The road
Prague to Budapest by car
526 km, about 4 h 18 on the fastest road, through Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Fuel from about €66 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €33 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-11-01. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
526 km fastest road, one way · 4 h 18 driving without stops · 3 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The road, country by country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 265 km
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 80 km
- 🇭🇺 Hungary · 180 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-25 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.
A camper, the whole sum: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €20 — with the fuel and tolls below about €176.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €66 | €33 | €99 | 37 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €67 | €33 | €100 | 34 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €123 | €33 | €156 | 63 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇨🇿 petrol €1.80 · diesel €1.95 /l
- 🇸🇰 petrol €1.82 · diesel €1.97 /l
- 🇭🇺 petrol €1.75 · diesel €1.93 /l
Charged on the way
- 🎫 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) — €9.43 (Motor vehicle with four wheels or more, ≤ 3.5 t (standard fuel), with or without a trailer) · unverified
- 🎫 Slovak e-vignette (eznámka) — €8.1 (Car ≤ 3.5 t, or a motorhome (M1) whatever its weight) · unverified
- 🎫 Hungarian e-vignette (matrica) — €15.15 (D1: car or motorhome ≤ 3.5 t with 7 seats or fewer (registration J = M1/M1G), and the trailer it tows) · unverified
Rules on this road
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — Many larger shops close on Sundays; smaller and family-run ones may open.
Where to sleep beside the road
139 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Kemp Oáza · campsite · km 187, 0.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: showers and toilets · open all year · swimming
- ⛺ Alpa · campsite · km 188, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · tents welcome
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 191, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Camp & Chatky Formanka · campsite · km 230, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Nomád Camping · campsite · km 468, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 504, 0.5 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: sv. Donát z Arezza (km 18), obětem velkomeziříčské tragédie (km 151).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ HLINÍKárium · museum · km 98, 1.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely not step-free · cheap or free
- ◆ Hvězdárna a planetárium Brno · museum · km 201, 4.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Soutok Moravy a Dyje + Trojmezí Česko-Slovensko-Rakousko · attraction · km 271, 5.1 km off the road
- ◆ Gerulata · ruins · km 341, 2.6 km off the road
- ◆ AD STATUA · ruins · km 422, 5.7 km off the road
- ◆ Vértesszőlősi előembertelep · museum · km 463, 2.2 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.