Istanbul to London by car
2,995 km, about 32 hours of driving without breaks or border waits, 10 countries. Estimated total €619 (one way).
What this estimate assumes
Diesel, 6.5 l/100 km, 2 people, one way, passenger car (class 1), a 14-day trip. Starting from the European side of İstanbul — the Bosphorus charge depends on which bank you set off from.
Calculate for your own car →- Turkey257 km · 9%
- Bulgaria351 km · 12%
- Serbia448 km · 15%
- Croatia349 km · 12%
- Slovenia64 km · 2%
- Austria303 km · 10%
- Germany710 km · 24%
- Belgium279 km · 9%
- France56 km · 2%
- United Kingdom130 km · 4%
Total estimated cost
€619 estimate
- Per person
- €310
- Per km (fuel only)
- €0.13
- Per km (tolls included)
- €0.21
- Distance
- 2,995 km
- Driving time
- 32 h 28 min
All amounts are estimates and do not replace official tariffs. Driving time leaves out breaks and waiting at borders. · Data as of: 25 September 2026
Return trip
€1,238
Exactly twice the one-way figure. No vignette on this route lasts long enough to cover a 14-day return, so each direction buys its own.
By fuel
The same road, the same two people. Only the fuel and what it burns change. The consumption figures are round starting values for a mid-size car, not yours.
| Diesel6.5 L/100 km · Fuel €401 | €619 |
| Petrol7.5 L/100 km · Fuel €418 | €636 |
| LPG9.5 L/100 km · Fuel €260 | €478 |
| Electric, DC fast charging18 kWh/100 km · Charging €359 | €577 |
Tolls are the same on every row, €218.
The oldest price on each row: Diesel 25 September 2026, Petrol 25 September 2026, LPG 25 September 2026, Electric 5 September 2026.
On the Electric row the price for Serbia is estimated or missing. The calculator says why on that country's line.
Cost it with your own car's consumption →What each country charges
- Turkey: a closed motorway system, €3.05 by entry and exit gate.
- Bulgaria: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €5.30 for this trip.
- Serbia: a closed system, €20 for the ticket between Dimitrovgrad → Sid.
- Croatia: charged by the kilometre; €25 over 349 km.
- Slovenia: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €16 for this trip.
- Austria: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €32 for this trip.
- Germany: no motorway charge for a car.
- Belgium: no motorway charge for a car.
- France: charged by the kilometre; €0 over 56 km.
- United Kingdom: no motorway charge for a car.
Country breakdown
| Country | Distance | Fuel | Tolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 257 km | €2916.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.75 | €3.05 |
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| Kapıkule – Kapitan Andreevo | |||
| Bulgaria | 351 km | €4322.8 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.89 | €5.30 |
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| Kalotina – Gradina | |||
| Serbia | 448 km | €5929.1 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.01 | €20 |
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| Batrovci – Bajakovo | |||
| Croatia | 349 km | €4522.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.98 | €25 |
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| Croatia → Slovenia border crossing | |||
| Slovenia | 64 km | €8.294.2 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.98 | €16 |
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| Slovenia → Austria border crossing | |||
| Austria | 303 km | €4219.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.14 | €32 |
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| Austria → Germany border crossing | |||
| Germany | 710 km | €10446.1 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.25 | €0 |
| FreeGerman motorways are free for cars. Some cities require an emissions badge (Umweltplakette). | |||
| Germany → Belgium border crossing | |||
| Belgium | 279 km | €4318.2 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.35 | €0 |
| FreeFree for cars; the Liefkenshoek tunnel is the exception. | |||
| Belgium → France border crossing | |||
| France | 56 km | €8.613.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.36 | €0 |
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| Ferry | 42 km | €0 | €117 |
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| United Kingdom | 130 km | €198.4 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.31 | €0 |
| FreeMotorways are free; only a few structures charge: the M6 Toll (up to £12), the Dartford crossing (£3.50, free 22:00-06:00), the Tyne and Mersey tunnels. London adds an £18 daily congestion charge and £12.50 ULEZ for vehicles above the emissions limit — those are zone charges rather than road tolls, so they are not in the total; a foreign plate pays the same as a British one. The Channel Tunnel line carries Le Shuttle's published lowest Standard fare; a real crossing can be two or three times that depending on the day and hour. | |||
Lines naming a toll plaza are the published price of a plaza the route actually drives through. Lines reading "tolled road" have their distance measured from the route but charge a national average rate; lines reading "motorway (assumed)" assume the distance too, because plaza-level data does not exist yet for that country. Bridge, tunnel, vignette and published transit prices are actual prices.
What we do not know
Every toll on this route comes from a published tariff. No line rests on an assumption.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Istanbul to London by car, and how long does it take?
The route we measured is 2,995 km. Driving time without stops is about 32 h 28 min. Breaks, border queues and traffic are not included.
How much does it cost to drive from Istanbul to London?
An estimated €619 one way: €401 fuel and €218 tolls. Costed for a diesel car using 6.5 L/100 km with 2 people, €310 each. The oldest fuel price in the sum was read on 25 September 2026.
Which countries on the way charge tolls or a vignette?
Tolls and vignettes paid on this trip: Turkey €3.05, Bulgaria €5.30, Serbia €20, Croatia €25, Slovenia €16, and Austria €32. Motorways in Germany, Belgium, and United Kingdom are free for cars.
How much is the round trip?
€1,238. Exactly twice the one-way figure. No vignette on this route lasts long enough to cover a 14-day return, so each direction buys its own.
How much is Istanbul to London in a petrol, LPG or electric car?
An estimated one-way total of €636 on petrol, €478 on LPG, €577 for an electric car on DC fast chargers and €619 on diesel. The consumption figures are round values for a mid-size car. Tolls are the same for all of them.
About this route
The answer to what happens when a sea crossing is added to the end of the corridor, and it is sharper than expected. The way we measured runs through Belgium and France after Germany and takes the Channel by ferry — so the crossing is paid for with a ticket rather than by the kilometre, and that single ticket is more than half of everything the trip pays in crossings. Britain itself charges a car nothing for its motorways, so the hundred and thirty kilometres on the island contribute zero. Eleven countries and a stretch of sea: the most divided sum on this site, and a demonstration that one line can outweigh whole countries.
What this figure leaves out
Accommodation, food, waiting at borders, tyres and wear, green card insurance, parking. Only fuel and the charges on the road itself are counted.
See the whole road, or one leg of it
This route is one piece of the corridor. Why each country charges differently, what changes at every border, and what all twelve routes come to side by side, on one page.
The whole road, country by country →Other routes
This route was measured on 26 August 2026. Prices are recalculated from current data on every deployment. · Every figure is an estimate, see where the data comes from