The road
Frankfurt am Main to Split by car
1288 km, about 12 h on the fastest road, through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Fuel from about €176 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €75 in tolls on the way.
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.
1288 km fastest road, one way · 12 h driving without stops · 4 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 Split, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 15 days | 14 nights | ≈ €1,346 fuel €406 · tolls €98 · 14 nights €275 · food €567 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,277 fuel €397 · tolls €99 · 13 nights €252 · food €529 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 13 days | 12 nights | ≈ €1,157 fuel €332 · tolls €100 · 12 nights €234 · food €491 |
Places on the way
118 km
Photo: Wolfram Esser · CC BY-SA 3.0 Würzburg Residence
Day 1 · 118 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
542 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chiemsee
Day 2 · 235 km into the day · a lunch stop
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. Wikipedia
863 km
Photo: Andrej Jakobčič · CC BY-SA 3.0 Triglav
Day 3 · 145 km into the day · a lunch stop
Triglav, with an elevation of 2,863.65 metres, is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. Wikipedia
19 km
Photo: Joadl · CC BY-SA 3.0 at Šolta
Day 5 · 19 km from Split
Šolta is an island in Croatia. It is situated in the Adriatic Sea in the central Dalmatian archipelago. Wikipedia
9 km
Photo: Ivan T. · CC BY 3.0 Fortress of Klis
Day 5 · 9 km from Split
The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress situated above the village of Klis, near Split, Croatia. Wikipedia
16 km
Photo: VitVit · CC BY-SA 4.0 Kamerlengo Castle
Day 5 · 16 km from Split
Kamerlengo Castle is a castle and fortress in Trogir, Croatia. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 455 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 307 km
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia · 98 km
- 🇭🇷 Croatia · 429 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1271 km, about 12 h 18.
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 €20 each, self-catering for two about €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €476.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €176 | €75 | €251 | 90 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €177 | €75 | €252 | 84 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €322 | €86 | €408 | 153 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.84 · diesel €2.14 /l
- 🇸🇮 petrol €1.76 · diesel €1.98 /l
- 🇭🇷 petrol €1.83 · diesel €1.98 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇭🇷 Motorway tolls in Croatia: about €30 for a car over 436 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Austrian motorway vignette — €9.6 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t) · unverified
- 🎫 Slovenian e-vignette — €16 (Car / campervan ≤ 3.5 t (class 2A)) · unverified
- 🌉 Bosruck tunnel (A9) — €7 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t (car, campervan, motorhome ≤ 3.5 t)) · unverified
- 🌉 Gleinalm tunnel (A9) — €12 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t (car, campervan, motorhome ≤ 3.5 t)) · unverified
- 🚫 Frankfurt: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker.
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
323 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Rodgau-Point · camper site · km 20, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: a dump station · electric hook-ups · showers and toilets · a pitch under €25
- ⛺ Freizeit- und Campingpark Mainparksee · campsite · km 36, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: no dogs · tents welcome
- ⛺ Wohnmobilstellplatz Abtswinder Schwimmbad · camper site · km 149, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · a pool
- ⛺ Weingut Behringer Wohnmobilstellplatz · camper site · km 151, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Jugendzeltplatz Datscha · campsite · km 155, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Majolka · camper site · km 811, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: KZ Denkmal Nebenlager Gunskirchen (km 520).
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
- ◆ Schloss Weißenstein · attraction · km 182, 3.2 km off the road
- ◆ Infohaus Isarmündung · attraction · km 393, 3.5 km off the road
- ◆ Fairytale Express · attraction · km 709, 4.5 km off the road
The Fairytale Express Graz is a 2 km (1.2 mi) long 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge grotto railway in the tunnel of the Schloßberg (castle hill) in Graz. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap · mostly indoors · activities for children
- ◆ Muzej krapinskih neandertalaca · museum · km 835, 0.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: fine with small children
- ◆ Memorial Center "Nikola Tesla" · museum · km 1071, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ katedrala svetog Jakova · attraction · km 1208, 4.7 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.
- 1148 viewpoints — Aussichtsturm Schönbusch (km 36), Rauher Kulm (km 371), Kalvarienberg (km 656), Viewpoint (km 1249)
- 898 castles — Schloß Schönborn (km 14), Schloß Alteglofsheim (km 326), Burgruine Kaisersberg (km 652), Modruš (km 971)
- 870 swim spots — Heinrich-Fischer-Bad (km 20), Aquapulco die Piratenwelt (km 503), Sport- und Freizeitpark Frohnleiten (km 680), Banj (km 1186)
- 382 farm shops — Spargel-Hof Körner (km 199), Zelena tržnica (km 1262)
- 346 wineries — Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg (km 114), Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg und Vinothek (km 114), Weinbau K. und P. Pohl (km 117), Vinogradništvo Ornik (km 755)
- 224 climbing — BLOCKHELDEN Boulderhalle Frankenjura (km 196), DAV Jugendturm (km 215), Peggauer Wand (km 681), Zub od Manite peći (km 1110)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.