Paris → Budapest
Paris → Budapest by electric car: 1486 km, 6 charging stops. Chargers along the route with power, charge time and cost.
- Distance: 1486 km
- 6 charges
- Charge: ≈ €91
- Tolls: ≈ €62
- Total cost: ≈ €153
Stops
- Ionity Verdun Saint-Nicolas Sud — 239 km · ≈ €15
- Hauptstraße 18 — 448 km · ≈ €15
- Marktplatz 99 — 664 km · ≈ €15
- Hypercharger R-Werk — 881 km · ≈ €15
- Asten - OMV — 1098 km · ≈ €15
- Industriepark Eco Plus — 1314 km · ≈ €15
About this route
Paris → Budapest is 1486 km long and takes about 12h 55m of driving without stops.
Countries along the way: France, Germany, Austria, Hungary.
The plan includes 6 charging stops, placed so the battery never runs low.
Charging for the whole trip costs about €91 and tolls add about €62, so the trip comes to roughly €153.
Some stops on this route publish no price, so this total is an estimate.
Tolls on this route
Toll roads add about €62 for a standard car.
Charged sections: France — per section, SANEF COUTEVROULT → ST AVOLD (Ulys) (≈ €34); Hungary — vignette (≈ €15); Austria — vignette (≈ €12).
Buy a vignette before you cross into: Hungary, Austria.
Charging on this route
Operators the plan stops at: Ionity, Pfalzwerke, EnBW (D), REWAG, SMATRICS Netz.
A typical stop here runs from 20% to 80% and takes about 50 minutes at the plug.
Most of these start a session with a contactless bank card at the terminal; a few only work through their own app, so install those before you leave.
Winter and city rules on this route
Winter tyres in season: France (November 1 – March 31), Austria (November 1 – April 15).
Winter tyres whenever there is snow or ice on the road: Germany.
Keep chains in the boot for mountain roads in: France, Austria.
City access and low-emission zones to check: France — ZFE, Crit’Air; Germany — Umweltzone; Austria — 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 Paris → Budapest?
- It is 1486 km and about 12h 55m of driving; with the stops this plan schedules, count on roughly 18h 32m door to door.
- How many stops does Paris → Budapest need?
- The plan sets 6 of them, and the longest stretch it leaves without one is 239 km.
- How much does Paris → Budapest cost?
- Charging is about €91 and tolls add €62, so roughly €153 in all — about €6.1 per 100 km of energy.
- Are there toll roads on Paris → Budapest?
- Yes, about €62 in total. The most expensive stretch is France, at around €34.
- Do I need a vignette for Paris → Budapest?
- Yes, for Hungary, Austria. 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 Paris → Budapest cross?
- 4 countries, in this order: France, Germany, Austria, Hungary.
- Do I need winter tyres on Paris → Budapest?
- Yes, in 2 of the countries you cross. The earliest season opens on November 1 and the last one closes on April 15, so anything between those dates needs proper tyres.
- Are there city access zones on Paris → Budapest?
- 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 charging networks does Paris → Budapest use?
- This plan visits 5 of them, led by Ionity. One contactless card plus that operator's app covers most of the trip.
- 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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