Istanbul to Thessaloniki by car
594 km, about 7 hours of driving, 2 countries. Estimated total €85 (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 →Total estimated cost
€85
- Fuel
- €67
- Tolls
- €18
- Per person
- €43
- Per km (fuel only)
- €0.11
- Per km (tolls included)
- €0.14
- Distance
- 594 km
- Duration
- 6 h 58 min
All amounts are estimates and do not replace official tariffs. · Data as of: 2026-08-17
Return trip
€170
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.
What each country charges
- Turkey: a closed motorway system, €1.45 by entry and exit gate.
- Greece: paid booth by booth, and this route passes 7 of them.
Country breakdown
| Country | Distance | Fuel | Tolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 255 km | €2316.6 L × €1.42 | €1.45
|
| İpsala – Kipoi | |||
| Greece | 338 km | €4422 L × €2.00 | €16
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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.
About this route
Short, frequently driven, and unusually exact. It crosses at İpsala and runs on the Egnatia Odos, and we hold the Greek barriers individually with their own prices — so the Greek line on this page is not an estimate but the sum of the published tariff at each booth the route passes. That is something we cannot say for most countries here. The Turkish side is priced from the closed-system tariff as well, so most of this journey comes out at real prices, and what is left to guess is only when you fill the tank.
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.
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Route geometry measured on 2026-08-26. Prices are recalculated from current data on every deployment. · estimate