The road
Hamburg to Split by car
1671 km, about 15 h 36 on the fastest road, through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Fuel from about €235 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.
1671 km fastest road, one way · 15 h 36 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 | ≈ €1,435 fuel €486 · tolls €97 · 14 nights €275 · food €577 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,328 fuel €434 · tolls €100 · 13 nights €256 · food €538 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 13 days | 12 nights | ≈ €1,307 fuel €475 · tolls €98 · 12 nights €234 · food €500 |
Places on the way
506 km
Photo: Wolfram Esser · CC BY-SA 3.0 Würzburg Residence
Day 2 · 150 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
869 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chiemsee
Day 3 · 68 km before tonight's stop
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. Wikipedia
1,118 km
Photo: Andrej Jakobčič · CC BY-SA 3.0 Triglav
Day 4 · 181 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
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 · 838 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 306 km
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia · 98 km
- 🇭🇷 Croatia · 429 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1655 km, about 15 h 54.
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: 3 days of driving, 2 nights at a campsite about €21 each, self-catering for two about €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €628.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €235 | €75 | €310 | 117 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €233 | €75 | €308 | 109 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €424 | €90 | €514 | 199 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 442 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
- 🚫 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
491 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
- ⛺ Wohnmobilstellplatz Abtswinder Schwimmbad · camper site · km 532, 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 534, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Jugendzeltplatz Datscha · campsite · km 538, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Majolka · camper site · km 1194, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: KZ Denkmal Nebenlager Gunskirchen (km 904).
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
- ◆ römisches Schlachtfeld · ruins · km 223, 0.7 km off the road
- ◆ Rotes Schloss · castle · km 464, 4.9 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free
- ◆ Wolfsgrube · attraction · km 627, 6.4 km off the road
Die Wolfsgrube bei Ittelshofen ist eine historische Wolfsgrube bei Ittelshofen, einem Gemeindeteil der Gemeinde Offenhausen im mittelfränkischen Landkreis Nürnberger Land in Bayern. Wikipedia (de)
- ◆ Fairytale Express · attraction · km 1092, 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
- ◆ Museum of Broken Relationships · museum · km 1269, 8.3 km off the road
- ◆ katedrala svetog Jakova · attraction · km 1592, 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.
- 1431 viewpoints — Totengrund (km 51), Viewpoint (km 58), Aussichtsturm Dreistelzberg (km 426), Marienwarte (km 886)
- 1031 castles — Mausoleum Graf Carl von Alten (km 155), Ruine Rabenstein (km 427), Schloss Starhemberg (km 854), Dvorac Türk (km 1280)
- 947 swim spots — Strandbad Dorfmark (km 84), Geisbergbad (km 490), Aquapulco die Piratenwelt (km 876), Banj (km 1553)
- 499 farm shops — Spargel-Hof Körner (km 573), Zelena tržnica (km 1629)
- 331 wineries — Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg (km 495), Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg und Vinothek (km 495), Weinbau K. und P. Pohl (km 498), Vinogradništvo Ornik (km 1127)
- 251 climbing — GriffReich - DAV Kletterzentrum Hannover (km 151), BLOCKHELDEN Boulderhalle Frankenjura (km 571), Peggauer Wand (km 1055), Zub od Manite peći (km 1479)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.