🇪🇸 Cross-border drive · Spain → Italy 🇮🇹
Driving from Fuengirola to Imola
- Drive time
- 23h 4m
- Distance
- 2,150 km
- Same day?
- Split it
- 12 h+, plan a stop
- Fuel cost
- ≈ €331
- petrol · diesel ≈ €276
- Tolls
- ≈ €189
- per-km
- EV charging
- Plenty fast
- 39 of 116 ≥50 kW
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Route map
Route options
Other paths OSRM found between the two cities — handy when traffic, tolls, or scenery matter more than raw speed.
Avoids motorways
+13h 15m- Distance:
- 2,273 km (+123 km)
- Duration:
- 36h 20m
Via: N-420 · N-211 · N-310 · D 66
How else can you make this trip?
Driving is the focus of this guide; here's how cycling, coach, and (soon) train and plane stack up for the same pair.
23h 4m
2.150 km · €331 fuel
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Not realistic
2.150 km is far beyond a typical multi-day cycle tour. Try a shorter pair like a day or weekend stage.
No direct service
Our coach data (FlixBus + BlaBlaCar) doesn't list a direct service for this pair. National operators (e.g., National Express in the UK, Eurolines feeders) may still cover it — check their site directly.
24h 11m
Renfe Cercanias · RENFE OPERADORA
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Trip plan
How to think about the drive: one day, split, or overnight.
Overnight recommended
Too long for a single-driver day. Plan on 2 overnight stop(s) to do this trip right.
A natural overnight stop near the halfway point: Girona (es).
- Distance:
- 2,150 km
- Duration:
- 23h 4m (free-flow, no traffic)
Where to stop
Places along the route that make natural breaks for coffee, lunch, or a night.
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Huéscar 🇪🇸 es
≈269 km≈ 25.3 km detour from the main route
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Caudete 🇪🇸 es
≈538 km≈ 19.9 km detour from the main route
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Amposta 🇪🇸 es
≈806 km≈ 9 km detour from the main route
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Salt 🇪🇸 es
≈1,075 km≈ 1.8 km detour from the main route
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Lunel 🇫🇷 fr
≈1,344 km≈ 5.1 km detour from the main route
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Le Cannet 🇫🇷 fr
≈1,613 km≈ 0.9 km detour from the main route
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Tortona 🇮🇹 it
≈1,881 km≈ 5 km detour from the main route
Key moves
Things to know before you set off — borders, sides of the road, tolls.
Multi-country chain · ES → FR → IT
You'll cross 3 countries on this drive — each with its own toll system, fuel pricing, and motorway rules. Skim the must-know section below before you set off, and have your registration plus insurance card in the door pocket for any roadside check.
Tolls on motorways in ES / FR / IT
Budget for motorway tolls — France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal charge per-km, Croatia and Greece by section. Contactless cards work almost everywhere; have one loaded.
Must-know before you go
The things a driver from another country wouldn't think to ask about — fines, stickers, payment cards, opening hours.
City access & emission zones
Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla now run ZBE low-emission zones
Must knowSpain's Zonas de Bajas Emisiones (ZBE) cover central Madrid (24/7), Barcelona inside the Rondes (weekdays 7:00–20:00), Sevilla, Valencia and a growing list. Foreign plates need to register at the city portal in advance — your Euro emission class determines whether you get in. Without registration, cameras log entry and the fine reaches your home address.
Order your Crit'Air sticker before the trip
Must knowParis, Lyon, Strasbourg, Marseille, Toulouse and a growing list of cities require a Crit'Air air-quality sticker visible on your windscreen — even for a single drive-through. It's €4.51 from the official site and ships by post (allow 2–6 weeks abroad). Without it, expect on-the-spot fines from €68. Your registration document tells the issuer your emission class.
