The road
London to Amsterdam by car
538 km, about 8 h 06 on the fastest road, through the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Fuel from about €80 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €25 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
538 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
8 h 06
without stops
Countries
4
the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and the Netherlands
The road, country by country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 196 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 142 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 102 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 98 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 550 km, about 8 h 24.
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 | €80 | €25 | €105 | 38 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €83 | €25 | €108 | 35 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €158 | €47 | €205 | 66 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇬🇧 petrol €2.00 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.99 · diesel €2.39 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.45 · diesel €2.58 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €9 for a car over 142 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- ⛴ Dover–Dunkirk ferry — price not held · unverified
- 🌉 Dartford Crossing — €4.07 (Car) · unverified
- 🌉 London Congestion Charge — €20.93 (Car) · unverified
- 🚫 London: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London) — Pre-Euro-6 diesel / pre-Euro-4 petrol pay £12.50/day; separate from the central Congestion Charge.
- 🚫 Antwerp: LEZ (register/day-pass) — Older diesel/petrol; foreign plates must register.
- 🚫 Amsterdam: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars/vans and pre-Euro-VI diesel campers/trucks.
The same trip another way
Where a sea gives a choice, the road through each gateway, priced the same way for a petrol car. Which one is yours depends on the ferry's fare and your nights, and that is the planner's job.
Through Hoek van Holland
222 km, about 9 h 36 — the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Petrol car: fuel about €33.
⛴ Hoek van Holland–Harwich ferry · 🌉 London Congestion Charge (€20.93, unverified)
Through Amsterdam (IJmuiden)
491 km, about 20 h — the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Petrol car: fuel about €71.
⛴ Amsterdam (IJmuiden)–Newcastle ferry · 🌉 London Congestion Charge (€20.93, unverified)
Through Calais
496 km, about 6 h 36 — the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Petrol car: fuel about €74.
⛴ Dover–Calais ferry · 🌉 Dartford Crossing (€4.07, unverified) · 🌉 London Congestion Charge (€20.93, unverified)
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — In England and Wales a large supermarket may open only six hours between 10:00 and 18:00 — usually closing at 16:00 or 17:00. Small shops and petrol stations are unrestricted, and Scotland has no Sunday limit.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
Where to sleep beside the road
493 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 53, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping résidentiel de la Garenne · campsite · km 225, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Le Ringsloot · campsite · km 226, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Gerstekot · campsite · km 347, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camperpark Vogelzang Antwerpen · camper site · km 373, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camperlocatie Oosteind · camper site · km 443, 0.2 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Lullingstone Roman Villa · attraction · km 29, 7.2 km off the road
- ◆ Leeds Castle · attraction · km 70, 8.8 km off the road
- ◆ Cap Blanc-Nez · attraction · km 160, 4.9 km off the road
- ◆ Beffroi de Dunkerque · attraction · km 213, 2.5 km off the road
- ◆ Choco-Story · museum · km 276, 5.8 km off the road
Choco-Story, the Chocolate Museum in Bruges, Belgium, is located in the sixteenth-century "Huis de Crone" building on Sint-Jansplein (at the intersection of Wijnzakstraat and Sint-Jansstraat) in central Bruges. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ MoMu · museum · km 372, 2.4 km off the road
MoMu (Mode Museum) is the fashion museum of the City of Antwerp, Belgium and collects, conserves, studies and exhibits the largest collection of historical and contemporary designer fashion in Belgium, and holds the largest collection of Belgian fashion in the world. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Bloemencorso · attraction · km 415, 4.7 km off the road
Bloemencorso Zundert is the largest flower parade in the world. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Memorial · memorial · km 477, 3.5 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.
- 1006 castles — Gatehouse of Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne (km 13), Citadelle de Calais (km 165), Kasteel Norenburg (km 270), Maxburg (km 408)
- 647 swim spots — Plage de Calais (km 165), Plopsaqua De Panne (km 227), Naaktstrand Galderse Meren (km 420)
- 316 viewpoints — Westerpunt (km 226), Rozenhoedkaai (km 274), Uitzichtpunt Meebrug (km 274), Bliksemschicht (km 420)
- 171 golf — Royal Blackheath Golf Club (km 17), Golf de Dunkerque (km 211), Koksijde Golf Ter Hille (km 239), Royal Latem Golf Club (km 308)
- 156 farm shops
- 114 wineries — Dickens House Wine Emporium (km 48)
On this road
Trips that end in Amsterdam
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.