The road
Barcelona to Nice by car
662 km, about 5 h 42 on the fastest road, through Spain and France. Fuel from about €99 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €53 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-30. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
662 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
5 h 42
without stops
Countries
2
Spain and France
The road, country by country
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 197 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 465 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-09-20 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 | €99 | €53 | €152 | 46 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €97 | €53 | €150 | 43 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €178 | €91 | €269 | 79 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.93 · diesel €1.92 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €43 for a car over 465 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €10 for a car over 197 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Barcelona: ZBE Rondes — By DGT environmental label; register foreign plates.
Where to sleep beside the road
454 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ La Jonquera · camper site · km 155, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ La Clusa · camper site · km 164, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Arc en Ciel · campsite · km 490, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ La Baume - La Palmeraie · campsite · km 599, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ La Provençale · campsite · km 623, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Parc Bellevue · campsite · km 627, 0.2 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Monestir de Sant Cugat · museum · km 12, 7.7 km off the road
- ◆ Farinera Teixidor · attraction · km 100, 2.2 km off the road
- ◆ Pont du Diable · attraction · km 166, 6.1 km off the road
- ◆ Statue Vierge Marie · monument · km 286, 8 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Montlaur · castle · km 353, 9.7 km off the road
- ◆ Le Café la Nuit · attraction · km 414, 0.7 km off the road
- ◆ Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine · attraction · km 524, 0.8 km off the road
- ◆ Khatchkar · memorial · km 601, 5.6 km off the road
A khachkar (also spelled as khatchkar) or Armenian cross-stone (Armenian: խաչքար, pronounced , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, interlaces, and botanical motifs. Wikipedia (en)
What this road is for
Counted within 10 km of the road between the two ends, from OpenStreetMap — the places a passion would stop for.
- 1260 castles — Església vella de Sant Fost de Campsentelles (km 19), Château d'Aubiry (km 166), Lycée général et technologique Joffre (km 337), Château de Vauvenargues (km 497)
- 628 viewpoints — Mirador de la Cornisa (km 25), Mour (km 237), Le Lez (km 334), Mont Vinaigre (km 604)
- 563 wineries — Cave Coopérative Les Vignerons Libres (km 270), Jas d'Esclans (km 582)
- 456 swim spots — Plage de Leucate-Plage (km 215), Plage des Coussoules (km 216), Aquajet (km 254), Aqualand Fréjus (km 593)
- 129 climbing — escalada Cellecs (km 29), Banyadores (km 32), Carrières de Castries (km 349)
- 112 farm shops
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.