Istanbul to Paris by car
2,727 km, about 28 hours of driving without breaks or border waits, 8 countries. Estimated total €515 (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 · 13%
- Serbia448 km · 16%
- Croatia308 km · 11%
- Slovenia180 km · 7%
- Austria207 km · 8%
- Germany457 km · 17%
- France514 km · 19%
Total estimated cost
€515 estimate
- Per person
- €257
- Per km (fuel only)
- €0.14
- Per km (tolls included)
- €0.19
- Distance
- 2,727 km
- Driving time
- 27 h 38 min
All amounts are estimates and do not replace official tariffs. Driving time leaves out breaks and waiting at borders. · Data as of: 5 October 2026
Return trip
€1,026
Less than twice the one-way figure: some vignettes still cover the way back, so they are not bought again.
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 €368 | €515 |
| Petrol7.5 L/100 km · Fuel €388 | €534 |
| LPG9.5 L/100 km · Fuel €236 | €382 |
| Electric, DC fast charging18 kWh/100 km · Charging €310 | €456 |
Tolls are the same on every row, €146.
The oldest price on each row: Diesel 5 October 2026, Petrol 5 October 2026, LPG 1 October 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; €20 over 308 km.
- Slovenia: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €16 for this trip.
- Austria: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €37 for this trip.
- Germany: no motorway charge for a car.
- France: charged by the kilometre; €46 over 514 km.
Country breakdown
| Country | Distance | Fuel | Tolls |
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| 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 | 308 km | €4020 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.98 | €20 |
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| Bregana – Obrežje | |||
| Slovenia | 180 km | €2311.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.98 | €16 |
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| Karawanks Tunnel | |||
| Austria | 207 km | €2913.4 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.14 | €37 |
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| Walserberg | |||
| Germany | 457 km | €6729.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.25 | €0 |
| FreeGerman motorways are free for cars. Some cities require an emissions badge (Umweltplakette). | |||
| Germany → France border crossing | |||
| France | 514 km | €7933.4 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.36 | €46 |
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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
1 line(s) in this estimate rest on an assumption. The rest comes from a published tariff.
- FranceThe tolled part of this country's route was measured, but its tariff is not held plaza by plaza. The amount comes from the country's average rate per kilometre rather than from a published fare, so the real figure may differ.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Istanbul to Paris by car, and how long does it take?
The route we measured is 2,727 km. Driving time without stops is about 27 h 38 min. Breaks, border queues and traffic are not included.
How much does it cost to drive from Istanbul to Paris?
An estimated €515 one way: €368 fuel and €146 tolls. Costed for a diesel car using 6.5 L/100 km with 2 people, €257 each. The oldest fuel price in the sum was read on 5 October 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 €20, Slovenia €16, Austria €37, and France €46. Motorways in Germany are free for cars.
How much is the round trip?
€1,026. Less than twice the one-way figure: some vignettes still cover the way back, so they are not bought again.
How much is Istanbul to Paris in a petrol, LPG or electric car?
An estimated one-way total of €534 on petrol, €382 on LPG, €456 for an electric car on DC fast chargers and €515 on diesel. The consumption figures are round values for a mid-size car. Tolls are the same for all of them.
About this route
This page doubles as a demonstration of what the site will not pretend to know. In the measurement France is the dearest crossing on the whole drive — higher than Serbia, Croatia or Austria individually. That figure does not come from a published tariff: France prices its motorways as a closed system, by the booth entered and the booth left, and we do not hold those tables. What we do instead is count the kilometres the router marked as tolled and multiply by a rate we assume. The distance is measured, the price is an assumption — and saying so is more use than hiding it, because the real amount will differ.
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