The road
Berlin to Paris by car
1051 km, about 9 h 42 on the fastest road, through Germany, Belgium and France. Fuel from about €167 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €29 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
1051 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
9 h 42
without stops
Countries
3
Germany, Belgium and France
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 634 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 104 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 313 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 | €167 | €29 | €196 | 74 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €166 | €29 | €195 | 68 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €306 | €50 | €356 | 126 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.99 · diesel €2.39 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €29 for a car over 313 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Berlin: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker — campers included.
- 🚫 Düsseldorf: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker.
- 🚫 Paris: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class; older diesel restricted, weekday limits.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
Where to sleep beside the road
311 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campingplatz Blauer See · campsite · km 296, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Uentrop · campsite · km 445, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ CampingClub Garenfeld Ruhrbogen e.v. · campsite · km 494, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Marine-Jugend Lütgendortmund e.V. · campsite · km 499, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Familien-Sport-Gemeinschaft Lichtbund Wuppertal e.V. · campsite · km 515, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Aire de Saint-Ghislain Sud · camper site · km 818, 0.1 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Reststück der Berliner Mauer · memorial · km 26, 1.8 km off the road
- ◆ Domfelsen · attraction · km 148, 7 km off the road
The Domfelsen is a rock formation near Magdeburg Cathedral, part of which juts out into the River Elbe in Germany. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Löwenbastion · attraction · km 281, 8.8 km off the road
- ◆ südlicher Brückenkopf · monument · km 444, 9.1 km off the road
- ◆ Gedenktafel zu Massaker · memorial · km 532, 2.2 km off the road
- ◆ 2011 Liège attack · memorial · km 682, 3.4 km off the road
- ◆ Strépy-Thieu boat lift · attraction · km 795, 1.5 km off the road
- ◆ Goudurix · attraction · km 1009, 0.6 km off the road
Goudurix is a steel roller coaster located in Parc Astérix in France. 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.
- 1589 castles — Schloss Pfaueninsel (km 20), Ehemaliges Gefängnis ("Hundeloch") (km 281), Wallanlage bei Müngsten (km 528), Château de Beaulieu (km 793)
- 1249 viewpoints — Grunewaldturm (km 15), Vierkirchenblick (km 281), Diederichstempel (km 528), Terril de l'Héribus (km 805)
- 873 swim spots — Kleine Badewiese (km 15), Krumme Lanke (km 15), Fössebad (km 284), Münster-Therme (km 549)
- 475 farm shops — Kochs Hofladen in Liethe (km 296), Liedberger Burghof (km 569), Bioladen Haus Neuenhoven eG (km 574)
- 266 wineries — Le Vin des Amis (km 1037)
- 249 climbing — Blocschmiede (km 145), Fliegerhalle (km 224), GriffReich - DAV Kletterzentrum Hannover (km 273), Marche-Les-Dames (km 724)
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.