The road
Amsterdam to Paris by car
506 km, about 4 h 48 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Fuel from about €79 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €27 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.
506 km fastest road, one way · 4 h 48 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 and 1 weight limit of 3.5 t or less — a camper's plan goes round them.
The trip, at your pace
Each pace is its own plan of this road for two by car: the driving days it needs, the nights on the way and at Paris, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 4 days | 3 nights | ≈ €518 fuel €82 · tolls €19 · 3 nights €244 · food €173 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 4 days | 3 nights | ≈ €518 fuel €82 · tolls €19 · 3 nights €244 · food €173 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 3 days | 2 nights | ≈ €383 fuel €79 · tolls €19 · 2 nights €156 · food €129 |
Places on the way
181 km
Photo: Klaus Graf · CC BY 2.5 Plantin–Moretus Museum
Day 1 · 104 km before tonight's stop
The Plantin–Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent role played in that history by the family of printers founded by Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5 Louvre
Day 3 · 1 km from Paris
The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory. Wikipedia
18 km
Photo: ToucanWings · CC BY-SA 3.0 Palace of Versailles
Day 3 · 18 km from Paris
The Palace of Versailles is a château and historic monument in Versailles in the Yvelines department of France, southwest of Paris. Wikipedia
4 km
Photo: SoWhat · CC BY-SA 2.0 Champs-Élysées
Day 3 · 4 km from Paris
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, usually shortened to the Champs-Élysées, is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Wikipedia
2 km
Photo: AnonymousUnknown author · Public domain Bastille
Day 3 · 2 km from Paris
The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 119 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 150 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 237 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 529 km, about 5 h 06.
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: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €24 — with the fuel and tolls below about €220.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €79 | €27 | €106 | 35 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €78 | €27 | €105 | 33 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €151 | €45 | €196 | 63 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 €27 for a car over 290 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.
- 🚫 Paris: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class; older diesel restricted, weekday limits.
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
245 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camping de la rue · campsite · km 76, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Camperlocatie Oosteind · camper site · km 95, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ De Hannebroeck · campsite · km 100, 0.5 km off the road
- ⛺ De Beekhoek · campsite · km 109, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · fine with small children · quiet · tents welcome
- ⛺ Camperpark Vogelzang Antwerpen · camper site · km 164, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · no tents · a pitch over €25
- ⛺ Gerstekot · campsite · km 190, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · tents welcome
Places of remembrance near the road: Arras Flying Services Memorial (km 333).
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
- ◆ Batterij onder Poederoijen · fort · km 75, 8.9 km off the road
- ◆ Hof van Villers · castle · km 148, 2.8 km off the road
- ◆ Dulle Griet · attraction · km 216, 3.3 km off the road
- ◆ Kazematten Menen · attraction · km 269, 4.8 km off the road
- ◆ National Museum of the Car · museum · km 428, 9.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: not cheap
- ◆ Goudurix · attraction · km 464, 0.6 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.