🇦🇹 Grensdoorstekende rit · Austria → Spain 🇪🇸
Met de auto van Graz naar Barcelona
Drive from Graz to Barcelona via A2, A7, A26. Navigate tolls, fuel stops, and border changes for your European road trip.
- Rijtijd
- 17h 18m
- Afstand
- 1.645 km
- Zelfde dag?
- Verdeel het
- 12 uur+, plan een stop
- Brandstofkosten
- ≈ €225
- benzine · diesel ≈ €199
- Tol
- ≈ €146
- 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.
Zonder snelweg
+11h 26m- Afstand:
- 1.651 km (+6 km)
- Duur:
- 28h 44m
Via: SS13 · B85 · D 994 · N-II
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.
17h 18m
1.645 km · €225 brandstof
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Niet realistisch
1.645 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.
The moment you leave Graz and merge onto the Austrian A2 Süd Autobahn, you're committed to a significant journey south. This initial stretch is a familiar German-speaking autobahn experience, with high speed limits and well-maintained surfaces. Shortly after picking up the A23, you'll transition into Italy, where the A4 motorway becomes your primary artery. Keep an eye out for the change in road signs and the introduction of Italian toll systems; unlike Austria's vignette, you'll collect a ticket at entry and pay on exit. Fuel prices can also fluctuate notably between countries.
The landscape shifts as you push westwards on the A4, then south on the A21 and eventually the A7. This section of the route cuts through the northern Italian plains, offering glimpses of agricultural landscapes before winding towards the French border. Crossing into France typically means adapting to different speed limits and the extensive network of autoroutes, which are predominantly toll roads. You'll continue on the A7, a major north-south artery that slices through Provence. Be aware of potential traffic congestion, especially around major cities during peak seasons.
As you approach the Spanish border, the A7 eventually merges with the A26, a road that will guide you further into Catalonia. The final push towards Barcelona involves navigating the Spanish road network, where toll roads (autopistas) often run parallel to free motorways (autovías). Fuel stops become more frequent, and the price of petrol is generally higher than in Austria or Italy, but often competitive with France. Prepare for a final stretch of motorway driving into Barcelona, keeping in mind the city's busy urban traffic and the potential for low-emission zones if you're driving a more polluting vehicle.
Hoogtepunten van de route
- Italian A4 motorway through Lombardy
- French Autoroute A7 through Provence
- Navigating toll booths in Italy and France
- Transitioning from A7 to A26 towards Spain
- Spanish autopistas on the final approach to Barcelona
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: Imperia (it).
- Afstand:
- 1.645 km
- Duur:
- 17h 18m (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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Spittal an der Drau 🇦🇹 at
≈206 km≈ 32.9 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Preganziol 🇮🇹 it
≈411 km≈ 4.2 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Pontevico 🇮🇹 it
≈617 km≈ 5 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Varazze 🇮🇹 it
≈823 km≈ 0.4 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Mandelieu-la-Napoule 🇫🇷 fr
≈1.028 km≈ 11.1 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Arles 🇫🇷 fr
≈1.234 km≈ 5.5 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
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Rivesaltes 🇫🇷 fr
≈1.440 km≈ 8.3 km omweg vanaf de hoofdweg
Belangrijke punten
Dingen om te weten voordat je vertrekt — grenzen, rijrichting, tol.
Meerdere landen keten · AT → SI → IT → FR → ES
Je doorkruist 5 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 IT / FR / ES
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 AT / SI
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 12 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.
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.
Tol, vignetten & wegbetaling
Digital vignette before crossing the border
Must knowAustrian motorways need a vignette — €10.10 for 10 days, €30.40 for 2 months, or €103.80 annual. The digital version (linked to your plate) is bought online at asfinag.at and activates from a chosen date — if you buy on the Austrian side of the border, it's only valid 18 days later under consumer-protection rules. Buy ahead.
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.
Brenner, Tauern and Karawanken tunnels are extra
NuttigEight Austrian routes charge separate tolls on top of the vignette: Brenner (A13, ~€11.50), Pyhrn (A9, ~€6.50), Tauern (A10, ~€14), Karawanken (A11, ~€8.50) and others. Pay at the booth — no vignette discount. If you're heading south to Italy via the A13, budget for it.
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.
Telepass saves you the toll-booth queue
NuttigItalian 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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A4 Autostrada Serenissima267 km
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A 9 La Languedocienne225 km
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A 8 La Provençale224 km
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A2 Autobahnzubringer Graz Ost193 km
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A21 Autostrada dei Vini149 km
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A10 Autostrada dei Fiori143 km
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AP-7 Autopista de la Mediterrània136 km
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A23 Autostrada Alpe-Adria119 km
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A 54 La Camarguaise74 km
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A26 Autostrada dei Trafori44 km
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A26/A7 Diramazione Predosa-Bettole16 km
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C-33 —12 km
Routekarakter
Hoeveel van de rit is snelweg versus secundaire versus landweg.
Snelwegrit — snel, voorspelbaar, zonder bijzonderheden.
