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A trip to Europe is probably on the must-visit list of any person who has a fondness for travel. And since Europe is a very complex concept, the prospect of purchasing a tour to several countries at once seems doubtful and, of course, expensive. Planning a trip on your own is a direct path to a sea of vivid impressions and no less pleasant savings.
Don’t be afraid to take on organizational issues yourself; traveling to Europe by car (or by plane 🙂) is not as scary as your imagination makes it out to be. The main point is to choose your priority method of travel between countries from the above. We will help you decide, describe all the nuances and calculate the approximate cost of the future adventure!
The difference between auto and air travel is only in the principle of preliminary preparation. And if with an airplane everything is simple - we buy tickets and a huge winged car takes us to the land of our dreams, then with a car it’s more complicated, because... The planning process here requires greater scrupulousness. Well, at least because you will control the four-wheeled beast yourself.
To make a successful trip around Europe by car, you must first of all create a reliable and detailed route.
P.S. The starting point of our trip, both by plane and by car, is the city of Moscow.
We are looking for cool angles for photos with the Eiffel Tower - what do you think?
We are planning a tourist route around Europe
It all depends on your fantasies and desires. Perhaps you are an avid explorer of Europe and this time you are trying to explore France inside and out, or maybe you are discovering the Western expanses for the first time and want to capture all the great capitals. The extreme option is unlikely to fit into the framework of a standard 14-day vacation, but you can try.
In any case, first decide on the main cities where your adventurous spirit takes you, and enter the points in the navigator, estimating the type of route, and at the same time mark the stops on the good old map - in case of an unexpected shutdown of the gadget. Remember, your plan must be extremely specific and detailed.
By the way, special planning sites are a great help in calculating your trip route. They will roughly calculate the kilometers and hours that you will spend driving around European lands, as well as the approximate (from the word very) cost of fuel consumption. And following the well-known recommendation - build your route so that you spend no more than 5-6 hours behind the wheel, and in terms of distances, limit yourself to 250-300 km daily. You don’t want to contemplate the scenery from your car window during half the daylight hours?
We walk along the streets of Barcelona somewhere in the Gothic Quarter
The favorite tourist route for traveling around Europe with a starting point from Moscow goes through Belarus and smoothly flows to the border with Poland, and then wherever the navigator tells you. We advise you to familiarize yourself with the customs rules in advance, because There are often restrictions on the transportation of certain groups of goods.
Behind the border post, ideal roads begin that will accompany you throughout your entire journey by car. Driving along them is not a burdensome task. But here's what can really cause inconvenience: most of the highways here are toll roads. Therefore, in order to avoid clashes with formidable inspectors and payment of fines, inquire in advance about the cost of travel in the countries included in your itinerary in Europe. The website tolls.eu shows that in the Republic of Poland, for example, fares vary from 150 to 1000 rubles.
An important point is the calculation of gasoline for the trip. Mark at least a few gas stations between each of your long trips, but never wait until the last one along the way. If the tank is half empty, refuel at the nearest station, rather than relying on “the one” ten kilometers away. But in general, you will hardly be surprised to learn that the cost of gasoline in Europe is much more expensive than in your home country, and gas stations along the highways offer fuel at higher prices than in cities. The approximate price of gasoline in the Schengen countries is about €1.20, or 70 rubles.
As we already said, with an airplane everything is much simpler. However, how to save money and how to find the cheapest air tickets to Europe has its own snags.
A photo of Paris was taken from the Arc de Triomphe (climb - 12 euros)
We buy cheap air tickets across Europe. What are low-cost airlines?
2. We make full use of services for finding cheap air tickets. The most convenient and proven:
Some of their features can not only find you the cheapest air tickets to Europe, but also help you decide on the route.
For example, a flexible search function: we enter Moscow in the “from” line and Everywhere in the “where” line, plus the desired month and we get a favorable offer. And having escaped from the capital to a Schengen country, from there we can go to almost any point in Europe for pennies.
The golden rule of promotions for cheap tickets to European countries is – don’t hesitate. If you see it, buy it. If you postpone your purchase until tomorrow, most likely you will have to start your search again.
