The road
Vienna to Thessaloniki by car
1247 km, about 11 h 36 on the fastest road, through Austria, Hungary, Serbia, North Macedonia and Greece. Fuel from about €158 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €51 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-11-01. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
1247 km fastest road, one way · 11 h 36 driving without stops · 5 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
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 71 km
- 🇭🇺 Hungary · 340 km
- 🇷🇸 Serbia · 583 km
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia · 172 km
- 🇬🇷 Greece · 81 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1206 km, about 13 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: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €14 each, self-catering for two about €22 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €412.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €158 | €51 | €209 | 87 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €162 | €51 | €213 | 81 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €288 | €66 | €354 | 145 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.77 · diesel €2.13 /l
- 🇭🇺 petrol €1.75 · diesel €1.93 /l
- 🇷🇸 petrol — · diesel — /l
- 🇲🇰 petrol — · diesel — /l
- 🇬🇷 petrol €2.14 · diesel €2.13 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇷🇸 Motorway tolls in Serbia: about €26 for a car over 763 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🎫 Austrian motorway vignette — €9.6 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t (car, motorhome or car + trailer)) · unverified
- 🎫 Hungarian e-vignette (matrica) — €15.15 (D1: car or motorhome ≤ 3.5 t with 7 seats or fewer (registration J = M1/M1G), and the trailer it tows) · unverified
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Austria, Serbia, North Macedonia · studded tyres banned: Hungary
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Austria
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Austria, Hungary
- 🪪 Your driving licence abroad: Serbia, North Macedonia
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Austria, Hungary
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇦🇹 Austria — Shops are shut on Sundays by law, with station and petrol-station shops the usual exceptions. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — Many larger shops close on Sundays; smaller and family-run ones may open.
Where to sleep beside the road
151 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 715, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 1044, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 1045, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1069, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 1122, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 1123, 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.
- ◆ Schauanlage Ungerberg 3 (U3) · museum · km 45, 1.5 km off the road
- ◆ Vértesszőlősi előembertelep · museum · km 181, 2.2 km off the road
- ◆ Feketeszél · attraction · km 405, 2.2 km off the road
- ◆ Ban Josip Jelačić birth house · attraction · km 528, 4.3 km off the road
- ◆ Observation tower · attraction · km 625, 2.2 km off the road
- ◆ Memorial complex „12th February“ · museum · km 842, 5.8 km off the road
- ◆ Tauresium · attraction · km 1032, 2.9 km off the road
- ◆ Vardar Hill · attraction · km 1162, 0.1 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.