🇪🇸 Grensdoorstekende rit · Spain → Switzerland 🇨🇭
Met de auto van Barcelona naar Zürich
Drive from Barcelona to Zürich via AP-7, A9 & A7. Discover toll roads, speed limits, and border specifics for your cross-Europe journey.
- Rijtijd
- 11h 20m
- Afstand
- 1.063 km
- Zelfde dag?
- Lange dag
- minder dan 12 uur
- Brandstofkosten
- ≈ €155
- benzine · diesel ≈ €131
- Tol
- ≈ €112
- gemengd
- Elektrisch laden
- Onbekend
- nog niet onderzocht
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Routemap
Route-opties
Andere routes die OSRM tussen de twee steden vond — handig wanneer verkeer, tol of landschap belangrijker zijn dan pure snelheid.
Alternatief
+37m- Afstand:
- 1.145 km (+82 km)
- Duur:
- 11h 58m
Via: A 9 · A 36 · A 7 · AP-7
Hoe anders kunt u deze reis maken?
Autorijden staat centraal in deze gids; hier leest u hoe fietsen en (binnenkort) trein, bus en vliegtuig zich verhouden voor hetzelfde traject.
11h 20m
1.063 km · €155 brandstof
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Niet realistisch
1.063 km is ver buiten een typische meerdaagse fietsreis. Probeer een korter traject zoals een dag- of weekendetappe.
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.
Hoe de rit is
Opgesteld uit de berekende routegegevens van 24 april 2026 en beoordeeld aan de hand van de routeoverzichtskaart. Lees onze methodologie.
Your drive from Barcelona begins on the C-33, quickly merging onto the AP-7 autoroute heading northeast towards the French border. This is your main artery for a significant portion of the Spanish leg, a toll road offering smooth passage along the Mediterranean coast. Keep an eye out for fuel prices, which tend to be higher on these main French and Spanish motorways compared to smaller roads.
Crossing into France, the AP-7 becomes the A9 autoroute, continuing its path north. The driving style remains similar, but be aware of the speed limit adjustments – typically 130 km/h in good conditions on French autoroutes, but subject to change and reduced in adverse weather. Tolls are collected via booths along the A9. After a stretch on the A9, you'll transition to the A7, still a French autoroute, taking you further inland and north.
The route then diverts from the immediate coastal path, shifting towards the mountains as you approach the French Alps. Here, the main roads might give way to national routes like the N7 and N532, offering a more scenic, though potentially slower, experience. You’ll be navigating through diverse landscapes as you get closer to Switzerland. Remember that driving through many French towns may involve navigating low-emission zones (Crit'Air sticker required in some areas), so check local regulations if you plan extensive stops within urban centres.
As you approach the Swiss border, especially if heading towards Zürich, you'll likely need to purchase a vignette for the Swiss motorway system. This is a mandatory annual sticker available at border crossings or petrol stations near the border. Switzerland has strict speed limits, typically 120 km/h on motorways, and enforcement is rigorous. Tolls are generally covered by the vignette, but certain tunnels or specific roads may have additional charges. The final leg into Zürich will likely involve navigating Swiss autobahns, which are well-maintained but can experience heavy traffic, particularly approaching the city.
Hoogtepunten van de route
- AP-7 toll autoroute along the Spanish coast
- A9 autoroute transition into France
- Navigating French national roads (N-routes)
- Swiss motorway vignette purchase
- Alpine scenery approaching Switzerland
- Strict speed enforcement in Switzerland
Reisplan
Hoe de rit te benaderen: één dag, verdeeld, of met een overnachting.
Overnachting aanbevolen
Te lang voor een eendaagse rit voor één bestuurder. Plan 1 overnachting(en) om deze reis goed te doen.
Een natuurlijke overnachtingsplek nabij het middelpunt: La Motte-Servolex (fr).
- Afstand:
- 1.063 km
- Duur:
- 11h 20m (vrij verkeer, geen files)
Waar te stoppen
Plaatsen langs de route die natuurlijke pauzes bieden voor koffie, lunch of een overnachting.
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Figueres 🇪🇸 es
≈133 km≈ 4.6 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Coursan 🇫🇷 fr
≈266 km≈ 10.4 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Marguerittes 🇫🇷 fr
≈398 km≈ 2.5 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Portes-lès-Valence 🇫🇷 fr
≈531 km≈ 1 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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La Tour-du-Pin 🇫🇷 fr
≈664 km≈ 1.9 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Versoix 🇨🇭 ch
≈797 km≈ 3.4 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Wohlen 🇨🇭 ch
≈930 km≈ 4.6 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
Belangrijke punten
Dingen om te weten voordat je vertrekt — grenzen, rijrichting, tol.
Meerdere landen keten · ES → FR → CH
Je doorkruist 3 landen op deze rit — elk met zijn eigen tolsysteem, brandstofprijzen en snelwegregels. Lees de essentiële informatie hieronder voordat je vertrekt, en bewaar je kentekenbewijs en verzekeringskaart in het portiervak voor eventuele controles langs de weg.