ZTL cameras read your plate from any country
Must knowItalian historic centres (Florence, Rome, Milan, Bologna, Pisa, Siena, Verona, Naples, Turin, Palermo and dozens more) are ringed by automatic Zona Traffico Limitato cameras. Driving in without a permit triggers €80–120 per crossing, and the fine reaches your home address up to a year later via cross-border collection. Treat any city centre as off-limits unless you've confirmed your hotel offers a permit, and ask the hotel to register your plate the day you arrive.
Tolls, vignettes & road payment
Contactless works at every autoroute booth
UsefulFrench autoroutes use a ticket system: take a card on entry, pay on exit. Every barrier accepts contactless tap-to-pay — pull into the "CB / bank card" lane (orange "t" logo means Liber-T transponder only, avoid those). For frequent EU travellers a Bip&Go transponder pays itself off in two trips by skipping the queue.
Telepass saves you the toll-booth queue
UsefulItalian autostrade work like France: ticket on entry, pay on exit. Contactless cards work at most modern lanes (look for "Carte" — avoid yellow "Telepass" lanes without the device). For long routes, a Telepass EU transponder works in IT/FR/ES/PT and pays for itself across two days; at minimum, keep your insurance card and registration in the door pocket — booth attendants occasionally ask.
Most Spanish tolls were abolished in 2024
TipThe AP-1, AP-7 (Bilbao stretch) and most of the Mediterranean coast highways are now toll-free. A handful remain: AP-9 (Galicia), AP-66 (León–Asturias), Catalonia's C-32/C-16 tunnel approach. Spain is no longer a high-toll country for cars — your fuel + a few specific bridge fees is the realistic budget.
What your car must carry
Hi-vis vest in the cabin, triangle in the boot
Must knowA reflective vest must be reachable without leaving the vehicle (in the door pocket or under your seat — boot is too late). One warning triangle is also mandatory. The 2012 breathalyzer rule was scrapped in 2020 but is still nice to keep. No spare-bulb requirement.
Hi-vis vest mandatory before stepping out
Must knowItalian law requires you to wear a reflective vest before exiting the vehicle on a motorway shoulder, day or night. One warning triangle in the boot is also required. Both items are typically €15 at any Autogrill or fuel station — don't arrive without them.
Driving rules & habits
Priorité à droite still applies in towns
UsefulOn urban streets without signs, traffic from your right has priority — even from a side street that looks subordinate. Outside cities the rule is mostly retired, but in residential French villages it survives. Slow at every right-hand junction unless a yellow diamond on your road tells you you're on the priority road.
Plan your stops, not just your finish time
UsefulOSRM gives you free-flow drive time. Realistic add: 10% on motorway-heavy routes, 25% if you're crossing two cities. Eat at off-peak hours (11:30 lunch, 18:00 dinner) — service-area queues at noon kill 20 minutes. EU fatigue research is consistent: 15-minute break every 2 hours, full 45-minute break before 6 hours. The drive between hours 7 and 9 is where avoidable accidents cluster.
Fuel stations
"Servito" pumps cost about €0.20/L more
UsefulItalian fuel stations split between fai-da-te (self-service) and servito (attended). The same station typically offers both, with attended pumps charging a 10–15% premium. Off-hours, attended turns into self-service automatically. If a pump is out of paper or won't take your card, try the next station — Italian banking sometimes refuses foreign chip cards on first attempt.
Off-motorway stations close late evening
TipSpanish provincial fuel stations often close 22:00–07:00, especially in the south. Motorway services (Cepsa, Repsol on the autovía) run 24/7. If you're routing through an Andalusian backroad, fuel before sunset and don't bank on a small-town pump.
Contactless cards work at virtually every motorway pump
TipMajor brand stations (Shell, Total, BP, Repsol, Cepsa, OMV, Eni, Esso) take Visa and Mastercard contactless without an issue. American Express and Diners are spotty south of the Alps. A €100 pre-authorisation hold is normal — it releases within 5 days. Carry €50 cash for the rare independent station.
