Thonon-les-BainsNice
Route des Grandes Alpes
Sixteen mountain passes from Lake Geneva to the Med, including the mighty Col de l'Iseran.
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Road trip planner · 2026
France Road Trip Planner
France is a road-tripper's dream: fast, well-kept autoroutes when you want to cover ground, and impossibly pretty Routes Départementales when you don't. Plan Your Road Trips threads the Route des Grandes Alpes, the Dordogne and the Côte d'Azur into one plan and quietly sorts the tolls, the péage and the crit'air low-emission stickers.
Why plan your France road trip with us
Autoroute toll (péage) estimates and Crit'Air zone alerts built in
Vineyards, châteaux and market towns pinned along the route
Fuel-cost estimates in euros for the whole trip
One plan for a multi-region loop: Alps to Provence to the Riviera
Signature drives in France
Start from a classic route, then make it yours.
Start your France road trip in 3 steps
1
Add your stops
Search for towns, sights and hidden gems across France and drop them onto your route.
2
We build the route
Get drive times, distances, fuel and toll estimates, and smart stops along the way: instantly.
3
Hit the road
Sync to the mobile app, share with your travel companions and navigate offline as you go.
Popular destinations in France
Explore any destination, then start a road trip built around it.
Attractions across France
24 places on the map: zoom in to explore, then plan a route through them.
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Popular drives in France
Real drive times and distances, with the best stops on the way.
Bordeaux → Barcelona
6 hr 39 min · 395 mi
Bordeaux → Biarritz
2 hr 10 min · 122 mi
Bordeaux → San Sebastián
2 hr 34 min · 147 mi
Geneva → Chamonix
1 hr 2 min · 51 mi
London → Nice
14 hr 46 min · 864 mi
London → Paris
5 hr 28 min · 282 mi
Lyon → Marseille
3 hr 26 min · 195 mi
Nice → Lyon
5 hr 4 min · 293 mi
Nice → Marseille
2 hr 22 min · 124 mi
Nice → Milan
3 hr 42 min · 198 mi
Paris → Amsterdam
5 hr 51 min · 313 mi
Paris → Barcelona
10 hr 50 min · 643 mi
Or browse all France destinations.
France road trip FAQs
When is the best time for a road trip in France?
June to September, once the high Alpine passes have opened for the summer.
Is the France road trip planner free?
Yes: you can build a full France itinerary for free, without an account. Pro adds unlimited trips, live collaborators, offline documents and more.
Can I use it on my phone during the trip?
Yes. Your plan syncs to the Plan Your Road Trips mobile app, with offline maps and turn-by-turn hand-off to Google Maps or Waze on the road.