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Puttgarden – Rødby, and the Øresund bridge
Scandlines, Øresundsbron · 45 min · every 30 min
Car €60–120 one way
Van or camper €90–180 one way
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Germany
Fuel is cheapest overnight and dearest mid-morning; apps show the swing. Sunday truck ban makes the Autobahn quiet.
Drives on the right · EUR · reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Fuel this week
Diesel£1.922.30 €
Petrol 95£1.812.17 €
LPG£0.941.13 €
Per litre, with tax. Diesel is 8p cheaper than at home. Week of 26 Oct 2026, European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes). Converted at the ECB rate of 30 Oct 2026 (£0.834 to the euro).
- Poland → Germany +43p
- Czechia → Germany +29p
- Luxembourg → Germany +20p
- Germany → Denmark +17p
What to know
Tolls and vignettes
Free for vans under 3.5 t. The LKW-Maut applies from 3.5 t gross (motorhomes exempt, panel vans are not: carry your V5 to argue it).
Clean air zones
Green Umweltplakette (about €6, order online or at a TÜV office) for over 50 Umweltzonen including Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne. Euro 4 diesel or better gets green.
Sleeping in the van
You may sleep in the vehicle for one night to 'restore driving fitness' anywhere parking is legal; camping behaviour is not allowed. Stellplätze: thousands, €0–15.
Kit you must carry
Warning triangle, first-aid kit and hi-vis vest are all mandatory. Winter tyres are required in winter conditions.
Speed limits, van under 3.5 t
no general limit on the Autobahn (130 advised); 100 / 50; vans over 3.5 t 80
When to go
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany and the Low Countries | 4° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
A dot marks the months we would pick: warm enough, dry enough, not yet crowded. Rounded from 1991–2020 normals. Coasts and mountains differ from their region.
Crossings
Routes through here
- Hook of Holland to the Lofoten: Long light, free camping, dear fuel.
Fuel: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes); Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Weekly road fuel prices (OGL v3); European Central Bank reference rate. EU figures are the week of 26 Oct 2026; UK the week of 26 Oct 2026; † marks hand-checked indicative figures for countries outside both series. Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Climate: rounded 1991–2020 normals from national meteorological services. Crossings and country notes are our own and dated. Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.