Smaller stations close on Sundays
TipMotorway service areas (aires) run 24/7 with a fuel-price premium of about €0.15/L. Off-motorway stations in towns under 20k people often close Sunday afternoons and overnight Mon–Sat. If you're fuelling on a Sunday route, plan around motorway stops — supermarket pumps (Carrefour, E.Leclerc) are your cheapest option but typically 9:00–12:30 / 14:30–19:00 on a Sunday, where open at all.
Rules, fees, and thresholds change. Always verify against the official source the day before you drive — this page is a checklist, not a legal reference.
Main roads
The highways this route spends the most kilometres on.
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AP-7 Autopista de la Mediterrània / Autopista del Mediterráneo471 km
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A 9 La Catalane225 km
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A 8 La Provençale223 km
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A-7 Autovía del Mediterráneo205 km
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A10 Autostrada dei Fiori134 km
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A1 Autostrada del Sole130 km
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A-92N Autovía de Guadix a Límite de Región de Murcia119 km
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A-92 Autovía de Sevilla a Almería por Granada118 km
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A-33 Autovía del Altiplano92 km
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A21 Autostrada dei Vini76 km
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A 54 —72 km
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A14 Autostrada Adriatica51 km
Route character
How much of the drive is motorway vs. secondary vs. rural.
Motorway drive — fast, predictable, uneventful.
- Motorway
- 99%
- Secondary
- 0%
- Other / rural
- 1%
Drive difficulty
At-a-glance feel: how demanding is this drive for one driver?
Overall
Demanding
Tough drive — multiple complicating factors compound fatigue. Strongly recommend splitting across days.
- Long drive: 23h 4m behind the wheel at free-flow speeds.
- Cross-border: es → it. Keep documents accessible and check border rules.
Elevation profile
Highs, lows, and the total climb / descent along the route.
- Lowest point
- 6 m
- Highest point
- 1,266 m
- Total ascent
- ↑ 2,266 m
- Total descent
- ↓ 2,232 m
Fuel & tolls
Rough cost expectation for a typical EU passenger car. Treat as an estimate — pump prices change weekly.
Petrol (RON 95)
≈ €331
161.3 L × €2.06 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €276
129 L × €2.14 / L · 6 L/100 km
Electric (DC fast)
≈ €236
376 kWh × €0.63 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Public DC fast charging — slower AC charging at home or hotels typically costs about half.
Motorway tolls & vignettes
≈ €189
- ES — €0.09/km on the motorway network (≈ 1116 km in-country ≈ €100) Toll-free on the A-network; charged only on AP roads.
- FR — €0.10/km on the motorway network (≈ 436 km in-country ≈ €44)
- IT — €0.08/km on the motorway network (≈ 599 km in-country ≈ €45)
Prices last refreshed 2026-09-28.
Fuel and EV charging along the route
Stations within a few kilometres of the road, sampled at evenly-spaced waypoints.
EV charging
39 at 50 kW or above (fast / ultra-fast).
Fastest first
- Idiada Automotive Technology 400 kW
- Fastned - Narbonne La Coupe — Narbonne 400 kW
- Mobilize - Renault Narbonne — Narbonne 320 kW
- Bump - E.Leclerc - Narbonne — Narbonne 320 kW
- Electra - Narbonne - Hôtel Campanile — Narbonne 300 kW
- Free To X AdS Stura Ovest — Belforte Monferrato 300 kW
- Free To X AdS Stura Est — Belforte Monferrato 300 kW
- Tesla Supercharger Alcasser — Alcàsser 250 kW
- Tesla Supercharger Narbonne Sud — Narbonne 250 kW
- Alizé Cinéma CGR — Narbonne 240 kW
- BP Pulse Picassent — Picassent 150 kW
- GM Fuel stations — el Vendrell 150 kW
Weather by month
Average daytime high / overnight low and typical monthly rainfall, over the past five years.