- Snelweg
- 98%
- Secundair
- 0%
- Overig / landelijk
- 2%
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: 17h 18m achter het stuur bij vrij verkeer.
- Grensdoorsteek: AT → ES. 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)
≈ €225
123.4 L × €1.82 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €199
98.7 L × €2.02 / L · 6 L/100 km
Elektrisch (DC-snellader)
≈ €172
288 kWh × €0.60 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Publieke DC-snellader — AC laden thuis of bij hotels kost meestal ongeveer de helft.
Snelwegtol & vignetten
≈ €146
- AT — Vignet (snelwegsticker / e-vignet) — €10.10 voor 10 dagen Een jaarvignet kost €103.80 als je vaak rijdt
- SI — Vignet (snelwegsticker / e-vignet) — €16.00 voor 7 dagen Een jaarvignet kost €117.50 als je vaak rijdt
- IT — €0.08/km op het snelwegennetwerk (≈ 810 km in het land ≈ €61)
- FR — €0.10/km op het snelwegennetwerk (≈ 456 km in het land ≈ €46)
- ES — €0.09/km op het snelwegennetwerk (≈ 152 km in het land ≈ €14) Tolvrij op het A-netwerk; alleen kosten op AP-wegen.
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.
🇦🇹 Graz
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| 44mm | 18mm | 67mm | 71mm | 134mm | 91mm | 133mm | 91mm | 177mm | 80mm | 42mm | 43mm |
heet mild koud
🇪🇸 Barcelona
| Jan | Feb | Mrt | Apr | Mei | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Okt | Nov | Dec |
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| 19mm | 38mm | 74mm | 66mm | 66mm | 41mm | 61mm | 42mm | 123mm | 86mm | 40mm | 66mm |
heet mild koud
Komende 5 dagen in Barcelona
Live verwachting — elke paar uur ververst.
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Di 12
🌧️
16° / 14°
10.8mm
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Wo 13
☀️
18° / 14°
1.4mm
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Do 14
☀️
18° / 14°
3.2mm
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Vr 15
⛅
19° / 13°
0.5mm
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Za 16
⛅
16° / 11°
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Verwachting: MET Norway
Routebeschrijving
Stapsgewijze samenvatting van de belangrijkste manoeuvres, gegenereerd door OSRM.
Toon alle 36 manoeuvres
- Jakominiplatz
- Dietrichsteinplatz
- Münzgrabenstraße 2 km
- Autobahnzubringer Graz Ost (A2) 3 km
- Süd Autobahn (A2) 190 km
- Autostrada Alpe-Adria (A23) 32 km
- Galleria Clap Forât (A23) 8 km
- Autostrada Alpe-Adria (A23) 9 km
- Galleria Moggio Udinese (A23) 12 km
- Autostrada Alpe-Adria (A23) 57 km
- Autostrada Alpe-Adria (A23) 1.0 km
- Autostrada Serenissima (A4) 267 km
- Autostrada dei Vini (A21) 56 km
- Autostrada dei Vini (A21) 93 km
- — 1.0 km
- — 0.3 km
- Autostrada dei Giovi - Serravalle (A7) 8 km
- Diramazione Predosa-Bettole (A26/A7) 16 km
- Diramazione Predosa-Bettole 1 km
- Autostrada dei Trafori (A26) 44 km
- Autostrada dei Trafori (A26) 0.4 km
- Autostrada dei Fiori (A10) 10 km
- (A10) 134 km
- La Provençale (A 8) 224 km
- Autoroute du Soleil (A 7) 9 km
- (A 54) 50 km
- La Camarguaise (A 54) 24 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 31 km
- La Languedocienne (A 9) 141 km
- La Catalane (A 9) 52 km
- Autopista de la Mediterrània (AP-7) 136 km
- (C-33) 12 km
- (B-10) 4 km
- Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (C-31) 4 km
- Carrer d'Aragó 2 km
- Carrer d'Aribau
Veelgestelde vragen
What kind of tolls should I expect between Graz and Barcelona?
Austria uses a vignette system for its motorways. Italy and France operate on a pay-as-you-go toll system, where you collect a ticket upon entering a toll road and pay upon exiting. Spain also has toll autopistas and free autovías.
Are there significant speed limit changes I need to be aware of?
Yes, speed limits vary between Austria, Italy, France, and Spain. Always pay attention to local signage as limits can differ on various road types and within different regions.
What are the fuel price differences like along this route?
Fuel prices generally tend to increase as you travel further south and west. Expect to see noticeable differences between Austria, Italy, France, and Spain, with Spain often being among the more expensive options on this route.
Do I need specific equipment for driving in winter on this route?
While this route primarily uses motorways, if you are travelling during winter months (typically November to April), check local regulations for winter tires or snow chains, especially if any part of your route goes through higher elevations or if unexpected weather occurs.
Are there any major city bypasses or traffic considerations?
Yes, you will pass near or through areas with significant urban traffic. Major Italian cities like Milan and French cities like Lyon, along with the approach to Barcelona, can experience heavy congestion, particularly during rush hours and holiday periods.
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.