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What it costs to drive in Europe, country by country

Pump prices for 28 countries, what 1,000 km costs in each, and what motorway vignettes sell for — with the source and date next to every number.

  • Fuel prices: November 9, 2026
  • Vignettes checked: August 18, 2026 – November 12, 2026
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€97 €167

Petrol for the same 1,000 km in Poland and in Denmark — the cheapest and the dearest country in the EU bulletin.

1.877 €/L

EU-27 average for a litre of petrol 95 — about €131 for 1,000 km.

€12.80

Austria’s 10-day vignette. Switzerland sells only a full year, for CHF 40.

Fuel for 1,000 km

Petrol 95 at 7 L/100 km, using each country’s weekly average including all taxes. Between the dearest (Denmark) and the cheapest (Poland) country in the EU bulletin, the same drive differs by €70.

  1. Poland€97
  2. Sweden€101
  3. Luxembourg€114
  4. Slovenia€114
  5. Czechia€116
  6. Austria€117
  7. Slovakia€118
  8. Bosnia & Herzegovina ·€119
  9. Spain€121
  10. Croatia€122
  11. Hungary€123
  12. Serbia ·€123
  13. Montenegro ·€127
  14. Romania€129
  15. Belgium€129
  16. Portugal€135
  17. Ireland€137
  18. Albania ·€138
  19. Italy€140
  20. Iceland ·€141
  21. Greece€143
  22. United Kingdom ·€144
  23. Germany€145
  24. France€146
  25. Netherlands€154
  26. Switzerland ·€162
  27. Denmark€167
  28. Norway ·€190

1,000 km here means 70 litres — a car using 7 L/100 km. For your own car and route, use the calculator. Open the cost calculator →

Pump prices per country

CountryPetrol 95Diesel1,000 km, petrol1,000 km, diesel
Poland1.384 €1.753 €€97€123
Sweden1.437 €1.954 €€101€137
Luxembourg1.627 €1.987 €€114€139
Slovenia1.634 €1.950 €€114€137
Czechia1.653 €1.899 €€116€133
Austria1.670 €2.087 €€117€146
Slovakia1.691 €1.965 €€118€138
Bosnia & Herzegovina ·1.70 €1.95 €€119€137
Spain1.730 €1.898 €€121€133
Croatia1.749 €2.025 €€122€142
Hungary1.750 €1.978 €€123€138
Serbia ·1.76 €2.01 €€123€141
Montenegro ·1.81 €1.97 €€127€138
Romania1.844 €2.033 €€129€142
Belgium1.844 €2.357 €€129€165
Portugal1.922 €2.135 €€135€149
Ireland1.958 €2.119 €€137€148
Albania ·1.97 €2.33 €€138€163
Italy1.995 €2.218 €€140€155
Iceland ·2.02 €2.40 €€141€168
Greece2.042 €2.099 €€143€147
United Kingdom ·2.05 €2.38 €€144€167
Germany2.067 €2.253 €€145€158
France2.088 €2.178 €€146€152
Netherlands2.196 €2.361 €€154€165
Switzerland ·2.32 €2.62 €€162€183
Denmark2.391 €2.435 €€167€170
Norway ·2.71 €2.70 €€190€189

Pump prices move day to day; these are weekly national averages, not the price at your station today. The calculator only uses them as a starting figure — type in what you actually pay.

Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, November 9, 2026 — national averages including all taxes. Countries outside the EU bulletin are marked · and come from a single source.

What 1,000 km has cost since 2005

Every bulletin week since January 2005, from the same EU Oil Bulletin as the table, at 7 L/100 km. Pick a country; the dashed line is the EU average.

The full weekly history as a spreadsheet (CSV)

2026 against 2025: what 1,000 km cost

Over January 1 – November 9 2026, diesel cost 23.7% more across the EU than in the same weeks of 2025, and petrol 13% more. 1,000 km in a diesel car went from €108 to €134. The steepest rise in diesel was in Finland: 35.1%.

Country1,000 km, diesel 20251,000 km, diesel 2026Diesel, changePetrol, change
European Union€109€134+23.7%+13%
Finland€116€156+35.1%+22.8%
Netherlands€118€157+32.8%+18.3%
Bulgaria€87€113+30.8%+17.8%
Lithuania€105€136+29.2%+20.6%
Germany€112€145+29%+18.7%
France€113€144+27.5%+15.2%
Luxembourg€100€127+26.1%+13.5%
Czechia€96€119+24.5%+17.4%
Austria€107€134+24.3%+13.2%
Belgium€116€144+24.3%+15%
Estonia€101€125+24.2%+9.3%
Romania€104€129+23.7%+19.2%
Denmark€123€152+23.6%+17%
Latvia€107€130+22.1%+14.2%
Portugal€110€135+22.1%+11.8%
Sweden€105€129+21.9%+7.1%
Italy€116€140+21.7%+7.5%
Greece€108€132+21.5%+12.9%
Croatia€104€124+19.7%+9.5%
Spain€100€119+18.8%+7.4%
Cyprus€102€121+18.7%+11.6%
Poland€100€117+17.4%+7.9%
Slovakia€102€119+16.1%+9.6%
Hungary€106€121+14.4%+9%
Slovenia€106€120+13.1%+7.5%
Ireland€119€134+12.5%+5.6%
Malta€85€850%0%