🇪🇸 Fuengirola
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17°
9°
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18°
9°
|
20°
11°
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23°
13°
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25°
15°
|
29°
20°
|
33°
22°
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32°
23°
|
28°
19°
|
25°
17°
|
21°
12°
|
18°
9°
|
| 33mm | 64mm | 120mm | 27mm | 27mm | 25mm | 2mm | 4mm | 25mm | 90mm | 54mm | 53mm |
hot mild cold
🇮🇹 Imola
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9°
2°
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12°
3°
|
16°
7°
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19°
9°
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22°
13°
|
29°
19°
|
32°
21°
|
32°
21°
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27°
17°
|
21°
13°
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14°
6°
|
10°
3°
|
| 62mm | 64mm | 80mm | 60mm | 163mm | 59mm | 60mm | 49mm | 77mm | 96mm | 44mm | 68mm |
hot mild cold
Directions
Turn-by-turn summary of the main manoeuvres, generated by OSRM.
Show all 52 manoeuvres
- Avenida Juan Gómez "Juanito"
- Avenida Alcalde Clemente Díaz Ruiz
- Avenida Alcalde Clemente Díaz Ruiz
- Avenida Alcalde Clemente Díaz Ruiz
- —
- Autovía del Mediterráneo (A-7) 15 km
- Autovía del Mediterráneo (A-7) 16 km
- (AP-46) 19 km
- Autopista de las Pedrizas (AP-46) 7 km
- Autovía de Málaga (A-45) 2 km
- Autovía de Estación de Salinas a Villanueva de Cauche (A-92M) 25 km
- Autovía de Sevilla a Almería por Granada (A-92) 118 km
- Autovía de Guadix a Límite de Región de Murcia (A-92N) 119 km
- (A-91) 18 km
- Autovía del Mediterráneo (A-7) 75 km
- Autovía de Murcia (A-30) 1 km
- Autovía de Murcia (A-30) 28 km
- Autovía del Altiplano (A-33) 92 km
- Autovía Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 3 km
- Autovia Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 5 km
- Autovía Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 4 km
- Autovia Almansa-Xàtiva (A-35) 21 km
- Autovia de la Mediterrània (A-7) 43 km
- (A-7) 57 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània / Autopista del Mediterráneo (AP-7) 308 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 4 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 159 km
- La Catalane (A 9) 52 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 120 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 53 km
- (A 54) 72 km
- — 0.6 km
- Autoroute du Soleil (A 7) 11 km
- La Provençale (A 8) 206 km
- La Provençale (A 8) 17 km
- Autostrada dei Fiori (A10) 134 km
- Autostrada dei Fiori 9 km
- Autostrada dei Trafori (A26) 44 km
- Diramazione Predosa-Bettole (A26/A7) 16 km
- — 1 km
- Autostrada dei Giovi - Serravalle (A7) 8 km
- Autostrada dei Vini (A21) 76 km
- — 0.8 km
- Raccordo di Piacenza (R49) 0.3 km
- Raccordo di Piacenza (R49) 0.3 km
- Autostrada del Sole (A1) 130 km
- Autostrada Adriatica (A14) 51 km
- —
- Via Provinciale Selice
- Via Provinciale Selice
- Via Selice
- —
By train from Fuengirola to Imola
Fastest cross-border rail itinerary from the public Transitous planner. Times reflect a typical Monday-morning departure on the next available service-day.
- Fastest journey
- 24h 11m
- 6 changes
- Lead operator
- Renfe Cercanias
- + 2 more
- Alternatives
- 5
- Itineraries returned by the planner.
Trains on the fastest itinerary
- C1
- AVE 02153
- AVE 03181
- FR 9587
All operators across alternatives
- Renfe Cercanias
- RENFE OPERADORA
- TRENITALIA
Includes a high-speed rail leg (TGV, ICE, AVE, Frecciarossa-class).
Show route on map
Routing via the public Transitous OTP planner (community-run MOTIS instance). Cached 24 hours; verify on the operator's site before booking.
How this page is built
Compiled by COD Solutions Oy from open European data — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, OpenTopoData SRTM 30m for elevation, EU Weekly Oil Bulletin for cross-border fuel-price bands, and Open Charge Map for EV charging stations. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.