The road
Kraków to Budapest by car
533 km, about 5 h 12 on the fastest road, through Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. Fuel from about €61 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €23 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-11-01. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
533 km fastest road, one way · 5 h 12 driving without stops · 3 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The road, country by country
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 110 km
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 181 km
- 🇭🇺 Hungary · 242 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 397 km, about 5 h 30.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-25 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: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €20 — with the fuel and tolls below about €134.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €61 | €23 | €84 | 37 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €65 | €23 | €88 | 35 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €91 | €23 | €114 | 48 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.47 · diesel €1.78 /l
- 🇸🇰 petrol €1.82 · diesel €1.97 /l
- 🇭🇺 petrol €1.75 · diesel €1.93 /l
Charged on the way
- 🎫 Slovak e-vignette (eznámka) — €8.1 (Car ≤ 3.5 t, or a motorhome (M1) whatever its weight) · unverified
- 🎫 Hungarian e-vignette (matrica) — €15.15 (D1: car or motorhome ≤ 3.5 t with 7 seats or fewer (registration J = M1/M1G), and the trailer it tows) · unverified
- 🚫 Kraków: Strefa Czystego Transportu (SCT) — foreign plates must register — Petrol below Euro 4, diesel below Euro 6 (over 3.5 t: Euro VI); every foreign-plated vehicle registers first.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Slovakia · studded tyres banned: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Poland
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇵🇱 Poland — Most Sundays are non-trading by law, with a few exempt Sundays a year. Small owner-run shops and station shops stay open.
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — Many larger shops close on Sundays; smaller and family-run ones may open.
Where to sleep beside the road
49 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Korona · campsite · km 13, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · wifi · tents welcome
- ⛺ Skautský tábor · campsite · km 233, 0.5 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Hidasnémeti · campsite · km 295, 0.9 km off the road
- ⛺ Marcel Panzió- Pizzéria- Camping · campsite · km 506, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Aquaréna · campsite · km 508, 0.5 km off the road
- ⛺ RING kemping · campsite · km 508, 0.9 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Barnasiówka · attraction · km 28, 2.9 km off the road
- ◆ Kaplica pw. Matki Boskiej Królowej Tatr · attraction · km 111, 6.6 km off the road
- ◆ Church of the Holy Trinity · attraction · km 146, 0.1 km off the road
- ◆ Šarišský hrad · castle · km 226, 5.5 km off the road
- ◆ Abaúj-vár · ruins · km 291, 4.4 km off the road
- ◆ Ónodi vár · attraction · km 364, 2.5 km off the road
- ◆ Almásy-kastély · castle · km 434, 6.1 km off the road
- ◆ Sziget Festival · attraction · km 521, 4.2 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.