Tol op snelwegen in ES / FR
Houd rekening met tolkosten op snelwegen — Frankrijk, Italië, Spanje en Portugal rekenen per kilometer, Kroatië en Griekenland per traject. Contactloze kaarten werken bijna overal; zorg dat je er een bij je hebt.
Vignet vereist in CH
Oostenrijk, Zwitserland, Tsjechië, Slowakije, Hongarije, Slovenië, Bulgarije en Roemenië vereisen een sticker of e-vignet voor snelweggebruik. Koop dit aan de grens — het missen ervan leidt tot een hoge boete ter plaatse.
Lange landelijke rit op C-33
Plan ongeveer 13 km aan tweebaans landweggetjes. Langzamer dan de snelweg, maar vaak het mooie deel — minder inhaalmanoeuvres na donker.
Lange landelijke rit op N 532
Plan ongeveer 11 km aan tweebaans landweggetjes. Langzamer dan de snelweg, maar vaak het mooie deel — minder inhaalmanoeuvres na donker.
Belangrijk om te weten voor vertrek
Dingen die een bestuurder uit een ander land niet zou bedenken om te vragen — boetes, stickers, betaalkaarten, openingstijden.
Toegang tot de stad & milieuzones
ZBE Rondes — register your foreign plate before driving in
Must knowBarcelona
Barcelona's low-emission zone covers everything inside the Rondes (B-10 / B-20), Mon–Fri 7:00–20:00. Old diesels and pre-2000 petrol cars are banned. Foreign plates with compliant emission classes still need to register at the city portal — without registration, the camera flags you regardless. Fines start at €100.
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.
Grenzen & documenten
You're leaving the EU customs zone
Must knowSwitzerland is in Schengen but NOT in the EU customs union. Random customs stops happen at every border. Personal allowance: €300 in goods (CHF cash equivalent), 5L wine, 1L spirits. Above that you declare and pay duty. If you've loaded the boot with cured meat or cheese in Italy, declare it — confiscation is routine.
Tol, vignetten & wegbetaling
Mont Blanc, Grand St Bernard, San Bernardino tunnels charge extra
Must knowThe vignette covers most motorways but NOT the major Alpine road tunnels. Mont Blanc tunnel (FR-IT) is roughly €54 one-way for a passenger car, Grand St Bernard about €33, San Bernardino is included in the vignette but Gotthard road tunnel is a vignette-only route in summer (the queue can be 2 hours; the rail-shuttle alternative through the Lötschberg is faster).
Vignette is annual only — CHF 40
Must knowSwitzerland sells one vignette: an annual sticker (or e-vignette) for CHF 40 / about €42. There's no 10-day option. Buy at any border post or online before you leave. The sticker must be physically affixed to the windscreen — keeping it loose in the glovebox earns the same CHF 200 fine as not having one.
You'll hit three different toll systems on this trip
Must knowThis route crosses countries with mismatched toll mechanics — France's ticket-and-pay, vignette stickers, electronic-only stretches. There's no single transponder that works everywhere, but a Telepass EU device covers FR/IT/ES/PT and a Bip&Go covers the same plus a few more. For a one-off trip, contactless cards plus a Swiss vignette and Austrian e-vignette is the simplest mix.
Contactless works at every autoroute booth
NuttigFrench 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.
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.
Wat je auto moet meenemen
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.
Verkeersregels & gewoontes
Priorité à droite still applies in towns
NuttigOn 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
NuttigOSRM 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.
Tankstations
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.
Regels, kosten en grenzen veranderen. Controleer altijd de officiële bron de dag voordat je rijdt — deze pagina is een checklist, geen juridisch document.
Belangrijkste wegen
De snelwegen waar deze route de meeste kilometers op aflegt.
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A 9 La Catalane281 km
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A1 —261 km
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AP-7 Autopista de la Mediterrània136 km
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A 7 Autoroute du Soleil93 km
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A 41 —71 km
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A 49 —61 km
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A 43 —46 km
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A 48 Autoroute du Dauphiné41 km
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C-33 —13 km
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A1; A3 —13 km
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N 532 —11 km
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N 7 —10 km
Routekarakter
Hoeveel van de rit is snelweg versus secundaire versus landweg.
Snelwegrit — snel, voorspelbaar, zonder bijzonderheden.
- Snelweg
- 95%
- Secundair
- 2%
- Overig / landelijk
- 3%
Rijmoeilijkheid
Snelle indruk: hoe veeleisend is deze rit voor één bestuurder?
Algemeen
Veeleisend
Zware rit — meerdere complicerende factoren versterken vermoeidheid. Sterk aanbevolen om over dagen te verdelen.
- Lange rit: 11h 20m achter het stuur bij vrij verkeer.
- Grensdoorsteek: ES → CH. Houd documenten bij de hand en controleer grenswetgeving.
Brandstof & tol
Ruwe kostenverwachting voor een typische EU-personenauto. Behandel als een schatting — pompprijzen veranderen wekelijks.
