The road
Sofia to Thessaloniki by car
299 km, about 3 h 06 on the fastest road, through Bulgaria and Greece. Fuel from about €39 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €8 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.
299 km fastest road, one way · 3 h 06 driving without stops · 2 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
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 188 km
- 🇬🇷 Greece · 111 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 291 km, about 3 h 42.
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 €22 — with the fuel and tolls below about €101.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €39 | €8 | €47 | 21 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €39 | €8 | €47 | 19 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €69 | €10 | €79 | 35 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇧🇬 petrol €1.63 · diesel €1.89 /l
- 🇬🇷 petrol €2.14 · diesel €2.13 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇬🇷 Motorway tolls in Greece: about €3 for a car over 129 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Bulgarian e-vignette — €5.11 (Car ≤ 3.5 t, or a motorhome (M1) whatever its weight) · unverified
Rules on this road
Where to sleep beside the road
18 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Ливада spot · campsite · km 28, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 128, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 137, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 180, 0.8 km off the road
- ⛺ Sunny Paradise Campsite · campsite · km 185, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Night ride border crosiing camp · campsite · km 251, 0.6 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Via Aristotelis · viewpoint · km 15, 2.4 km off the road
- ◆ Stob Pyramids · attraction · km 95, 6.9 km off the road
- ◆ Turkish Baths · attraction · km 175, 8.8 km off the road
- ◆ Fort Roupel · castle · km 190, 1.8 km off the road
- ◆ Lachanas Military Museum · museum · km 254, 3 km off the road
- ◆ Nea Santa Castle · ruins · km 274, 7.6 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.