The road
London to Barcelona by car
1496 km, about 15 h 36 on the fastest road, through the United Kingdom, France and Spain. Fuel from about €225 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €137 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
1496 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
15 h 36
without stops
Countries
3
the United Kingdom, France and Spain
The road, country by country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 210 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 1088 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 198 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 | €225 | €137 | €362 | 105 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €224 | €137 | €361 | 97 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €414 | €215 | €629 | 180 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇬🇧 petrol €2.00 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.93 · diesel €1.92 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €102 for a car over 1088 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €10 for a car over 198 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.
- 🚫 Barcelona: ZBE Rondes — By DGT environmental label; register foreign plates.
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.
Where to sleep beside the road
718 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 Paris-Est · campsite · km 456, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping les Galets · campsite · km 1050, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ O.S.C.A Nature Center · campsite · km 1051, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ La Clusa · camper site · km 1330, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ La Jonquera · camper site · km 1338, 0.1 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
- ◆ Puits n° 3 bis · memorial · km 231, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Goudurix · attraction · km 418, 0.6 km off the road
Goudurix is a steel roller coaster located in Parc Astérix in France. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Mémorial Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin église · memorial · km 592, 2.6 km off the road
- ◆ Maison-École du Grand Meaulnes · museum · km 761, 2.7 km off the road
- ◆ Musée de la Haute-Auvergne · museum · km 973, 2.1 km off the road
Le musée de Haute Auvergne est un musée français situé à Saint-Flour, dans le département du Cantal. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Pioch Farrus Mine · ruins · km 1181, 7.2 km off the road
- ◆ Chapelle de Saint-Martin-de-Fenollar · attraction · km 1327, 0.3 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.
- 2025 castles — Gatehouse of Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne (km 12), Château d'Aramont (km 390), Château du Plaix (km 757), Château de Soubès (km 1124)
- 941 viewpoints — Monument Commémoratif du Canada à Vimy (km 261), Notre Dame (km 450), Puy de Chanturgue (km 861), Mour (km 1227)
- 657 wineries — Dickens House Wine Emporium (km 47), Le Vin des Amis (km 450), Les Caves du Louvre (km 450), Cave Coopérative Les Vignerons Libres (km 1193)
- 305 swim spots — Plage de Calais (km 163), Aquaboulevard (km 464), Aquajet (km 1208), Plage de Leucate-Plage (km 1249)
- 233 climbing — Arkose Issy-les-Moulineaux (km 464), Banyadores (km 1428), escalada Cellecs (km 1431), Sala Boulder CEC (km 1460)
- 184 farm shops
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.