Benzine (RON 95)
≈ €155
79.7 L × €1.95 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €131
63.8 L × €2.05 / L · 6 L/100 km
Elektrisch (DC-snellader)
≈ €110
186 kWh × €0.59 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Publieke DC-snellader — AC laden thuis of bij hotels kost meestal ongeveer de helft.
Snelwegtol & vignetten
≈ €112
- ES — €0.09/km op het snelwegennetwerk (≈ 127 km in het land ≈ €11) Tolvrij op het A-netwerk; alleen kosten op AP-wegen.
- FR — €0.10/km op het snelwegennetwerk (≈ 582 km in het land ≈ €58)
- CH — Vignet (snelwegsticker / e-vignet) — €42.00 voor 365 dagen
Prijzen laatst bijgewerkt op 2026-05-04. Bron: EU Weekly Oil Bulletin plus nationale snelwegbeheerders.
Weer per maand
Gemiddelde dagtemperatuur / nachttemperatuur en typische maandelijkse regenval, over de afgelopen vijf jaar.
🇪🇸 Barcelona
| Jan | Feb | Mrt | Apr | Mei | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Okt | Nov | Dec |
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15°
5°
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15°
6°
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17°
9°
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19°
10°
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21°
13°
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27°
19°
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29°
21°
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30°
22°
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25°
18°
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23°
15°
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18°
10°
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15°
6°
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| 19mm | 38mm | 74mm | 66mm | 66mm | 41mm | 61mm | 42mm | 123mm | 86mm | 40mm | 66mm |
heet mild koud
🇨🇭 Zürich
| Jan | Feb | Mrt | Apr | Mei | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Okt | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5°
-1°
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8°
0°
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12°
2°
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14°
4°
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18°
9°
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25°
14°
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25°
15°
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25°
16°
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20°
12°
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16°
8°
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8°
3°
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5°
-0°
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| 91mm | 43mm | 98mm | 114mm | 153mm | 105mm | 174mm | 118mm | 126mm | 112mm | 148mm | 109mm |
heet mild koud
Komende 5 dagen in Zürich
Live verwachting — elke paar uur ververst.
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Di 12
⛅
7° / 5°
—
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Wo 13
⛅
14° / 3°
18.4mm
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Do 14
🌧️
12° / 5°
58.9mm
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Vr 15
⛅
11° / 4°
13.9mm
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Za 16
🌧️
8° / 7°
13.7mm
Verwachting: MET Norway
Routebeschrijving
Stapsgewijze samenvatting van de belangrijkste manoeuvres, gegenereerd door OSRM.
Toon alle 31 manoeuvres
- Carrer d'Aribau
- Carrer de València 2 km
- Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (C-31) 4 km
- Ronda Litoral (B-10) 3 km
- (C-33) 13 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 136 km
- La Catalane (A 9) 52 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 120 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 109 km
- Autoroute du Soleil (A 7) 93 km
- — 0.1 km
- (N 7) 10 km
- (N 532) 11 km
- (A 49) 61 km
- Autoroute du Dauphiné (A 48) 41 km
- — 0.4 km
- (A 43) 46 km
- (A 41) 51 km
- (A 41) 20 km
- — 0.3 km
- (A1) 40 km
- (A1) 26 km
- (A1) 25 km
- (A1) 125 km
- (A1) 9 km
- (A1) 35 km
- (A1; A3) 13 km
- (A1H) 4 km
- (A1H) 0.7 km
- Bahnhofquai 0.4 km
- Schanzengasse
Veelgestelde vragen
What is the required vignette for driving in Switzerland?
You will need to purchase an annual Swiss motorway vignette (Autobahnvignette) for your vehicle to use Swiss motorways. This is mandatory and can be bought at border crossings or petrol stations near the border.
Are there tolls on the AP-7 and A9 autoroutes?
Yes, both the AP-7 in Spain and the A9 in France are toll motorways. You will encounter toll booths where you pay for the sections you use.
What are the typical speed limits in France and Switzerland?
On French autoroutes, the limit is generally 130 km/h in dry conditions. In Switzerland, the limit on motorways is typically 120 km/h. Always watch for variable speed limit signs and reductions due to weather or roadworks.
Do I need a Crit'Air sticker for France?
A Crit'Air sticker is required for vehicles entering certain French cities and towns to restrict polluting vehicles. Check if your route passes through any controlled zones and obtain the sticker if necessary before you arrive.
How does fuel pricing compare between Spain, France, and Switzerland?
Fuel prices can vary significantly. Generally, prices on main motorways in Spain and France are higher than in towns or on national roads. Switzerland tends to have some of the highest fuel prices in Western Europe.
Hoe deze pagina is opgebouwd
Samengesteld door COD Solutions Oy uit open Europese gegevens — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, EU Weekly Oil Bulletin for cross-border fuel-price bands, and Google Gemini drafts the narrative and FAQ from the computed route data. Zie onze methodiek voor verversingscadans en beperkingen.