The road
Hamburg to Bolzano by car
1021 km, about 10 h on the fastest road, through Germany, Austria and Italy. Fuel from about €149 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €28 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.
1021 km fastest road, one way · 10 h driving without stops · 3 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 Bolzano - Bozen, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 8 days | 7 nights | ≈ €826 fuel €316 · tolls €33 · 7 nights €150 · food €327 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 7 days | 6 nights | ≈ €753 fuel €306 · tolls €33 · 6 nights €128 · food €286 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €699 fuel €315 · tolls €33 · 5 nights €106 · food €245 |
Places on the way
204 km
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking · CC BY-SA 3.0 de St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim
Day 1 · 204 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Church of St. Michael is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany. Wikipedia
544 km
Photo: Wolfram Esser · CC BY-SA 3.0 Würzburg Residence
Day 2 · 167 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
874 km
Photo: Wilfredor · CC0 Neuschwanstein Castle
Day 3 · 110 km into the day · a morning stop
Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria. Wikipedia
39 km
Photo: 2015 Michael 2015 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Marmolada
Day 4 · 39 km from Bolzano - Bozen
Marmolada is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites. Wikipedia
28 km
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please · CC BY-SA 3.0 Val Gardena
Day 4 · 28 km from Bolzano - Bozen
Val Gardena is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. Wikipedia
29 km
Photo: VitVit · CC BY-SA 4.0 Fiemme Valley
Day 4 · 29 km from Bolzano - Bozen
Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino province, i.e. the southern half of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region, in northern Italy, located in the Dolomites mountain region. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 805 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 133 km
- 🇮🇹 Italy · 83 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 €381.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €149 | €28 | €177 | 71 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €148 | €28 | €176 | 66 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €273 | €38 | €311 | 123 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.84 · diesel €2.14 /l
- 🇮🇹 petrol €2.07 · diesel €2.27 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇮🇹 Motorway tolls in Italy: about €6 for a car over 135 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Austrian motorway vignette — €9.6 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t) · unverified
- 🌉 Brenner motorway (A13) — €12.5 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t (car, campervan, motorhome ≤ 3.5 t)) · unverified
- 🚫 Hamburg: Diesel-Durchfahrtsverbote (older diesel bans on some streets) — Older diesel vehicles on specific streets.
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
436 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Parkplatz "Großer Freizeitsee" · camper site · km 240, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · motorhomes can come · parking for visitors · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 303, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Lermoos · campsite · km 833, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Zum Vahrner See - Al Lago di Varna · campsite · km 975, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Ansitz Gamp · campsite · km 991, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · wifi · tents welcome · known for the view
- ⛺ Gamp · camper site · km 991, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Bernwardsdenkmal (km 177), Nördliches Meridianzeichen (km 258), Mautpyramide (km 527).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Oldendorfer Totenstatt · attraction · km 46, 10 km off the road
- ◆ Deutsches Feuerwehr-Museum · museum · km 406, 4.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · not cheap · activities for children
- ◆ Vogelherdhöhle · attraction · km 661, 2.9 km off the road
- ◆ Burgruine Neuenburg · ruins · km 771, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Golden Roof Museum · museum · km 903, 1.7 km off the road
The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) is a landmark structure located in the Old Town (Altstadt) section of Innsbruck, Austria. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
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.
- 1673 viewpoints — Leuchtfeuer Bunthaus (km 15), Bismarckturm Göttingen (km 263), Teufelshäusel (km 548), Aussichtspunkt Kienberg (km 778)
- 906 castles — Schloss Ahlden (km 103), Burg Adelebsen (km 258), Schloss Michelfeld (km 515), Burgruine Vilsegg (km 793)
- 709 climbing — RoXx-Kletterzentrum (km 256), BiG Bouldern in Göttingen (km 258), Kagstein (km 648), Höttinger Steinbruch (km 888)
- 615 swim spots — Strandbad Dorfmark (km 86), Naturerlebnisbad Grone (km 263), Dietenheimer Badesee (km 697), Freizeitzentrum Sautens (km 840)
- 372 farm shops
- 239 wineries — Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg (km 500), Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg und Vinothek (km 500), Weinbau K. und P. Pohl (km 511), Eisacktaler Kellerei - Cantina Valle Isarco (km 972)
Trips that end in Bolzano
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.