Madrid → Zurich
Madrid → Zurich: 1670 km, 1 fuel stops, fuel ≈ €84.38. Cheapest stations along the route with live prices.
- Distance: 1670 km
- 1 fuel stop
- Fuel: ≈ €84
- Tolls: ≈ €224
- Total cost: ≈ €308
Stops
- Total Contact Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire — 766 km · ≈ €84
About this route
Madrid → Zurich is 1670 km long and takes about 14h 25m of driving without stops.
Countries along the way: Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland.
The plan includes 1 refuelling stop, picked for the lowest pump price with the smallest detour.
Fuel for the whole trip costs about €84 and tolls add about €224, so the trip comes to roughly €308.
Cheapest stop on this route: Total Contact Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire, 766 km from the start.
Tolls on this route
Toll roads add about €224 for a standard car.
Charged sections: France — per section, ASF BIRIATOU → ST GERMAIN LES VERGN (Ulys), ATLANDES BPV CASTETS → BPV SAUGNAC (Ulys) (≈ €160); Switzerland — vignette (≈ €42); Spain — fixed charge, AVASA, BIDEGI, BIDEGI_AP8E (≈ €22).
Buy a vignette before you cross into: Switzerland.
Filling up on this route
Operators the plan stops at: Total Contact.
Bank cards work at practically all of them; small independents can be unattended at night, with card payment only.
Winter and city rules on this route
Winter tyres in season: France (November 1 – March 31).
Winter tyres whenever there is snow or ice on the road: Germany, Switzerland.
Keep chains in the boot for mountain roads in: Spain, France, Switzerland.
City access and low-emission zones to check: Spain — ZBE; France — ZFE, Crit’Air; Germany — Umweltzone.
Dates and thresholds change every season, and some rules apply only to certain roads — check each country's official source before you leave.
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Madrid → Zurich?
- It is 1670 km and about 14h 25m of driving; with the stops this plan schedules, count on roughly 14h 36m door to door.
- How many stops does Madrid → Zurich need?
- The plan sets 1 of them, and the longest stretch it leaves without one is 904 km.
- How much does Madrid → Zurich cost?
- Fuel is about €84 and tolls add €224, so roughly €308 in all — about €5.1 per 100 km of fuel.
- Are there toll roads on Madrid → Zurich?
- Yes, about €224 in total. The most expensive stretch is France, at around €160.
- Do I need a vignette for Madrid → Zurich?
- Yes, for Switzerland. A vignette is bought up front rather than at a barrier, so get it before the border or at the first service area.
- Which countries does Madrid → Zurich cross?
- 4 countries, in this order: Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland.
- Do I need winter tyres on Madrid → Zurich?
- Yes, in 1 of the countries you cross. The earliest season opens on November 1 and the last one closes on March 31, so anything between those dates needs proper tyres.
- Are there city access zones on Madrid → Zurich?
- Yes, in 3 of the countries you cross. The schemes are city-level and enforced by camera, and most want a sticker or an online registration arranged before you arrive.
- Which fuel brands does Madrid → Zurich use?
- This plan visits 1 of them, led by Total Contact.
- How exact are the prices on this page?
- They come from the last price refresh for this corridor, recomputed weekly, so treat them as a planning estimate. Plan the same trip in the app and it re-checks every station live.
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