Istanbul to Vienna by car
1,558 km, about 16 hours of driving without breaks or border waits, 5 countries. Estimated total €258 (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 →Setting off from Germany? The same figures, in German. Mit dem Auto in die Türkei →
- Turkey257 km · 17%
- Bulgaria351 km · 23%
- Serbia533 km · 34%
- Hungary346 km · 22%
- Austria68 km · 4%
Total estimated cost
€258 estimate
- Per person
- €129
- Per km (fuel only)
- €0.13
- Per km (tolls included)
- €0.17
- Distance
- 1,558 km
- Driving time
- 16 h 1 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
€505
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 €195 | €258 |
| Petrol7.5 L/100 km · Fuel €198 | €260 |
| LPG9.5 L/100 km · Fuel €125 | €187 |
| Electric, DC fast charging18 kWh/100 km · Charging €177 | €240 |
Tolls are the same on every row, €63.
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, €23 for the ticket between Dimitrovgrad → Subotica.
- Hungary: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €19 for this trip.
- Austria: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €13 for this trip.
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 | 533 km | €7034.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.01 | €23 |
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| Horgoš – Röszke | |||
| Hungary | 346 km | €4322.5 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.93 | €19 |
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| Hegyeshalom – Nickelsdorf | |||
| Austria | 68 km | €9.514.5 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.14 | €13 |
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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
Every toll on this route comes from a published tariff. No line rests on an assumption.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Istanbul to Vienna by car, and how long does it take?
The route we measured is 1,558 km. Driving time without stops is about 16 h 1 min. Breaks, border queues and traffic are not included.
How much does it cost to drive from Istanbul to Vienna?
An estimated €258 one way: €195 fuel and €63 tolls. Costed for a diesel car using 6.5 L/100 km with 2 people, €129 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 €23, Hungary €19, and Austria €13.
How much is the round trip?
€505. 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 Vienna in a petrol, LPG or electric car?
An estimated one-way total of €260 on petrol, €187 on LPG, €240 for an electric car on DC fast chargers and €258 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 corridor at half length: it stops after Hungary and ends in Vienna, so it shows the first half of the diaspora drive on its own. Austria sells a vignette, but the vignette does not cover every road — the special-charge sections are paid separately and appear here as their own lines. Serbia charges by the kilometre at a booth and is usually the single heaviest crossing on the way. The choice of vignette duration matters here too: ten days or a week depends on how long the trip lasts, and the difference is not small.
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