The road
Köln to Split by car
1470 km, about 13 h 42 on the fastest road, through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Fuel from about €205 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €74 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.
1470 km fastest road, one way · 13 h 42 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 | ≈ €1,379 fuel €434 · tolls €98 · 14 nights €275 · food €572 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 14 days | 13 nights | ≈ €1,320 fuel €436 · tolls €98 · 13 nights €252 · food €534 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 13 days | 12 nights | ≈ €1,282 fuel €452 · tolls €100 · 12 nights €234 · food €496 |
Places on the way
323 km
Photo: Wolfram Esser · CC BY-SA 3.0 Würzburg Residence
Day 1 · 49 km before tonight's 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
753 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Chiemsee
Day 2 · 99 km before tonight's stop
Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, Germany, near Rosenheim. Wikipedia
1,053 km
Photo: Andrej Jakobčič · CC BY-SA 3.0 Triglav
Day 3 · 201 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
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 · 637 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 306 km
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia · 98 km
- 🇭🇷 Croatia · 429 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1454 km, about 14 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: 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 €572.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €205 | €74 | €279 | 103 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €204 | €74 | €278 | 96 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €371 | €87 | €458 | 174 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 €29 for a car over 425 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
- 🚫 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
452 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 24, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Euelen · campsite · km 24, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Rodgau-Point · camper site · km 203, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: a dump station · electric hook-ups · showers and toilets · a pitch under €25
- ⛺ Weingut Behringer Wohnmobilstellplatz · camper site · km 333, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Jugendzeltplatz Datscha · campsite · km 337, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Majolka · camper site · km 993, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Landsturmdenkmal (km 45), Kandlersäule (km 569), Mariensäule (km 946).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Römer · attraction · km 186, 5.5 km off the road
The Römer (German surname, "Roman") is a medieval building in the Altstadt of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and one of the city's most important landmarks. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Kosbacher Altar · attraction · km 381, 0.5 km off the road
Beim Kosbacher Altar handelt es sich um eine bisher einzigartige Steinsetzung aus der späten Hallstattzeit, 6. bis 5. Jahrhundert. v. Wikipedia (de)
- ◆ Galerie Fokus · gallery · km 793, 7.8 km off the road
- ◆ Sokolac · castle · km 1190, 0.9 km off the road
- ◆ katedrala svetog Jakova · attraction · km 1391, 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.
- 1566 viewpoints — Alter Zoll (km 36), Blick auf Nürnberg (km 384), Wurbauerkogel (km 747), Viewpoint (km 1425)
- 1104 castles — Ruins (km 21), Keltschenschloss (km 384), Schloss Röthelstein (km 781), Stari grad Bosiljevo (km 1114)
- 951 swim spots — Freibad Maaraue (km 162), Röthelheimbad mit Hannah-Stockbauer-Halle (km 384), Sport- und Freizeitpark Frohnleiten (km 855), Plaža Draga (km 1355)
- 460 farm shops — Spargel-Hof Körner (km 378), Zelena tržnica (km 1437)
- 430 wineries — Weingut Broel (km 45), Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg (km 293), Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg und Vinothek (km 293), Vinogradništvo Ornik (km 932)
- 212 climbing — Hohler Stein (km 147), BLOCKHELDEN Boulderhalle Frankenjura (km 375), Peggauer Wand (km 860), Climbing center Marulianus (km 1437)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.