The road
Amsterdam to Prague by car
892 km, about 8 h 36 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Germany and Czechia. Fuel from about €136 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €9 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.
892 km fastest road, one way · 8 h 36 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: 3 official clearances under 3.3 m — 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 Praha, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €706 fuel €136 · tolls €12 · 5 nights €319 · food €239 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €706 fuel €136 · tolls €12 · 5 nights €319 · food €239 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €586 fuel €136 · tolls €12 · 4 nights €239 · food €199 |
Places on the way
88 km
Photo: Deb Collins · CC BY 2.0 De Hoge Veluwe National Park
Day 1 · 88 km into the day · a morning stop
De Hoge Veluwe National Park is a Dutch national park in the province of Gelderland near the cities of Ede, Wageningen, Arnhem and Apeldoorn. Wikipedia
818 km
Photo: Avda · CC BY-SA 3.0 Semperoper
Day 3 · 169 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 Prague Castle
Day 4 · 1 km from Praha
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Wikipedia
2 km
Photo: o¬. · CC BY 2.0 St. Vitus Cathedral
Day 4 · 2 km from Praha
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Wikipedia
24 km
Photo: Jürgen Regel, Marian… · CC BY 3.0 Karlštejn
Day 4 · 24 km from Praha
Karlštejn Castle is a large Gothic castle in Czechia, founded in 1348 by King Charles IV. Wikipedia
2 km
Photo: Ludek · CC BY-SA 3.0 Petřín
Day 4 · 2 km from Praha
Petřín is a hill in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic. It rises 327 m above sea level and some 130 m above the left bank of the Vltava River. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 165 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 620 km
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 108 km
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 €22 each, self-catering for two about €23 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €318.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €136 | €9 | €145 | 62 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €131 | €9 | €140 | 58 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €241 | €9 | €250 | 107 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇨🇿 petrol €1.86 · diesel €1.95 /l
Charged on the way
- 🎫 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) — €9.43 (Motor vehicle with four wheels or more, ≤ 3.5 t (standard fuel), with or without a trailer) · unverified
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Germany, Czechia · studded tyres banned: Netherlands, Germany, Czechia
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Germany
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany, Czechia
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany, Czechia
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
Where to sleep beside the road
566 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
- ⛺ 't Grasbroek · campsite · km 136, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · no dogs · showers and toilets · fine with small children · quiet · a playground · tents welcome · water within walking distance · swimming
- ⛺ Camperplaats Eulerhook · camper site · km 149, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Blauer See · campsite · km 375, 0.2 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Gedenkstein der Stadt Köngislutter (km 460).
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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a café on site
- ◆ Museum Buurtspoorweg · museum · km 154, 7.6 km off the road
- ◆ Augustaschacht · museum · km 253, 3.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free
- ◆ Burg Schaumburg · attraction · km 341, 1.9 km off the road
- ◆ Burg Giebichenstein - Unterburg · castle · km 609, 5.3 km off the road
- ◆ Kursächsische Postmeilensäule · attraction · km 689, 5.4 km off the road
- ◆ Kyšperk · attraction · km 801, 4.5 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.