The road
Utrecht to Colmar by car
637 km, about 5 h 54 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Germany and France. Fuel from about €100 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €8 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
637 km fastest road, one way · 5 h 54 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.
On the fastest road: 1 official clearance under 3.3 m — a camper's plan goes round it.
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 Colmar, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €640 fuel €113 · tolls €2 · 4 nights €314 · food €211 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €640 fuel €113 · tolls €2 · 4 nights €314 · food €211 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €640 fuel €113 · tolls €2 · 4 nights €314 · food €211 |
Places on the way
289 km
Photo: Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Siebengebirge
Day 1 · 89 km before tonight's stop
The Siebengebirge, occasionally Sieben Mountains or Seven Mountains, are a hill range of the German Central Uplands on the east bank of the Middle Rhine, southeast of Bonn. Wikipedia
516 km
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Speyer Cathedral
Day 2 · 138 km into the day · a morning stop
Speyer Cathedral, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae is a historical religious building in Speyer, Germany. Wikipedia
38 km
Photo: KarlNapf · CC BY-SA 3.0 Freiburg Minster
Day 3 · 38 km from Colmar
Freiburg Minster is the cathedral of Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany. Wikipedia
19 km
Photo: Wrtalya · CC BY-SA 4.0 Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
Day 3 · 19 km from Colmar
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
37 km
Photo: Mauritsvink · Public domain Cité du Train
Day 3 · 37 km from Colmar
The Cité du Train, situated in Mulhouse, France, is one of the ten largest railway museums in the world. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 143 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 365 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 129 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 €253.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €100 | €8 | €108 | 45 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €96 | €8 | €104 | 41 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €181 | €48 | €229 | 76 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.39 · diesel €2.46 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /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.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Germany · studded tyres banned: Netherlands, Germany
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Netherlands, Germany, France
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany, France
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany, France
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — Many supermarkets open Sundays, but often only from noon.
- 🇩🇪 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
648 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: dogs welcome · no showers · parking for visitors
- ⛺ Siesta Campingplatz · campsite · km 292, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · parking for visitors · not open all year · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site
- ⛺ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: electric hook-ups · showers and toilets · wifi · a pitch over €25
- ⛺ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
- ◆ Niersmündung · attraction · km 97, 4.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Museum Abteiberg · museum · km 172, 2.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely step-free · fine with small children · cheap or free · activities for children · a café on site
- ◆ Teilstück Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 253, 0.2 km off the road
- ◆ Lorelei · attraction · km 341, 9.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ 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
On this 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.