3. Fly around Europe with low-cost airlines.
The Schengen countries are famous for both their “open” borders and the convenient network of low-cost airlines that connect them. Low-cost airlines, or translated into ordinary Russian “low-cost airlines,” may well offer to fly from Italy to France for less than 1,000 rubles.
Of course, passengers also pay with some inconveniences - additional payment for baggage, additional payment for choosing a seat, mandatory online check-in (otherwise additional payment at the airport), lack of food, and the list goes on.
But one look at the prices of low-cost airlines (Ryanair, Wizz Air, EasyJet) - and all this fades into the background, because there is an excellent prospect of a tour of European countries with very inexpensive flights ahead. See for yourself:
Free observation deck in Bergen, Norway
(we walked up in about 1.5 hours)
If we are moving around Europe on our own, then we should book a hotel on our own.
The following services will come to the rescue:
We apply for a Schengen visa yourself
Actually, one of the main points of our trip. Without this sticker in the passport, alas, the lights of Europe will not shine on us. Where to apply for Schengen? The cheapest option is to collect the documents yourself and submit an application to the visa center. By the way, we already have a ready-made article () that will assist in obtaining a Schengen visa. Read and study!
In short: we prepare the necessary package of documents, fill out an application for a Schengen visa and pay a visit to a visa center with consular accreditation. The algorithm is quite simple, but for some reason many people go to travel agencies or intermediary firms, preferring to shift the burden of organizational red tape onto the shoulders of “professionals.” Of course, for some additional payment.
No need to overpay. Prepare the following documents:
- bank card statement (balance at the rate of €90 per day);
- confirmation of accommodation reservation;
- a certificate from your place of employment indicating the amount of income or a letter of sponsorship;
- medical insurance (ideal option - travel insurance);
- air tickets. If you are traveling around Europe by car, you must provide an exact itinerary with the number of days spent in each country.
Study a sample of filling out the application form for a Schengen visa 2019:
And, having once again checked the presence of all documents for obtaining Schengen, go straight to the accredited visa center of your city/region.
In Montserrat, near Barcelona
(the second time we thought it was boring, it also started to rain)
Determining the cost of a trip to Europe
If we undertake to calculate the cost of such an undertaking as an independent trip to Europe, then it makes sense to take into account the cost of a visa, tickets and accommodation, because everything else depends only on the traveler’s appetite. And these points are very approximate, because everyone chooses their own ideal route.
Let's compare how much the 5 most popular countries in Europe will cost. For a trip in June from Moscow and per person (accommodation in a double room - the amount for one - in an inexpensive hotel, but with normal reviews):
If you ask why not by car, we will answer that the gasoline consumption alone for the road from Moscow to Berlin will be about €190 (and 24 hours of travel). Of course, it is not entirely correct to compare the distances covered by an airplane and a car within the same route. But it is still cheaper to travel around Europe by air.
But there are probably more adventures while driving and with a group of friends.
The best attractions in Europe
Are you traveling to the Schengen zone for the first time? Then, for sure, the places that you are eager to finally see in person will coincide with our list of the main attractions of European countries.
- Eiffel Tower, France. For some it is a boring pile of iron, for others it is a dubious construction that disfigures the appearance of the city (an approximate interpretation of the words of Dumas and Maupassant), and for others it is an eternal symbol of romance. Only one thing is certain: meeting her is exciting and exciting even for the tenth time in a row. Travel guides to Europe will tell you the same thing, annually giving the tower the title of number one European attraction.
- Colosseum, Italy. The grandiose structure from the times of the Ancient World still attracts thousands of people every day. True, she strives not for bread and circuses, but for a piece of history and photographs.
- Temple of the Sagrada Familia, Spain. Perhaps it is the only attraction in European countries that attracts crowds of tourists even in its unfinished state. What will happen in 2026, when the Sagrada will be shown to us in all its glory, just in time for the centenary of the death of the chief architect Gaudi?
