The road
Utrecht to Interlaken by car
853 km, about 8 h 06 on the fastest road, through the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland. Fuel from about €125 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €52 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.
853 km fastest road, one way · 8 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.
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 Interlaken, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 8 days | 7 nights | ≈ €1,355 fuel €150 · tolls €44 · 7 nights €765 · food €396 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €1,027 fuel €121 · tolls €45 · 5 nights €564 · food €297 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €1,027 fuel €121 · tolls €45 · 5 nights €564 · food €297 |
Places on the way
341 km
Photo: Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Lorelei
Day 1 · 85 km before tonight's stop
The Lorelei is a 132-metre-high, steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wikipedia
796 km
Photo: Flooffy · CC BY 2.0 Federal Palace of Switzerland
Day 2 · 56 km before tonight's stop
The Federal Palace is a building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. Wikipedia
16 km
Photo: qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0 Eiger
Day 3 · 16 km from Interlaken
The Eiger is a 3,967-metre mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. Wikipedia
32 km
Photo: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 Aletsch Glacier
Day 3 · 32 km from Interlaken
The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. Wikipedia
18 km
Photo: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 Mönch
Day 3 · 18 km from Interlaken
The Mönch at 4,110 metres is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Wikipedia
11 km
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Lake Thun
Day 3 · 11 km from Interlaken
Lake Thun is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland named after the city of Thun, on its northern shore. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 143 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 367 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 191 km
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 151 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 857 km, about 8 h 42.
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: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €28 each, self-catering for two about €29 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €398.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €125 | €52 | €177 | 60 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €122 | €52 | €174 | 55 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €227 | €85 | €312 | 103 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
- 🇨🇭 petrol €1.85 · diesel €1.95 /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 — €42.89 (One motor vehicle up to 3.5 t (car or motorhome)) · unverified
- 🚫 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, Switzerland
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland
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.
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland — Sunday trading is restricted almost everywhere — station and petrol-station shops are the reliable exceptions.
Where to sleep beside the road
916 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: dogs welcome · no showers · parking for visitors
- ⛺ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · not open all year · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: closed part of the year
- ◆ Römische Wasserleitung · ruins · km 247, 4.1 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
- ◆ 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
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap · a café on site
- ◆ Museum Franz Gertsch · museum · km 779, 4.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · activities for children
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.