Where Europe is looking for November: the most looked-up road-trip destinations, and what the drive costs
The places people reading in English looked up most for November, ranked — each with a real, priced trip from London: days, kilometres, fuel, tolls, ferries and beds.
1. Barcelona
Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 Gaudí's city by road. Best: May–Jun, Sep.
From London: 14 days, 4 of them driving · 1,620 km · ≈ €1,703 · tolls €133
150,523 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
2. Paris
Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 Through the tunnel and into the capital. Best: Apr–Oct.
From London: 4 days, 2 of them driving · 477 km · ≈ €501 · tolls €77
138,979 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
3. Neuschwanstein & Bavaria
Wilfredor · CC0 The fairy-tale castle and the Alpine foothills. Best: May–Oct; Advent.
From London: 7 days, 4 of them driving · 1,274 km · ≈ €1,143 · tolls €379
66,861 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
4. Normandy
Diliff · Public domain D-Day beaches, the Tapestry and Mont-Saint-Michel. Best: Apr–Oct.
From London: 6 days, 3 of them driving · 551 km · ≈ €749 · tolls €74
49,053 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
5. Basque coast
Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 Pintxos bay where France meets Spain. Best: May–Sep.
From London: 10 days, 4 of them driving · 1,230 km · ≈ €992 · tolls €100
27,012 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
6. Côte d'Azur
Frédéric Ducarme · CC BY-SA 3.0 The Riviera at the end of the Route du Soleil. Best: May–Jun, Sep.
From London: 14 days, 4 of them driving · 1,397 km · ≈ €1,914 · tolls €177
19,688 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
7. Prague
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 Bridges, castle and old town. Best: Apr–Oct; Advent.
From London: 7 days, 4 of them driving · 1,449 km · ≈ €1,074 · tolls €397
19,332 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
8. Colmar & Alsace
--sinava-- from Berlin · CC BY 2.0 Half-timbered old town on the wine road. Best: May–Oct; Advent.
From London: 5 days, 3 of them driving · 959 km · ≈ €857 · tolls €381
16,415 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
9. Brittany
Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 Walled port, granite coast and crêpes. Best: May–Sep.
From London: 7 days, 4 of them driving · 597 km · ≈ €567 · tolls €42
12,318 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
10. Lisbon & Sintra
Singa Hitam · CC BY 2.0 Palaces in the hills above Lisbon. Best: all year.
From London: 14 days, 6 of them driving · 2,342 km · ≈ €1,808 · tolls €402
7,726 English Wikipedia views in November last year · for two adults in a car, at a comfortable pace, everything priced from published sources.
