The road
Utrecht to Interlaken by car
853 km, about 7 h 54 on the fastest road, through Switzerland, Germany, France and the Netherlands. Fuel from about €125 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €51 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
853 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
7 h 54
without stops
Countries
4
Switzerland, Germany, France and the Netherlands
The road, country by country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 303 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 296 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 134 km
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 120 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 | €125 | €51 | €176 | 60 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €119 | €51 | €170 | 55 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €218 | €56 | €274 | 102 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇨🇭 petrol €1.85 · diesel €1.95 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.24 · diesel €2.23 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.07 · diesel €2.21 /l
- 🇳🇱 petrol €2.35 · diesel €2.33 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €9 for a car over 134 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Swiss motorway vignette — €42.32 (Vehicle or trailer up to 3.5 t) · unverified
- 🚫 Utrecht: Milieuzone — Older diesel cars and vans.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland — Sunday trading is restricted almost everywhere — station and petrol-station shops are the reliable exceptions.
- 🇩🇪 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
915 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Reisemobilstellplatz am Schloss Wickrath · camper site · km 178, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Les Reflets de St Pierre ** · campsite · km 598, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping de l'Ill · campsite · km 636, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 792, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Insula dulcamara · camper site · km 797, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 807, 0 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 Ten Goye · ruins · km 18, 7.9 km off the road
- ◆ Memorial · memorial · km 118, 0.9 km off the road
- ◆ Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 247, 4.1 km off the road
- ◆ Lorelei · attraction · km 341, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Trullo · attraction · km 429, 4 km off the road
- ◆ Little France · attraction · km 567, 8.7 km off the road
- ◆ Cité du train · museum · km 669, 8.9 km off the road
- ◆ Museum Franz Gertsch · museum · km 779, 4.7 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.