Averages of the weekly EU Oil Bulletin prices with taxes, over the same weeks of both years; 1,000 km at 7 l/100 km. Sorted by the change in diesel.

This comparison as a spreadsheet (CSV)

What a vignette costs

In vignette countries you pay for time, not distance — one price covers the whole motorway network for as long as it lasts. Buy it before you join the motorway: every one of these is enforced by number-plate cameras, and the fine is many times the price of the vignette itself.

CountryWhat is sold, and what it costs
Austria1 day €9.6010 days €12.802 months €321 year €106.80
Switzerland1 year CHF 40Sold by the year only — no daily or monthly option. The 2026 sticker is valid from 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2027.
Czechia1 day CZK 23010 days CZK 30030 days CZK 4801 year CZK 2,570Electric and hydrogen cars registered in Czechia pay nothing; plug-in hybrids and gas vehicles pay a reduced rate.
Slovakia1 day €8.1010 days €10.8030 days €17.101 year €90
Slovenia7 days €161 month €321 year €117.50This is class 2A. A vehicle over 1.3 m high at the front axle — a van, or a car with a roof box — is class 2B and pays double.
Hungary1 day HUF 5,55010 days HUF 6,9001 month HUF 11,1701 year HUF 61,760
Bulgaria1 day €5.301 week €101 month €19.903 months €35.901 year €64.50
Romania1 day RON 2210 days RON 3030 days RON 4860 days RON 761 year RON 254Price for a Euro 6 car. Older cars pay more (Euro 4: 35 lei for 10 days), electric cars less (27 lei).

Read off each operator’s own site on August 18, 2026 – November 12, 2026.

Romania also uses a vignette (rovinieta) and is not in the table yet: from 1 October 2026 its price depends on the car's emission standard, and it will be added from the new official tariff.

When the mountain passes open

The high roads on these routes close for winter. Dates come from each road operator; what an operator does not publish is left blank rather than guessed.

RoadOpened in 2026Usual seasonStatus
Großglockner-HochalpenstraßeAustriaApril 25Start of May to start of Novemberclosed at nightLive status
TrollstigenFv63 · NorwayAprilOpened between April 29 and June 12, closed between October 5 and December 7 (earlier years)Live status
TransalpinaDN67C · RomaniaMay 29Closed in winter; the road authority sets the dates each yearclosed at nightLive status
FurkapassSwitzerlandMay 29Opened between May 7 and June 21, closed between October 21 and December 2 (since 2000)Live status
TransfăgărășanDN7C · RomaniaJune 12Closed in winter; the road authority sets the dates each yearclosed at nightLive status
SustenpassSwitzerlandJune 12Opened between May 17 and June 28, closed between October 18 and November 17 (since 2000)Live status
Col de l'IseranD902 · FranceJune 12plannedCleared from late May, usually reopens mid-June — the last Savoie pass to openLive status
Col du GalibierD902 · FranceJune 5plannedReopening date set each spring by the Savoie departmentLive status
Gamle StrynefjellsvegenFv258 · NorwayJune 15Opened between May 15 and June 29, closed between September 15 and October 11 (earlier years)Live status
BerninapassSwitzerland—Open all year; can close for a while after heavy snow or rockfallLive status
KjölurKjalvegur 35 · Iceland—Opens on average June 1 (earliest May 30, latest June 14; 2021–2025)Live status
LandmannalaugarF208 · Iceland—Opens on average June 2 (earliest May 23, latest June 23; 2021–2025)Live status
Askja (Öskjuleið)F88 · Iceland—Opens on average June 30 (earliest June 14, latest July 2; 2021–2025)Live status

Read off each road operator's own site on October 14, 2026.

Stelvio, Grimsel and Vršič are not listed yet: no official source confirmed their dates.

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Roadcut, "What it costs to drive in Europe, country by country" (fuel: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, November 9, 2026). https://roadcutco.com/europe-driving-costs/

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  • Vignette prices, checked on each operator’s own site.
  • Fuel prices from the weekly EU bulletin (refreshed automatically).