrol; foreign plates must register before entry.
- 🚫 Lyon: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class; order the sticker before you go.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
Where to sleep beside the road
331 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camperlocatie Oosteind · camper site · km 95, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Diepvennen · campsite · km 184, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Oasis · campsite · km 220, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping La Forêt · campsite · km 299, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Aire de grand passage de Thennelières · campsite · km 548, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Aire de camping-car de Belleville-en-Beaujolais · camper site · km 869, 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
- ◆ Kasteel van 's Gravenwezel · castle · km 147, 4.7 km off the road
- ◆ Le Bois du Cazier · museum · km 269, 1.4 km off the road
- ◆ BB 12087 · attraction · km 356, 6.8 km off the road
- ◆ Hôtel de Ville · castle · km 521, 2.9 km off the road
- ◆ Ruins of the Saint James Gate · attraction · km 617, 3.1 km off the road
- ◆ Pont-Canal Des Arvaux · attraction · km 729, 4.9 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Balleure · castle · km 808, 6.6 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.