The road
Berlin to Budapest by car
874 km, about 7 h 42 on the fastest road, through Germany, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Fuel from about €116 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €33 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-11-01. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
874 km fastest road, one way · 7 h 42 driving without stops · 4 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
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 Budapest, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €639 fuel €122 · tolls €42 · 5 nights €286 · food €189 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €639 fuel €122 · tolls €42 · 5 nights €286 · food €189 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €524 fuel €118 · tolls €42 · 4 nights €206 · food €158 |
Places on the way
407 km
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 Prague Castle
Day 2 · 133 km into the day · a lunch stop
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
756 km
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0 Bratislava Castle
Day 3 · 132 km into the day · a lunch stop
Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Source: User:Godot13 Derivative: User:MathKnight · CC BY-SA 4.0 Hungarian Parliament Building
Day 4 · 1 km from Budapest
The Hungarian Parliament Building, also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 Buda Castle
Day 4 · in Budapest
Buda Castle, formerly also called the Royal Palace and the Royal Castle, is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Alireza Javaheri · CC BY 3.0 Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Day 4 · in Budapest
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Wikipedia
4 km
Photo: User:Sveter (Please credit as "Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia" in case you use this outs · CC BY-SA 3.0 Heroes' Square (Budapest)
Day 4 · 4 km from Budapest
Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian monarchs and national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 240 km
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 373 km
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 80 km
- 🇭🇺 Hungary · 180 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 880 km, about 8 h 36.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-25 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 €17 each, self-catering for two about €21 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €308.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €116 | €33 | €149 | 61 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €116 | €33 | €149 | 57 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €216 | €33 | €249 | 106 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.17 · diesel €2.30 /l
- 🇨🇿 petrol €1.80 · diesel €1.95 /l
- 🇸🇰 petrol €1.82 · diesel €1.97 /l
- 🇭🇺 petrol €1.75 · diesel €1.93 /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
- 🎫 Slovak e-vignette (eznámka) — €8.1 (Car ≤ 3.5 t, or a motorhome (M1) whatever its weight) · unverified
- 🎫 Hungarian e-vignette (matrica) — €15.15 (D1: car or motorhome ≤ 3.5 t with 7 seats or fewer (registration J = M1/M1G), and the trailer it tows) · unverified
- 🚫 Berlin: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker — campers included.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Germany, Czechia, Slovakia · studded tyres banned: Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Germany
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — Many larger shops close on Sundays; smaller and family-run ones may open.
Where to sleep beside the road
271 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Kinder- u. Jugenddorf Rankenheim · campsite · km 49, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 92, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Alpa · campsite · km 536, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · tents welcome
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 539, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Camp & Chatky Formanka · campsite · km 578, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Nomád Camping · campsite · km 816, 0.4 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Wolfsdenkmal (km 187).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ "Maybach I" bunker complex · attraction · km 42, 9 km off the road
- ◆ Kyšperk · attraction · km 257, 4.5 km off the road
- ◆ menhir Zkamenělý slouha · attraction · km 335, 2.7 km off the road
- ◆ Muzeum Jaroslava Haška · museum · km 443, 9.2 km off the road
- ◆ Hvězdárna a planetárium Brno · museum · km 549, 4.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Bratislava City Museum · museum · km 675, 2.5 km off the road
- ◆ Vértesszőlősi előembertelep · museum · km 811, 2.2 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.