The road
Rotterdam to Strasbourg by car
571 km, about 5 h 06 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Fuel from about €85 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €22 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.
571 km fastest road, one way · 5 h 06 driving without stops · 4 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
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 57 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 276 km
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 32 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 206 km
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 €228.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €85 | €22 | €107 | 40 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €87 | €22 | €109 | 37 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €162 | €42 | €204 | 69 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
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €22 for a car over 237 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 · studded tyres banned: Netherlands
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Belgium, France
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Belgium, France
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France
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.
Where to sleep beside the road
201 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
- ⛺ Campergastverblijf ‘T Kakelhof · camper site · km 58, 0.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Het Boerenijsje · camper site · km 70, 0.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · fine with small children · a playground · parking for visitors · open all year
- ⛺ De Groene Linden · campsite · km 77, 0.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · wifi · tents welcome
- ⛺ Sporthal centrum Brasschaat · camper site · km 85, 0.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Eekhoornparking · camper site · km 122, 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.
- ◆ Kasteel van Westmalle · castle · km 76, 6.8 km off the road
- ◆ Zimmertoren · attraction · km 109, 9.8 km off the road
- ◆ Museum for Natural Sciences of Belgium · museum · km 148, 7.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap · nature and landscape
- ◆ Castle of Vêves · castle · km 229, 5.1 km off the road
- ◆ Knippchen · attraction · km 324, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ Dudelange Radio Tower · attraction · km 366, 1.9 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Barst · castle · km 463, 3.5 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.