The road
Lyon to Nice by car
471 km, about 4 h on the fastest road, through France. Fuel from about €73 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €44 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
471 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
4 h
without stops
Countries
1
France
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇷 France · 471 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 | €73 | €44 | €117 | 33 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €73 | €44 | €117 | 31 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €135 | €75 | €210 | 57 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €44 for a car over 471 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Lyon: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class; order the sticker before you go.
Where to sleep beside the road
293 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Aire de camping-car de Valence · camper site · km 102, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Aire de camping-car de Valence · camper site · km 102, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Arc en Ciel · campsite · km 299, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ La Baume - La Palmeraie · campsite · km 408, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ La Provençale · campsite · km 432, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Parc Bellevue · campsite · km 436, 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.
- ◆ Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie · museum · km 31, 1.1 km off the road
Le musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Vienne est un musée français. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Autel du Taurobole · attraction · km 85, 2.5 km off the road
L’autel taurobolique de Tain-l'Hermitage, communément appelé « taurobole », est un autel taurobolique romain, situé à Tain-l'Hermitage, dans le département français de la Drôme. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Fontaine Giroud · attraction · km 121, 3.4 km off the road
La fontaine de La Voulte-sur-Rhône, dite fontaine Giroud, est une fontaine située à La Voulte-sur-Rhône, en France. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Forteresse de Mornas · attraction · km 188, 0.4 km off the road
La forteresse de Mornas, dans le département de Vaucluse, se dresse sur un éperon rocheux de la rive gauche du Rhône, dominant le village de Mornas, établi à son pied, et les environs. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Grottes de Calès · attraction · km 256, 1.2 km off the road
- ◆ Musée Granet · museum · km 297, 1.5 km off the road
- ◆ Khatchkar · memorial · km 410, 5.6 km off the road
A khachkar (also spelled as khatchkar) or Armenian cross-stone (Armenian: խաչքար, pronounced , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, interlaces, and botanical motifs. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Musée Fragonard · museum · km 441, 10 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.
- 1050 castles — Château de Foudras (km 16), Château Souchet (km 120), Mas de la Brune (km 245), Château des Templiers (km 354)
- 526 viewpoints — Panorama du Rocher des Doms (km 220), Mont Vinaigre (km 416), Place de la Castre (km 435)
- 371 swim spots — Wave Island (km 214), Aqualand Fréjus (km 406), Plage du Grand Boucharel (km 406), Plage du Veillat (km 408)
- 320 wineries — Château de Beaucastel (km 203), Château Gigognan (km 216), Jas d'Esclans (km 394)
- 174 climbing
- 138 farm shops — Ferme la Reboule (km 219)
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.