Road trips from the UK, planned properly
Where are you driving?
Day-by-day UK and Europe road trips with sourced drive times, every driving rule tied to its official source and a date, and tools that use only your figures.
Plan by section
- UK road tripsThe NC500, the Causeway Coast, Wales, Cornwall, the Lakes, the Peaks, the Dales and the Cotswolds.
- Europe from the UKCrossings, then France, Spain, Norway, the Alps and Italy by car.
- Driving abroadStickers, vignettes, zones, licences, insurance and breakdown cover.
- EV road tripsRange, charging stops, networks and the NC500 by EV.
- PlanningBudgets, stays, how far to drive, dogs and hire cars.
Tools
Trip fuel and charging cost
What a drive will cost in fuel or charging, using your own car's figures and prices.
Driving abroad checklist
Pick your countries and vehicle for a list of documents, kit, stickers and zones, each with its official source.
How many days do I need?
Turn drive time, breaks and stops into a number of days and a day-by-day split.
Tolls, vignettes and low-emission zones
The toll, vignette and zone schemes to check for your route, with official links only.
Camping vs hotel budget
Compare campsites, hotels and campervan hire for your trip, using your own costs.
Start planning
North Coast 500 road trip
A day-by-day North Coast 500 itinerary: how many days you need, where to stay each night, single-track roads, EV and dog notes, and a GPX of the stops.
Driving in Europe checklist
A driving in Europe checklist for UK drivers: documents, car kit by country, stickers, vignettes and zones, hire cars and a printable list.
Channel crossings compared: ferry or Eurotunnel
Ferry or Eurotunnel with your car: routes and operators, crossing times, travelling with dogs, vehicle height limits, seasickness and booking tips.
France road trip from the UK
Driving from Calais or Caen to the Loire, the Dordogne or Provence: route ideas, days needed, tolls, Crit'Air zones and where to stay.
ULEZ and Clean Air Zones in the UK
London's ULEZ, England's Clean Air Zones, Scotland's low-emission zones and Wales: the official vehicle checkers and what to do in a hire car.
Road trip budget in the UK
How to budget a UK road trip: fuel or charging, stays, food, tolls and parking, with a worked example that uses your own figures.
How we plan
Drive times from a named planner
Every distance and drive time comes from a named route planner, with the date we checked it. Until a leg is checked, the page says so.
Rules from the official source
Every rule, sticker, toll and zone links to the government or operator site, with the date we checked it.
Re-checked every month
Nothing stays up more than 45 days after its last check. Anything older than 35 days is re-checked each month.
Tools that use your figures
No default prices. Each tool shows how it works and a worked example.