The road
Rotterdam to Freiburg by car
655 km, about 5 h 54 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Germany. Fuel from about €98 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €21 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
655 km fastest road, one way · 5 h 54 driving without stops · 5 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 trip, at your pace
Each pace is its own plan of this road for two by car: the driving days it needs, the nights on the way and at Freiburg im Breisgau, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 8 days | 7 nights | ≈ €708 fuel €183 · tolls €13 · 7 nights €160 · food €352 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 7 days | 6 nights | ≈ €644 fuel €180 · tolls €21 · 6 nights €135 · food €308 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €565 fuel €175 · tolls €13 · 5 nights €113 · food €264 |
Places on the way
172 km
Photo: Celuici · CC BY-SA 4.0 Grand-Place
Day 1 · 100 km before tonight's stop
The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. Wikipedia
517 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Völklingen Ironworks
Day 2 · tonight's stop
The Völklingen Ironworks is a former blast furnace complex located in the German town of Völklingen, Saarland. Wikipedia
707 km
Photo: Wrtalya · CC BY-SA 4.0 Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
Day 3 · 102 km before tonight's stop
The Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, sometimes also Haut-Kœnigsbourg, is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin département of Alsace, France. Wikipedia
18 km
Photo: Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Feldberg (Black Forest)
Day 4 · 18 km from Freiburg im Breisgau
The Feldberg is the highest mountain of the Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: KarlNapf · CC BY-SA 3.0 Freiburg Minster
Day 4 · in Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg Minster is the cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 57 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 276 km
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 32 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 209 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 81 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 649 km, about 6 h 24.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-18 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 €24 — with the fuel and tolls below about €254.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €98 | €21 | €119 | 46 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €99 | €21 | €120 | 43 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €183 | €47 | €230 | 78 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.99 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇱🇺 petrol €1.79 · diesel €2.08 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €21 for a car over 220 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Rotterdam: Milieuzone — No zone for cars or vans; heavier vehicles: check.
- 🚫 Antwerp: LEZ (register/day-pass) — Older diesel/petrol; foreign plates must register.
- 🚫 Strasbourg: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Luxembourg, Germany · studded tyres banned: Netherlands, Germany
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
Where to sleep beside the road
253 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camperplaats Weeskinderendijk · camper site · km 20, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: parking for visitors · no tents
- ⛺ Eekhoornparking · camper site · km 122, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Schuttern · campsite · km 601, 0.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely step-free · fine with small children · a playground · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site
- ⛺ Ernst Caravan · camper site · km 617, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Tunisee · campsite · km 642, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Breisgau Camping am Silbersee · campsite · km 642, 0.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · fine with small children · quiet · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site · water within walking distance · swimming
Places of remembrance near the road: Mutter Kinzig (km 574).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Zimmertoren · attraction · km 109, 9.8 km off the road
- ◆ Loup Garou · attraction · km 164, 1.4 km off the road
- ◆ Fort de Cognelée · fort · km 194, 0.6 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Gerlache · castle · km 278, 5.7 km off the road
- ◆ Chemins de Fer Lankelz · attraction · km 361, 9.9 km off the road
- ◆ Abbaye Saint-Arnould · attraction · km 412, 5.8 km off the road
- ◆ Cloître des Récollets · attraction · km 523, 2.1 km off the road
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.