The road
Frankfurt am Main to Salzburg by car
538 km, about 5 h 12 on the fastest road, through Germany and Austria. Fuel from about €82 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.
538 km fastest road, one way · 5 h 12 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 | ≈ €602 fuel €81 · 4 nights €316 · food €205 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 4 days | 3 nights | ≈ €486 fuel €82 · 3 nights €240 · food €164 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 4 days | 3 nights | ≈ €486 fuel €82 · 3 nights €240 · food €164 |
Places on the way
121 km
Photo: Wolfram Esser · CC BY-SA 3.0 Würzburg Residence
Day 1 · 121 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Würzburg Residence is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, representatives of the Austrian/Southern German Baroque style, were involved in the construction, as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who were followers of the French style. Wikipedia
501 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chiemsee
Day 2 · 191 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 3 · 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 3 · 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 3 · 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 3 · 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 · 526 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: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €24 — with the fuel and tolls below about €169.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €82 | €0 | €82 | 38 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €79 | €0 | €79 | 35 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €145 | €0 | €145 | 64 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.84 · diesel €2.14 /l
Charged on the way
- 🚫 Frankfurt: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker.
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
225 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Jugendzeltplatz Datscha · campsite · km 155, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Bauer-Keller · campsite · km 280, 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 436, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Mariengrund · campsite · km 477, 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 479, 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 487, 0.2 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Kriegermahnmal Unterhaching (km 409).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Ehemalige Benediktinerabtei Seligenstadt · attraction · km 24, 3.1 km off the road
Das Kloster Seligenstadt war eine Benediktiner-Abtei in Seligenstadt, das vom 9. bis ins 19. Jahrhundert bestand. Wikipedia (de)
- ◆ Marienberg Fortress · attraction · km 113, 3.9 km off the road
Marienberg Fortress (German: Festung Marienberg) is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Alter Dreifrankenstein · attraction · km 155, 1.9 km off the road
- ◆ Teufelsbadstube · attraction · km 215, 4.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: nature and landscape
- ◆ Schloss Hirschberg · castle · km 282, 6.7 km off the road
- ◆ Basilika Hl. Kreuz · attraction · km 346, 9.7 km off the road
- ◆ Frauenchiemsee · attraction · km 482, 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.
- 927 viewpoints — Bieberer Aussichtsturm (km 14), Blick auf Nürnberg (km 207), Pfeifturm (km 315), Taubenbergturm (km 429)
- 559 swim spots — FKK (km 25), Röthelheimbad mit Hannah-Stockbauer-Halle (km 207), Dantebad (km 379), Spa & Familien Resort RupertusTherme (km 520)
- 556 castles — Rumpenheimer Schloss (km 14), Schloss Crailsheim (km 139), Burgstall Burschel (km 272), Ehemaliges Hofmarkschloss Höhenkirchen (km 406)
- 368 farm shops — Spargel-Hof Körner (km 201), Bio-Hofladen (km 372), Erdbeeren Kiosk (km 392), Habeker Hof (km 396)
- 322 wineries — Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg (km 115), Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg und Vinothek (km 115), Weinbau K. und P. Pohl (km 119)
- 138 climbing — BLOCKHELDEN Boulderhalle Frankenjura (km 198), DAV Jugendturm (km 219), Boulderwand Riesige Rosi (km 403)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.