Cologne to Antalya by car
3,133 km, about 32 hours of driving without breaks or border waits, 7 countries. Estimated total €542 (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 Cologne.
Calculate for your own car →- Germany636 km · 21%
- Austria306 km · 10%
- Slovenia65 km · 2%
- Croatia349 km · 11%
- Serbia448 km · 14%
- Bulgaria351 km · 11%
- Turkey973 km · 31%
Total estimated cost
€542 estimate
- Per person
- €271
- Per km (fuel only)
- €0.13
- Per km (tolls included)
- €0.17
- Distance
- 3,133 km
- Driving time
- 32 h 3 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
€1,084
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 €402 | €542 |
| Petrol7.5 L/100 km · Fuel €417 | €558 |
| LPG9.5 L/100 km · Fuel €258 | €398 |
| Electric, DC fast charging18 kWh/100 km · Charging €316 | €456 |
Tolls are the same on every row, €140.
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
- Germany: no motorway charge for a car.
- Austria: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €29 for this trip.
- Slovenia: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €16 for this trip.
- Croatia: charged by the kilometre; €25 over 349 km.
- Serbia: charged by the kilometre; €20 over 448 km.
- Bulgaria: motorways are paid by vignette, which comes to €5.30 for this trip.
- Turkey: a closed motorway system, €45 by entry and exit gate.
Country breakdown
| Country | Distance | Fuel | Tolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 636 km | €9341.3 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.25 | €0 |
| FreeGerman motorways are free for cars. Some cities require an emissions badge (Umweltplakette). | |||
| Germany → Austria border crossing | |||
| Austria | 306 km | €4319.9 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.14 | €29 |
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| Austria → Slovenia border crossing | |||
| Slovenia | 65 km | €8.344.2 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.98 | €16 |
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| Slovenia → Croatia border crossing | |||
| Croatia | 349 km | €4522.7 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.98 | €25 |
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| Batrovci – Bajakovo | |||
| Serbia | 448 km | €5929.1 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €2.01 | €20 |
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| Kalotina – Gradina | |||
| Bulgaria | 351 km | €4322.8 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.89 | €5.30 |
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| Kapıkule – Kapitan Andreevo | |||
| Turkey | 973 km | €11163.3 L (6.5 L/100 km) × €1.75 | €45 |
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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 Cologne to Antalya by car, and how long does it take?
The route we measured is 3,133 km. Driving time without stops is about 32 h 3 min. Breaks, border queues and traffic are not included.
How much does it cost to drive from Cologne to Antalya?
An estimated €542 one way: €402 fuel and €140 tolls. Costed for a diesel car using 6.5 L/100 km with 2 people, €271 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: Austria €29, Slovenia €16, Croatia €25, Serbia €20, Bulgaria €5.30, and Turkey €45. Motorways in Germany are free for cars.
How much is the round trip?
€1,084. 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 Cologne to Antalya in a petrol, LPG or electric car?
An estimated one-way total of €558 on petrol, €398 on LPG, €456 for an electric car on DC fast chargers and €542 on diesel. The consumption figures are round values for a mid-size car. Tolls are the same for all of them.
About this route
From Germany's densest Turkish community to the Mediterranean, with the longest Turkish leg of any route here. It crosses Austria on the A9 Pyhrn rather than through Salzburg, so the Gleinalm and Bosruck tunnels are added to the vignette instead of the Tauern. Slovenia is only sixty-five kilometres of it and still sells nothing shorter than a seven-day vignette. It enters Croatia at Macelj in the north rather than at Bregana, and the crossing is two companies' motorways: AZM to Zagreb, HAC from Zagreb to the Serbian border, and the free Zagreb bypass between them. In Turkey the route crosses İstanbul by the North Marmara Motorway and the Osmangazi bridge, leaves the motorway after Bursa and reaches Antalya on free main roads through Bozüyük, Afyon and Burdur. More than two thirds of what Turkey charges comes from the Yavuz Sultan Selim and Osmangazi bridge crossings.
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.
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This route was measured on 11 October 2026. Prices are recalculated from current data on every deployment. · Every figure is an estimate, see where the data comes from