The road
Amsterdam to Lyon by car
917 km, about 8 h 06 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Fuel from about €141 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €51 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
917 km fastest road, one way · 8 h 06 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: 2 official clearances under 3.3 m — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 119 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 202 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 597 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 968 km, about 10 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: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €23 each, self-catering for two about €25 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €456.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €141 | €51 | €192 | 64 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €141 | €51 | €192 | 60 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €274 | €109 | €383 | 116 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
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.
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
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Belgium, France
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Belgium, France
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
330 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · showers and toilets · fine with small children · a playground · tents welcome · a pool · a restaurant or bar on site · fresh bread in the morning · swimming
- ⛺ Camping Oasis · campsite · km 220, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · not open all year · tents welcome
- ⛺ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · motorhomes can come · open all year
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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely not step-free · fine with small children · not cheap
- ◆ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely step-free
- ◆ Puits de Moïse · attraction · km 731, 8.6 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Balleure · castle · km 808, 6.6 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.