The road
Utrecht to Colmar by car
637 km, about 5 h 54 on the fastest road, through Germany, the Netherlands and France. Fuel from about €99 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €8 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-13. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
637 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
5 h 54
without stops
Countries
3
Germany, the Netherlands and France
The road, country by country
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 365 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 146 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 125 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-08-30 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 | €99 | €8 | €107 | 45 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €93 | €8 | €101 | 41 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €172 | €14 | €186 | 76 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.24 · diesel €2.23 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.07 · diesel €2.21 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €8 for a car over 125 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🚫 Utrecht: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars and vans.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
Where to sleep beside the road
647 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Camping Nr.17 · campsite · km 91, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Reisemobilstellplatz am Schloss Wickrath · camper site · km 178, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Siesta Campingplatz · campsite · km 292, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ An der Pfaffenheck · campsite · km 353, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Wohnmobilstellplatz Weingut Schlossmühle · camper site · km 374, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Les Reflets de St Pierre ** · campsite · km 598, 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.
- ◆ Stadskasteel · museum · km 34, 5 km off the road
- ◆ Niersmündung · attraction · km 97, 4.7 km off the road
- ◆ Museum Abteiberg · museum · km 172, 2.7 km off the road
- ◆ Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 253, 0.2 km off the road
- ◆ Lorelei · attraction · km 341, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Hungersteine im Rhein · monument · km 423, 6 km off the road
- ◆ Kloster Klingenmünster · attraction · km 485, 10 km off the road
- ◆ Little France · attraction · km 567, 8.7 km off the road
Trips that end in Colmar
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.