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Journeys

Famous road trips, planned properly

The drives people ask about most, with the numbers that actually matter. How far it is direct, how far the scenic version runs, how many days it really takes and what you will spend on tolls before you have booked a single hotel.

Every journey lists the great roads worth threading in, sensible overnight stops and a way into the planner if you want to change the shape of it.

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United Kingdom to Italy

London to Lake Garda

The classic run south from England to the Italian lakes, taken the long way through the Alps rather than straight down the autoroute.

1680 km · 1043.9 mi · 4 days

United Kingdom to Italy

London to The Dolomites

The best pass driving in Europe sits at the end of this one, reached through Germany and Austria rather than Switzerland.

1720 km · 1068.8 mi · 4 days

United Kingdom to Monaco

London to Monaco

Straight down France and into the Alpes Maritimes, with the Route Napoléon and Col de Turini as the finale.

1520 km · 944.5 mi · 3 days

United Kingdom to United Kingdom

London to The Scottish Highlands

No ferries, no vignettes, and some of the best single track driving in Europe waiting at the end of the A9.

1050 km · 652.4 mi · 2 days

Germany to Italy

Munich to Lake Como

A short journey with an outrageous amount of great road packed into it, including the Stelvio if the season allows.

690 km · 428.7 mi · 2 days

Italy to Italy

Milan to The Amalfi Coast

The length of Italy, from the industrial north to the tightest coast road in the country.

980 km · 608.9 mi · 3 days

Switzerland to France

Geneva to Nice

The Route des Grandes Alpes, sea to lake, and arguably the finest continuous stretch of pass driving anywhere.

700 km · 435 mi · 3 days

United Kingdom to United Kingdom

Edinburgh to The North Coast 500

Two and a half hours to the start line at Inverness, then the full 830 km loop around the top of Scotland.

1080 km · 671.1 mi · 6 days

Netherlands to Germany

Amsterdam to The Black Forest

Down the Rhine and into the Schwarzwald, with the Nürburgring an easy detour on the way.

780 km · 484.7 mi · 2 days

Spain to Spain

Barcelona to The Picos de Europa

Across northern Spain to the mountains most drivers overlook, via the Pyrenees if you have the time.

1010 km · 627.6 mi · 3 days

Norway to Norway

Oslo to The Atlantic Road

Fjords, ferries and the Trollstigen hairpins, finishing on the causeway that hops between islands into the Atlantic.

780 km · 484.7 mi · 3 days

United States to United States

Los Angeles to San Francisco

Highway 1 through Big Sur, the coast drive every other coast drive gets compared with.

750 km · 466 mi · 2 days