The road
Brussels to Barcelona by car
1347 km, about 11 h 18 on the fastest road, through Belgium, France and Spain. Fuel from about €204 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €110 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
1347 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
11 h 18
without stops
Countries
3
Belgium, France and Spain
The road, country by country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 78 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 1069 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 200 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 | €204 | €110 | €314 | 94 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €203 | €110 | €313 | 88 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €374 | €187 | €561 | 162 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.99 · diesel €2.39 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.93 · diesel €1.92 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €100 for a car over 1069 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €10 for a car over 200 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Brussels: LEZ (register your plate first) — Older diesel/petrol; foreign plates must register before entry.
- 🚫 Barcelona: ZBE Rondes — By DGT environmental label; register foreign plates.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
Where to sleep beside the road
515 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camping Oasis · campsite · km 18, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Aire de Saint-Ghislain Sud · camper site · km 79, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Paris-Est · campsite · km 307, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ O.S.C.A Nature Center · campsite · km 902, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ La Clusa · camper site · km 1181, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ La Jonquera · camper site · km 1190, 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.
- ◆ Lion's Mound · attraction · km 27, 6.7 km off the road
- ◆ Historial de la Grande Guerre · museum · km 176, 5.6 km off the road
The Museum of the Great War (French: Historial de la Grande Guerre), located near the heart of the World War I Somme battlefields, is housed within the Château de Péronne, a castle in the town of Péronne, France. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Interprétation de l'Aérotrain · memorial · km 345, 4 km off the road
The Aérotrain (French: ) was an experimental Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Cathédrale Saint-Étienne · attraction · km 553, 5.7 km off the road
Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Bourges (French: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bourges, France. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Château de Villemont · castle · km 692, 6.2 km off the road
Le château de Villemont est un château situé à Vensat dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme et la région d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes en France. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Vallée de l'Enfer · attraction · km 880, 2.2 km off the road
La vallée de l'Enfer est une série de gorges traversées par la rivière Crueize, située à quelques kilomètres au nord de Marvejols en Lozère. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Pioch Farrus Mine · ruins · km 1033, 7.2 km off the road
- ◆ Fort de Bellegarde · attraction · km 1186, 0.5 km off the road
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.
- 2156 castles — Château Latour de Frein (km 13), Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard (km 338), Château des Ruilliers (km 674), Château de Cabrières (km 1014)
- 904 viewpoints — Zicht op Brussel (km 17), Malakofftoren (km 19), Puy de Chanturgue (km 718), Mour (km 1085)
- 674 wineries — Le Vin des Amis (km 307), Les Caves du Louvre (km 307), Gran Bodega Del Maestrazgo (km 1319)
- 218 climbing — Banyadores (km 1288), escalada Cellecs (km 1290), Bloc District (km 1317), Sala Boulder CEC (km 1319)
- 212 swim spots — Plage des Coussoules (km 1106), Platja de la Barca Maria (km 1311), Platja dels Pescadors (km 1312), Platja de l'Estació (km 1312)
- 171 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.