The road
Berlin to Salzburg by car
730 km, about 7 h on the fastest road, through Germany and Austria. Fuel from about €112 in a petrol car at this week's prices.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-12. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
730 km fastest road, one way · 7 h driving without stops · 2 countries
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 Salzburg, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €639 fuel €114 · 4 nights €320 · food €205 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €639 fuel €114 · 4 nights €320 · food €205 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 4 days | 3 nights | ≈ €518 fuel €114 · 3 nights €240 · food €164 |
Places on the way
201 km
Photo: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch) · CC BY-SA 4.0 Lützen
Day 1 · 89 km before tonight's stop
Lützen is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wikipedia
737 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chiemsee
Day 3 · 151 km into the day · a lunch stop
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. Wikipedia
28 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Königssee
Day 4 · 28 km from Salzburg
The Königssee is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Wikipedia
34 km
Photo: Michael Gredenberg (= User Mike@inode.at) · CC BY-SA 3.0 Salzkammergut
Day 4 · 34 km from Salzburg
The Salzkammergut is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mountains. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0 Hohensalzburg Fortress
Day 4 · in Salzburg
Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. Wikipedia
24 km
Photo: Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld · CC BY-SA 3.0 Berchtesgaden National Park
Day 4 · 24 km from Salzburg
Berchtesgaden National Park is in the south of Germany, on its border with Austria, in the municipalities of Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königsee, Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 718 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 12 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-04 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 €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €267.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €112 | €0 | €112 | 51 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €107 | €0 | €107 | 47 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €197 | €0 | €197 | 87 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.84 · diesel €2.14 /l
Charged on the way
- 🚫 Berlin: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker — campers included.
No motorway tolls or paid crossings on this road that we hold.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇦🇹 Austria — Shops are shut on Sundays by law, with station and petrol-station shops the usual exceptions. Shop on Saturday.
Where to sleep beside the road
246 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Naturistenbund Bayreuth e.V. (FKK-Gelände) · campsite · km 357, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Bauer-Keller · campsite · km 471, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · wifi · tents welcome
- ⛺ Campingplatz Seehamer See · campsite · km 628, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Mariengrund · campsite · km 669, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · parking for visitors · not open all year
- ⛺ Wohnmobilhafen Chiemsee Bernau-Felden · camper site · km 671, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · fine with small children · wifi
- ⛺ Camping-Car Park · camper site · km 678, 0.2 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Reststück der Berliner Mauer (km 26), Monarchenhügel (km 187), Kriegermahnmal Unterhaching (km 601).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Ziehbrunnen · attraction · km 97, 3.1 km off the road
- ◆ Höllental · attraction · km 295, 5.4 km off the road
The Höllental (German pronunciation: , lit. 'Hell's Valley') in the Franconian Forest (Frankenwald) is nature reserve located in the Franconian region of Bavaria in southern Germany. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Burg Veldenstein · attraction · km 392, 7.1 km off the road
- ◆ Kratzmühle Technikmuseum · museum · km 480, 5 km off the road
- ◆ Frauenchiemsee · attraction · km 674, 4.5 km off the road
Chiemsee (German pronunciation: ) is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany, named after the lake Chiemsee. 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.
- 1216 climbing — Fattigsmühle (km 297), Rabenfels (km 389), Teufelstisch (km 401)
- 1154 viewpoints — Teufelsberg (km 12), Bergfried (km 205), Aussichtsturm Hohenmirsberger Platte (km 370), Damit alles fließt (km 571)
- 864 swim spots — Kleine Badewiese (km 14), Trebgaster Badesee (km 341), Felsenbad Pottenstein (km 377), Spa & Familien Resort RupertusTherme (km 709)
- 680 castles — Jagdschloss Grunewald (km 12), Nikolaikirche (km 184), Böheimstein (km 377), Schloss Kammerberg (km 552)
- 309 farm shops — Bio-Hofladen (km 562), Erdbeeren Kiosk (km 582), Habeker Hof (km 587)
- 120 wineries
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.