Sagrada Familia and crowds of tourists - come here early in the morning (at 7 o'clock)
- Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany. This is an ideal collective image of all the castles and palaces that we contemplated in cartoons as children and which we read about in legends, novels and fairy tales. The most fabulous place in Europe, it inspired Tchaikovsky to create Swan Lake. What will Neuschwanstein inspire you to do? 🙂
- Louvre, France. Visitors to the mecca of fine arts and its surrounding areas are generally divided into two types. Those who can’t wait to burst into crowded halls and stand in front of the original Mona Lisa painting, and those who first prefer to “grab” the pyramid - the main entrance to one of the most famous European attractions.
And here is the Louvre in the morning, there are practically no people!
Well, will you try to create a route for a cheap trip to Europe, and maybe with passage through our Top 5? 🙂 It’s up to you, the main thing is don’t be afraid to organize your own adventures, and not only European ones, on your own!
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Autodispatcher.Ru
Get directions by car
This service allows you to quickly get a route between any cities
Russia and Abroad, and immediately see the route laid out on the map.
Why do you need a distance calculator?
Look at which cities will pass the route, you will be able to decide in advance on a place to stay for the night.
You will see the approximate fuel consumption for the entire trip and be able to estimate financial
expenses. You will know how long you will spend on the road.
How to get directions by car?
First you need to set the starting and ending points of the route. In the calculator
The calculation has two fields - “city from” and “city to”. Enter in the appropriate fields
Names of cities.
In the “fuel consumption” field, enter the corresponding characteristics of your car
(in liters per 100 kilometers). In the “fuel price” field - the average price of gasoline,
with which you fuel your car.
This data is needed to calculate the total fuel costs for the entire trip.
In the “additional distance calculation settings” tab, you can specify more
Several conditions:
- “Detour countries” - do not lay a route through the territory of the specified countries.
The function is especially useful for international transport. Allows you not to stop by
To the territory of countries with a visa regime and avoid customs inspections.
- “Detour of cities” - do not lay a route through the territory of the specified
Cities. If you do not want to pass through a certain city, enter its name in
This field.
- “Detour routes” - exclude the specified routes from the calculation.
- “Through cities” - the function allows you to navigate a route through a specific
A city or cities, even if they lie outside the shortest path.
- “Speed on the road” - there are 4 types of roads - territorial,
Regional, highway, motorway. You can exclude one from the calculation
Or several types.
You can plot a route by car in one of two modes:
The shortest route is the minimum distance from one city to another;
The fastest route - the minimum travel time (only
Expressways).
After you have set all the conditions, click the “calculate” button.
On the map that appears, the route will be marked with a thick red line, and all cities along the route will be marked with red markers.
The calculation results are presented in the form of a table, which shows the length of the entire path, the time in
trip, total fuel consumption and the amount this fuel will cost.
The table also contains a list of all cities through which the route is laid, with
Division into regions and countries.
The results obtained can be printed on a printer and taken with you on the road instead
Atlas. If you have the ability to access the Internet in your car (for example, through
satellite or cellular network), you can check the route and correct it in
Depends on the circumstances.
Please remember that the calculations use average data. That's why
The results obtained are only indicative values and not exact figures.
Hello.
Traveling on a motorcycle is my hobby, I like it, and I try to go on long trips more often. Probably, any fan of travel, regardless of preferred transport, be it a motorcyclist or a hitchhiker, spends a lot of time over maps, dreaming of a new route, drooling and calculating finances. I’m no exception) I want to go a lot more places, so I look at maps and open the websites of various route planners much more often than necessary. Combined with considerable practical experience in using auto planners while traveling, the advantages and disadvantages of some of these programs have emerged over time.
We’ll talk about this in this article, about auto route planner sites.
Almost any site with online maps now has a built-in route planner, but some are ungodly buggy, others do not take into account such features of the route as, for example, ferries. Finally, many planners have too small a limit on the number of key points.
Yes, and only free programs will be considered here; the paid ones are all cool and work great, it’s not worth talking about them.
In addition, usually route planners have their own “specialization” in a particular region. There are also global autoplanners, but they cope worse with local roads and distances compared to regional ones.
Let's divide the autoschedulers under consideration into several groups:
1) World route planners.
2) Route planners for Europe.
3) Route planners for Australia.
4) Route planners for South America.
5) Route planners for the USA and Canada.
6) Route planners for Africa.
7) Route planners for Asia.
8) Route planners for Russia.
