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Cheap fuel for the EU, good roads now, LPG at every station.
Drives on the right · PLN · reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Fuel this week
Per litre, with tax. Diesel is 51p 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
- Poland → Lithuania +37p
What to know
Tolls and vignettes
State motorways free for vehicles under 3.5 t since 2023; the private A1, A2 and A4 stretches charge €3–8 a section.
Clean air zones
Kraków and Warsaw are introducing zones; Kraków's refuses pre-2010 diesels from 2026.
Sleeping in the van
Tolerated outside national parks and forests (forest driving is banned); car parks and petrol stations are relaxed.
Kit you must carry
Warning triangle, fire extinguisher. Headlights always on.
Speed limits, van under 3.5 t
140 / 90 (100 dual) / 50 (60 at night)
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.
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 Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.