The road
London to Paris by car
460 km, about 7 h 12 on the fastest road, through the United Kingdom and France. Fuel from about €68 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €49 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
460 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
7 h 12
without stops
Countries
2
the United Kingdom and France
The road, country by country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 201 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 259 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 | €68 | €49 | €117 | 32 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €70 | €49 | €119 | 30 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €129 | €66 | €195 | 55 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇬🇧 petrol €2.00 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €24 for a car over 259 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.
- 🚫 Paris: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class; older diesel restricted, weekday limits.
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 Calais
418 km, about 5 h 36 — the United Kingdom and France.
Petrol car: fuel about €62.
⛴ 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.
Where to sleep beside the road
262 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
- ⛺ Bexon Lane Scout Campsite · campsite · km 71, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 117, 0.5 km off the road
- ⛺ Ferme du Pont Troué · campsite · km 186, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping les Sumacs · campsite · km 315, 0.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Le Courmanvaux · campsite · km 322, 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.
- ◆ Lullingstone Roman Villa · attraction · km 29, 7.2 km off the road
- ◆ Leeds Castle · attraction · km 70, 8.8 km off the road
- ◆ Fan Bay Deep Shelter · attraction · km 125, 1.5 km off the road
- ◆ Poudrerie d'Esquerdes · ruins · km 208, 0.8 km off the road
- ◆ Puits n° 5 · memorial · km 238, 4.8 km off the road
- ◆ Mametz Wood Memorial · attraction · km 316, 8.6 km off the road
The Mametz Wood Memorial commemorates an engagement of the 38th (Welsh) Division of the British Army during the First Battle of the Somme in France in 1916. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Château de Compiègne · castle · km 382, 9.9 km off the road
The Château de Compiègne is a French château, a former royal residence built for Louis XV and later restored by Napoleon. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Goudurix · attraction · km 418, 0.6 km off the road
Goudurix is a steel roller coaster located in Parc Astérix in France. Wikipedia (en)
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.
- 532 castles — Gatehouse of Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne (km 13), Dover Castle (km 123), Manoir Saint-Michel (km 240), Château de Bellinglise (km 365)
- 169 viewpoints — Plate-Forme Panoramique (km 256), Nécropole nationale de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (km 261), Monument Commémoratif du Canada à Vimy (km 266), Beffroi (km 272)
- 139 swim spots — Plage de Calais (km 165)
- 120 golf — Royal Blackheath Golf Club (km 16), Golf de Saint-Omer (km 201), Golf de Béthune (km 246), Golf du Château d'Humières (km 374)
- 80 farm shops
- 62 wineries — Dickens House Wine Emporium (km 48)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.