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Free data on driving in Europe
Fuel costs, motorway vignettes and mountain passes — every figure with its source and date, updated every week, and free to use with credit.
Datasets
Fuel cost per 1,000 km
Petrol and diesel in 28 countries, from the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin. Updated every week; current week: November 9, 2026.
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.
Motorway vignettes
Every vignette sold in 8 countries, with its price, read off each operator’s own site. Last checked November 12, 2026.
Mountain passes
This year’s opening, the usual season and night closures for 13 passes, with the operator’s live-status link. Last checked October 14, 2026.
Winter driving rules
Winter tyres, studded tyres and snow chains: the rules for cars in 29 countries, each with its official source. Last checked October 24, 2026.
Speed and alcohol limits
Speed limits for cars and drink-driving limits, including for novice drivers, in 29 countries, each with its official source. Last checked October 24, 2026.
Winter pass closures
When the high passes close for the winter, and which are closed now.
Pass of the Week
One mountain pass a week: summit, gradient, hairpins and season.
How to cite
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- Boosted.dk — „Så stor forskel er der på afstanden mellem laderne på Europas populære ferieruter“,
- CNN Prima News — „Kolik stojí 1 000 kilometrů jízdy po Evropě? Rozdíly v cenách benzinu jsou velké“, (also published by MSN)
- Autopista.es — „Los descuentos del combustible se esfuman: qué cuesta ya conducir en España y en Europa, país a país“, (also published by Audisport Ibérica (foro))
- firmenauto.de — „Spritpreise Europa: Tanken bleibt teuer“,
- Caravan magazine (Facebook) — „Plánujete cestu karavanem po Evropě?“,
- Boosted.dk — „Danske bilister betaler mest: Så stor bliver benzinregningen i efterårsferien“,
What we can do for you
- The cost of a specific route — fuel, tolls and vignettes — for an article or a reader’s question.
- The data in another form: another fuel consumption, diesel only, one country, a longer period.
- A short comment on driving costs or mountain roads in Europe.
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Contact
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