The road
Köln to Pula by car
1202 km, about 10 h 54 on the fastest road, through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Fuel from about €171 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €56 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.
1202 km fastest road, one way · 10 h 54 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 | ≈ €1,243 fuel €300 · tolls €80 · 14 nights €275 · food €588 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,168 fuel €286 · tolls €80 · 13 nights €253 · food €549 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 13 days | 12 nights | ≈ €1,108 fuel €287 · tolls €80 · 12 nights €231 · food €510 |
Places on the way
282 km
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Speyer Cathedral
Day 1 · 282 km into the day · a lunch 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
769 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chiemsee
Day 2 · 294 km into the day · an afternoon stop
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. Wikipedia
1,067 km
Photo: Andrej Jakobčič · CC BY-SA 3.0 Triglav
Day 3 · 175 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
8 km
Photo: Ranko · CC BY-SA 3.0 Brijuni
Day 4 · 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 4 · 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 4 · 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 · 728 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 €444.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €171 | €56 | €227 | 84 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €169 | €56 | €225 | 78 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €313 | €62 | €375 | 144 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 €6 for a car over 129 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
- 🚫 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.
- 🇦🇹 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
587 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Hockenheimring Campingplatz C2 · campsite · km 259, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · no dogs · showers and toilets · tents welcome
- ⛺ Campingplatz Seehamer See · campsite · km 639, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ See-Camping Eben · campsite · km 790, 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 991, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ DARS · camper site · km 991, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1102, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Kriegermahnmal Unterhaching (km 611).
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)
- ◆ Badisches Landesmuseum · museum · km 301, 3.2 km off the road
The Baden State Museum (German: Badisches Landesmuseum) in Karlsruhe is the large cultural, art and regional history museum of the Baden region of Baden-Württemberg . Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Schloss Haldenwang · castle · km 486, 2.6 km off the road
Schloss Haldenwang besteht aus einem dreistöckigen Hauptgebäude sowie einem später hinzugefügten Achteckturm und anschließenden Wirtschaftsgebäude. Wikipedia (de)
- ◆ Werfen Ice Caves · attraction · km 766, 1.4 km off the road
The Eisriesenwelt (German for 'World of the Ice Giants') is a natural limestone and ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely not step-free · not for small children · parking for visitors · not cheap · guided tours only · nature and landscape
- ◆ Burg Landskron · attraction · km 909, 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)
- ◆ Predjama Castle · attraction · km 1054, 5.6 km off the road
Predjama Castle (Slovene: Predjamski grad or grad Predjama, German: Höhlenburg Lueg, Italian: Castel Lueghi; Venetian: Casteło de Predjama) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely not step-free · not cheap · an audio guide
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.
- 2742 viewpoints — Alter Zoll (km 28), Wallberg (km 317), Taubenbergturm (km 623), Viewpoint (km 934)
- 1354 castles — Schloss Augustusburg (km 13), Burg Langensteinbach (km 304), Ehemaliges Hofmarkschloss Höhenkirchen (km 601), Sternberger Burg (km 905)
- 1329 swim spots — Melbbad (km 28), Schlossbad Remchingen (km 308), Spa & Familien Resort RupertusTherme (km 714), Grajsko kopališče (km 937)
- 1005 wineries — Weingut Nelles (km 57), Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein (km 97), Jacques' Wein-Depot (km 364), Posestvo Polič (km 1077)
- 763 farm shops — Ölmühle Hof Becker (km 17), Raiffeisenmarkt Kemmler (km 354), Gut Wellenburg Hofladen (km 506), Izletniška kmetija Dornk (km 937)
- 416 climbing — Angelstein (km 314), Wilhelmsfels (km 430), Gitschenwand (km 743), Rimski zid (km 986)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.