The road
Milan to Rome by car
579 km, about 4 h 48 on the fastest road, through Italy. Fuel from about €87 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €42 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
579 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
4 h 48
without stops
Countries
1
Italy
The road, country by country
- 🇮🇹 Italy · 579 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 | €87 | €42 | €129 | 41 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €86 | €42 | €128 | 38 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €158 | €67 | €225 | 69 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇮🇹 petrol €2.14 · diesel €2.28 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇮🇹 Motorway tolls in Italy: about €34 for a car over 579 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🌉 Milan Area C — €7.5 (Car (non-resident)) · unverified
- 🚫 Milan: Area B (older vehicle ban) + Area C (centre charge) — Older diesel/petrol; the central Area C is a paid ZTL.
Where to sleep beside the road
122 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Vagabond Camper Fontanello · camper site · km 104, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ area sosta camper Sasso Marconi · camper site · km 212, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ hu Firenze Certosa camping in town · campsite · km 299, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Area sosta Bagno a Ripoli · camper site · km 307, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Poggetto · campsite · km 317, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 453, 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.
- ◆ Locomotiva FS 835.046 · attraction · km 21, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Certosa di Parma · attraction · km 122, 2.8 km off the road
- ◆ Museo della Figurina · museum · km 168, 4.6 km off the road
- ◆ via Flaminia Militare · attraction · km 255, 2.8 km off the road
- ◆ Galleria dell'Accademia · museum · km 304, 4.3 km off the road
- ◆ La Chimera · monument · km 362, 8.8 km off the road
- ◆ Orvieto Cathedral · attraction · km 452, 1.4 km off the road
- ◆ Villa di Livia · ruins · km 555, 2.9 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.
- 937 castles — Castello Brivio (km 12), Castello di Formigine (km 169), Villa San Donato (km 290), Castello della Sala (km 441)
- 401 viewpoints — Viewpoint (km 204), Monumento ai caduti di Sabbiuno (km 209), Monte Adone (km 219), panorama sul fiume Tevere (km 460)
- 245 wineries — Enoteca Obsequium (km 304), Winery (km 400), Le Buche Cantina (km 412)
- 63 swim spots — LodiSplash (km 31)
- 50 farm shops
- 42 climbing
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.