The road
Kraków to Vienna by car
466 km, about 4 h 06 on the fastest road, through Poland, Czechia and Austria. Fuel from about €61 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €29 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-30. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
466 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
4 h 06
without stops
Countries
3
Poland, Czechia and Austria
The road, country by country
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 169 km
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 193 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 104 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-09-20 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.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €61 | €29 | €90 | 33 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €64 | €29 | €93 | 30 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €117 | €34 | €151 | 56 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.82 · diesel €2.04 /l
- 🇨🇿 petrol €1.88 · diesel €2.07 /l
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.93 · diesel €2.24 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇵🇱 Motorway tolls in Poland: about €7 for a car over 169 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Austrian motorway vignette — €9.6 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t) · unverified
- 🎫 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) — €12 (Vehicle ≤ 3.5 t) · unverified
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.
- 🇦🇹 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
71 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 45, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping 215 · camper site · km 78, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camper · camper site · km 141, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Camp Landek Park · campsite · km 166, 0.5 km off the road
- ⛺ Autokemp Merkur Pasohlávky · camper site · km 366, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Mikulov · campsite · km 377, 0.6 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Brama Zwierzyniecka · attraction · km 30, 2.9 km off the road
Brama Zwierzyniecka – zabytek w stylu neogotyckim z 2 poł. XIX wieku, znajdujący się w województwie małopolskim, w powiecie krakowskim, w gminie Krzeszowice, w Tenczynku. Wikipedia (pl)
- ◆ Giszowiec · attraction · km 76, 0.9 km off the road
- ◆ Sanktuarium Bożego Ciała · attraction · km 132, 4.3 km off the road
- ◆ Muzeum · museum · km 191, 2.6 km off the road
- ◆ Zámek Veselíčko · castle · km 237, 1.4 km off the road
- ◆ MiG-21 · attraction · km 297, 3.3 km off the road
- ◆ Památník osvobození · memorial · km 350, 4.9 km off the road
- ◆ Napoleon- und Stadtmuseum · museum · km 446, 3.3 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.
- 797 climbing — Karniowicka Skała (km 17), Plaskula (km 25)
- 615 castles — Fort 39 "Olszanica" (km 14), Wieża gichtowa dawnej huty Waleska (km 125), Zámek Veselíčko (km 236), Castle (km 351)
- 435 viewpoints — Hałda Murcki (km 76), Wieża widokowa Graniczne Meandry Odry (km 156), Chocholík (km 301), Kozí hrádek (km 377)
- 301 wineries — Vinařství Garčic (km 370), Vinařství Drmola (km 374), Winery (km 390), Schloss Raggendorf (km 425)
- 266 swim spots — Wake Zone Stawiki (km 77), Aquadrom (km 92), Lázně Brno-Zábrdovice (km 329), Dyje 7B malá laguna (km 365)
- 86 farm shops
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.