The road
Köln to Firenze by car
1136 km, about 10 h 24 on the fastest road, through Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy. Fuel from about €162 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €70 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.
1136 km fastest road, one way · 10 h 24 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 Firenze, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 11 days | 10 nights | ≈ €1,561 + the Gotthard road tunnel fare fuel €139 · tolls €68 · 10 nights €809 · food €545 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 10 days | 9 nights | ≈ €1,450 + the Gotthard road tunnel fare fuel €157 · tolls €65 · 9 nights €733 · food €495 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 10 days | 9 nights | ≈ €1,450 + the Gotthard road tunnel fare fuel €157 · tolls €65 · 9 nights €733 · food €495 |
Places on the way
280 km
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Speyer Cathedral
Day 1 · 58 km before tonight's stop
Speyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae is a historical religious building in Speyer, Germany. Wikipedia
774 km
Photo: Terra (EOS AM-1) satellite · Public domain Alps
Day 3 · 97 km into the day · a morning stop
The Alps are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across several Alpine countries : Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. Wikipedia
1,155 km
Photo: Mongolo1984 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Modena Cathedral
Day 3 · 478 km into the day · an afternoon stop
Modena Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Modena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Wikipedia
38 km
Photo: WikiRomaWiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 San Gimignano
Day 4 · 38 km from Firenze
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Arek N. · CC BY-SA 3.0 Uffizi
Day 4 · in Firenze
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 Florence Cathedral
Day 4 · in Firenze
Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in Florence, Italy. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 297 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 191 km
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 288 km
- 🇮🇹 Italy · 360 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1145 km, about 11 h.
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 €27 each, self-catering for two about €29 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €444.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €162 | €70 | €232 | 80 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €159 | €70 | €229 | 74 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €293 | €66 | €359 | 137 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.21 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇨🇭 petrol €1.85 · diesel €1.95 /l
- 🇮🇹 petrol €2.07 · diesel €2.27 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €15 for a car over 160 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇮🇹 Motorway tolls in Italy: about €12 for a car over 207 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Swiss motorway vignette — €42.89 (Vehicle or trailer up to 3.5 t) · unverified
- 🌉 Gotthard road tunnel — price not held · unverified
- 🚫 Cologne: 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.
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland — Sunday trading is restricted almost everywhere — station and petrol-station shops are the reliable exceptions.
Where to sleep beside the road
734 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Trinermatten · camper site · km 543, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come
- ⛺ Stellplatz Autobahnraststätte Gotthard, Schattdorf · camper site · km 627, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Wohnmobilstellplatz an der Reuss · camper site · km 643, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camp & Rail Göschenen · camper site · km 650, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · parking for visitors
- ⛺ Camping Palazzina · campsite · km 740, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · not open all year · tents welcome
- ⛺ Monte Generoso · campsite · km 761, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: wifi · a restaurant or bar on site · water within walking distance · known for the view
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 43, 5.4 km off the road
The Eifel Aqueduct was one of the longest aqueducts of the Roman Empire. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Musée Alsacien · museum · km 353, 9.4 km off the road
The Musée alsacien (Alsatian museum) is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · not cheap
- ◆ Cité du train · museum · km 456, 8.9 km off the road
The Cité du Train (English: City of the Train or Train City), situated in Mulhouse, France, is one of the ten largest railway museums in the world. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap · a café on site
- ◆ Lion Monument · monument · km 584, 1.2 km off the road
The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Museo della radio · museum · km 734, 0.5 km off the road
Il Museo della Radio si trova a Rivera, nel Canton Ticino in Svizzera ed è dedicato alla storia della radiocomunicazione e a tutti gli apparati audio e video ad essa legati. Wikipedia (it)
- ◆ Cattedrale di Santa Maria · ruins · km 858, 0.6 km off the road
- ◆ Ferrari Museum · museum · km 1004, 9.4 km off the road
Museo Ferrari (previously known as Galleria Ferrari) is a Ferrari company museum dedicated to the Ferrari sports car marque. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely step-free · 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.
- 2419 viewpoints — Alter Zoll (km 28), Vue sur Cathédrale de Strasbourg (km 348), Männliturm (km 575), Monte Adone (km 1037)
- 2167 castles — Schloss Augustusburg (km 13), Château de la Cour d'Angleterre (km 333), Burgruine Alt-Eschenbach (km 572), Castello Cavazzi (km 864)
- 1809 wineries — Weingut Nelles (km 57), Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein (km 98), Winery (km 418), Enoteca Obsequium (km 1118)
- 1012 climbing — mur d'escalade (km 476)
- 703 farm shops — Ölmühle Hof Becker (km 17), Honig vom Imker (km 275), Hofladen (km 572), Bio Hofladen (km 572)
- 680 swim spots — Melbbad (km 29), Tauris Freizeitbad (km 91), Moselbad (km 96), Tomateninseln (km 289)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.