Tolls
🇩🇪 Germany
Free to drive. Motorways are free; bridges, tunnels and ferries are priced on their own.
Fuel, week 2026-10-26
€2.17
petrol /l · diesel €2.30
How a visitor pays
No toll for a car or a motorhome up to 3.5 t on any motorway. Two tunnels charge: the Warnow tunnel in Rostock and the Herren tunnel in Lübeck. Vehicles over 3.5 t pay the kilometre-based truck toll. Low-emission zones need the green sticker on the windscreen.
From bmdv.bund.de, checked 2026-10-02.
Bridges, tunnels and city charges
Priced on their own, on top of any motorway charge. A car, one crossing, the published tariff.
- ⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry€330.00
Car up to 6 m and 2.1 m high
~30 h direct. Takes motorhomes and caravans. Finnlines' published campaign fare includes an inside cabin; a plain crossing quote does not. Replaces ~1,500 km of driving and two nights' accommodation.
- ⛴ Kiel–Klaipėda ferry€256.00
Car up to 6 m
Overnight, ~21 h. Takes out the entire drive through Poland.
- ⛴ Travemünde–Liepāja ferry€135.00
Car up to 6 m
- ⛴ Dagebüll–Wyk auf Föhr ferry€114.60
Car 4.5 m, persons extra
The vehicle fare carries no persons. Prices only in W.D.R.'s fare finder.
- ⛴ Sylt car train (Niebüll–Westerland)€79.00
Car up to 6 m and 3 t, everyone in the car included
The car train over the Hindenburgdamm, about 35 min; everyone in the car rides free. RDC's Autozug Sylt runs the same line.
- ⛴ Gedser–Rostock ferry€65.30
Car up to 6 m, up to 9 persons
~2 h. The eastern twin of Rødby–Puttgarden.
- ⛴ Rødby–Puttgarden ferry€48.00
Car up to 6 m, up to 9 persons
The Vogelfluglinie shortcut Hamburg↔Copenhagen. Priced by vehicle length; booking ahead is cheaper.
On a Sunday
shops shut. Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
Low-emission zones
- 🚫 Berlin: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker — campers included
- 🚫 Munich: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker
- 🚫 Stuttgart: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker
- 🚫 Cologne: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker
- 🚫 Frankfurt: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker
- 🚫 Hamburg: Diesel-Durchfahrtsverbote (older diesel bans on some streets) — Older diesel vehicles on specific streets
- 🚫 Düsseldorf: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker
Roads through this country
In an emergency
112. The nora app is the official 112 and 110 call by text with your position; in Bavaria the SOS EU ALP app reaches mountain rescue directly.
From nora-notruf.de, checked 2026-10-03.
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The planner prices the whole drive from your own door — fuel per country, every toll and vignette on the way, where to sleep and what it costs. Free, no account.
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The same figures the planner prices a trip with; fuel from the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin (Britain: gov.uk), tariffs from their publishers. copilot.travel