The road
Hamburg to Pula by car
1383 km, about 12 h 48 on the fastest road, through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Fuel from about €198 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €57 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.
1383 km fastest road, one way · 12 h 48 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 Pula, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 15 days | 14 nights | ≈ €1,295 fuel €350 · tolls €80 · 14 nights €274 · food €591 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,223 fuel €335 · tolls €80 · 13 nights €256 · food €552 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 13 days | 12 nights | ≈ €1,170 fuel €344 · tolls €80 · 12 nights €234 · food €512 |
Places on the way
569 km
Photo: Wolfram Esser · CC BY-SA 3.0 Würzburg Residence
Day 2 · 207 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
975 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chiemsee
Day 3 · 168 km into the day · a lunch stop
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. Wikipedia
1,307 km
Photo: Andrej Jakobčič · CC BY-SA 3.0 Triglav
Day 4 · 55 km into the day · a morning 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
8 km
Photo: Ranko · CC BY-SA 3.0 Brijuni
Day 5 · 8 km from Pula
The Brijuni or the Brijuni Islands are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea, separated from the west coast of the Istrian peninsula by the narrow Fažana Strait. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Jeroen Komen from Utrecht, Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 Pula Arena
Day 5 · in Pula
The Amphitheatre in Pula, better known as the Pula Arena, is a Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Istria, Croatia. Wikipedia
13 km
Photo: Jarba · CC BY 3.0 Rt Kamenjak
Day 5 · 13 km from Pula
Donji Kamenjak i medulinski arhipelag nalaze se na krajnjem jugu istarskog poluotoka, udaljeni samo desetak kilometara od grada Pule. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 909 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 206 km
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia · 184 km
- 🇭🇷 Croatia · 84 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 €21 each, self-catering for two about €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €492.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €198 | €57 | €255 | 97 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €196 | €57 | €253 | 90 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €361 | €62 | €423 | 166 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 €7 for a car over 137 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
- 🌉 Tauern motorway (A10, Tauern + Katschberg tunnels) — €15 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t (car, campervan, motorhome ≤ 3.5 t)) · unverified
- 🌉 Karawanken tunnel (A11) — €9 (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
629 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
- ⛺ Campingplatz Seehamer See · campsite · km 820, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ See-Camping Eben · campsite · km 971, 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 · fine with small children · a playground · open all year · wifi · tents welcome · water within walking distance · a pitch under €25 · swimming
- ⛺ Povodje · camper site · km 1172, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ DARS · camper site · km 1172, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1282, 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.
- ◆ Oldendorfer Totenstatt · attraction · km 46, 10 km off the road
- ◆ 1000 jähriger Rosenstock · attraction · km 178, 3 km off the road
- ◆ Blackhorse Museum · museum · km 400, 6.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Alter Dreifrankenstein · attraction · km 538, 1.9 km off the road
- ◆ Museum für konkrete Kunst · museum · km 699, 2.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · cheap or free
- ◆ Frauenchiemsee · attraction · km 865, 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)
- ◆ Burg Landskron · attraction · km 1090, 0.6 km off the road
Landskron Castle (German: Burg Landskron, Slovene: Grad Vajškra) is a medieval hill castle northeast of Villach in the state of Carinthia, Austria. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Postojna Cave · attraction · km 1225, 1.4 km off the road
Postojna Cave (Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 24.34 km (15.12 mi) long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · not cheap · nature and landscape · activities for children
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.
- 1892 viewpoints — Totengrund (km 52), Mengshäuser Kuppe (km 372), Damit alles fließt (km 751), Obermillstätter Almkreuz (km 1038)
- 1185 swim spots — Strandbad Dorfmark (km 84), Dallenbergbad (km 498), Spa & Familien Resort RupertusTherme (km 890), Grajsko kopališče (km 1112)
- 1129 castles — Schloss Ahlden (km 103), Schloss Neuenstein (km 349), Jugendhaus St. Anna (km 729), Schloss Heroldeck (km 1038)
- 520 farm shops — Spargel-Hof Körner (km 575), Bio-Hofladen (km 742), Habeker Hof (km 766), Izletniška kmetija Dornk (km 1112)
- 376 wineries — Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg (km 491), Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg und Vinothek (km 491), Weinbau K. und P. Pohl (km 500), Posestvo Polič (km 1253)
- 353 climbing — GriffReich - DAV Kletterzentrum Hannover (km 155), DAV Kletterzentrum Fulda (km 393), Boulderwand Riesige Rosi (km 775), Klettergarten Kanzianiberg (km 1076)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.