The road
Paris to Barcelona by car
1037 km, about 8 h 42 on the fastest road, through France and Spain. Fuel from about €157 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €89 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
1037 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
8 h 42
without stops
Countries
2
France and Spain
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇷 France · 840 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 197 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 | €157 | €89 | €246 | 73 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €155 | €89 | €244 | 67 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €286 | €151 | €437 | 124 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.22 · diesel €2.38 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.93 · diesel €1.92 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €79 for a car over 840 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €10 for a car over 197 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Paris: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class; older diesel restricted, weekday limits.
- 🚫 Barcelona: ZBE Rondes — By DGT environmental label; register foreign plates.
Where to sleep beside the road
460 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camping les Galets · campsite · km 592, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ O.S.C.A Nature Center · campsite · km 592, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Les 4 Templiers · campsite · km 677, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Les Peupliers · campsite · km 701, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ La Clusa · camper site · km 871, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ La Jonquera · camper site · km 880, 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.
- ◆ Château-Musée de Dourdan · museum · km 51, 4.6 km off the road
The Château de Dourdan is a castle in the town of Dourdan in the Essonne department of France. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Quai Fort-des-Tourelles · attraction · km 132, 3.4 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Montrond · castle · km 283, 2.7 km off the road
- ◆ Dolmen de Loubaresse · ruins · km 455, 0.2 km off the road
Le dolmen de Loubaresse est situé à Le Broc dans le département français du Puy-de-Dôme. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Château de Grèzes · castle · km 578, 7.1 km off the road
- ◆ Cirque de Mourèze · attraction · km 704, 6.4 km off the road
Le cirque de Mourèze est situé dans la commune de Mourèze dans le département de l'Hérault en région Occitanie. Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Via Domitia · attraction · km 785, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Castell de Sant Miquel · attraction · km 930, 3.7 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.
- 1759 castles — Château de Sceaux (km 14), Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Cher (km 264), Château du Chassan (km 522), Chapelle Saint-Aubin (km 807)
- 795 viewpoints — Puy de Chanturgue (km 413), Roc de Peyre (km 557), Point de vue du viaduc de Millau (km 630), Mour (km 784)
- 477 wineries — Cave Coopérative Les Vignerons Libres (km 752), Gran Bodega Del Maestrazgo (km 1019)
- 181 swim spots — Plage des Coussoules (km 805), Plage de Leucate-Plage (km 807), Platja de la Barca Maria (km 1011), Platja dels Pescadors (km 1012)
- 135 climbing — Banyadores (km 987), escalada Cellecs (km 990), Bloc District (km 1017), Sala Boulder CEC (km 1019)
- 118 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.