Phew.. A lot happened... Well, let's go point by point:
1) PEACE!
Actually, a planner built into the Google maps engine. It’s not very bad, but it often doesn’t find small objects on the map. Google could not find the route for a trip around the Baltics on a motorcycle, which I rode this summer, and which you can see in the picture, because it did not find the Grigorovichi border crossing point (this is between Belarus and Latvia).
On the other hand, this same planner perfectly guided me on the road when I was riding along regional dirt roads in the Ryazan region. In short, depending on your luck. The main advantage of Google is that it searches and builds routes all over the world.
A good global planner and a great US planner. I periodically communicate with Americans through couchsurfing, and since a fool can see a fool from afar, all “my” Americans are completely crazy motorcycle tourists. And they recommend Yahoo when planning travel routes around the United States. I haven't personally used it myself.
This auto route planner is former map24.com. World planner, works very well in the central part of Europe. I tried to use it on a trip to Spain, but it’s not suitable for Spain, because... "knows" too few Spanish roads =)
An excellent auto planner, supports all the necessary options that are needed to build a route. He knows a lot of roads, including local dirt roads and makeshift roads, but is mainly focused on Europe. By the way, this is a very strange thing. MapQuest perfectly sees all the roads, even those that can only be driven by a tractor, but many small settlements are not on the map :)
2) Europe.
High-quality planner for Europe with beautiful maps. I really got the impression that this is more likely not a Route Planner, but a Trip Planner, that is, a map-map, and the site is designed not for cars and motorcycles, but simply for independent tourists using any public means of transport.
An excellent planner, the advantages of which include a separate search for travelers on a motorcycle. I don’t quite understand what the difference is between a travel route on a motorcycle and a car, perhaps this is just a marketing ploy to attract another category of users =)
As the name suggests, this autoplanner takes into account ferry crossings and is designed for travel in Scandinavian countries. Well, that’s all, this planner can be useful when planning a combined tour of the Scandinavian countries, that is, for trips whose route includes more than one ferry crossing.
3) Australia.
In general, there are not very many roads in Australia, it is quite difficult to get lost there, so the main advantages that route planners in Australia should have are the addresses of hotels, eateries, gas stations, etc. embedded in the map. This auto planner for Australia has it all.
It was created on the basis of Google maps, so I don’t see much point in turning to it, it’s easier to go straight to the original source.
A fairly voluminous and powerful portal with information for tourists. In addition to the auto planner, there is also a search for hotels, plane tickets, car rental, etc.
4) South America.
Only works in Costa Rica.
Works throughout Latin America, but! I was not able to test it due to the language barrier, since I still did not understand how to switch to the English version of the site.
5) USA and Canada.
It runs on the Google engine, calculates only the distance, that is, it does only what Google does) Useless.
It is powered by Google and requires registration. I don’t see much point in making extra useless mouse clicks.
It calculates distances and provides a lot of useful information. A good alternative to the world's auto schedulers.
6) Africa.
It builds routes only in South Africa, works on the Google engine. That's all I found. Don't go for a walk in Africa, children!
7) Asia.
More of a solo travel planner than a route planner. Not quite on topic, but I didn’t find anything else on Asia.
8) Russia.
It so happens that most often I use this auto-scheduler. At one time I came across it on the Russian website of the Iron Butt Association, and I was very glad about it. Almost all of my motorcycle trips that required at least minimal preparation were calculated using this planner. I can say that this program works just fine, it calculates distances very accurately. Also has enough options to plan a trip with many turning points. Shows the time it will take to complete the route without speed violations =) In general, in my opinion, AutoTransInfo at the time of writing this post is the undisputed leader among auto route planners in Russia.
The same as AutoTransInfo, but worse, as it provides less information. In fact, it doesn’t count anything else except distance. The distances, however, are quite accurate.
It works throughout Russia, and also shows all Lukoil gas stations along the route. Periodically wildly, unbearably buggy (!!!)
There are many more regional route planners out there, but the ones I've listed are without a doubt the most convenient. Also, every search engine has maps, and most often, a planner is attached to these maps. Yandex, for example, works well, but tends to shorten the route a little. But you can also use it, so the final choice is yours.