Road trips in France
58 road trips and 200 hand-picked places in France, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 58
- Places
- 200
- Motorways
- Motorway tolls
- Speed limit
- 130 km/h
Low-emission zones (Crit’Air sticker). Tolls on most autoroutes; the limit drops to 110 km/h in rain. Driving in Europe
Trip guides
Road trips through France
Classic European drives
Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera
Motorhome-friendly trips
Provence: lavender, gorges and Roman bridges
Motorhome-friendly trips
Normandy and Brittany coast
Coasts & islands
Corsica’s wild west coast
Villages, wine & culture
Alsace Wine Route
Villages, wine & culture
Loire Valley châteaux
Villages, wine & culture
Dordogne and Lot: caves and cliff villages
Classic European drives
Route Napoléon
Mountains & lakes
Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie
Coasts & islands
Opal Coast: Calais to the Bay of Somme
Villages, wine & culture
Burgundy’s Route des Grands Crus
Motorhome-friendly trips
Tarn Gorges and the Causses
Motorhome-friendly trips
Camargue and Roman Provence
Coasts & islands
French Riviera corniches
Coasts & islands
Brittany’s north coast
Coasts & islands
La Rochelle to the Dune du Pilat
Themed road trips
Normandy’s D-Day beaches
Coasts & islands
Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany
Motorhome-friendly trips
South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan
Villages, wine & culture
Upper Loire: canal bridges and Sancerre wine
Villages, wine & culture
Chablis, Vézelay and the Morvan
Mountains & lakes
Jura: yellow wine, blind valleys and waterfalls
Mountains & lakes
Route des Crêtes through the Vosges
Themed road trips
Lorraine: Metz, Nancy and Verdun
Themed road trips
Champagne: Reims to the Côte des Blancs
Mountains & lakes
Vercors: gorges and cliff roads
Motorhome-friendly trips
Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif
Classic European drives
Luberon perched villages
Motorhome-friendly trips
Drôme provençale: olives, lavender and Roman Vaison
Motorhome-friendly trips
Ardèche gorges and the Chauvet cave
Villages, wine & culture
Cathar castles of the Corbières
Coasts & islands
Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train
Classic European drives
French Basque Country: coast and hill villages
Motorhome-friendly trips
Landes: surf, pine forest and hidden lakes
Classic European drives
Auvergne volcanoes: Puy de Dôme to Puy Mary
Villages, wine & culture
Limousin: porcelain, tapestry and red villages
Coasts & islands
Southern Corsica: Bavella and the Alta Rocca
Mountains & lakes
Red gorges behind Nice
Coasts & islands
Provence coast: Cassis cliffs to the red Esterel
Mountains & lakes
Col de l’Iseran and the Maurienne passes
Mountains & lakes
Izoard, Queyras and the Cime de la Bonette
Villages, wine & culture
Seine valley: Giverny, Rouen and the abbeys
Coasts & islands
Alabaster Coast: Dieppe to Le Havre
Villages, wine & culture
Royal châteaux around Paris
Classic European drives
Touraine and Anjou: Villandry to Fontevraud
Mountains & lakes
Hérault gorges and the Cévennes
Themed road trips
Canal du Midi: Toulouse to Sète
Villages, wine & culture
Albi, Cordes and Conques
Themed road trips
Bordeaux wine: Médoc, Blaye and Saint-Émilion
Classic European drives
Périgord: Brantôme, the Vézère and Dordogne castles
Classic European drives
Lot valley and the Gouffre de Padirac
Mountains & lakes
Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi
Coasts & islands
Cap Corse and the Balagne
Mountains & lakes
Corsica’s mountain heart: Ajaccio to Porto
Coasts & islands
Guérande salt marshes to the Passage du Gois
Themed road trips
Somme battlefields and Vimy Ridge
Villages, wine & culture
Alpilles and Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Mountains & lakes
Le Puy-en-Velay and the source of the Loire
Editor's picks
Places worth the detour in France
History
Mont-Saint-Michel
Views
Aiguille du Midi
Nature
Gorges du Verdon
Nature
Dune du Pilat
Views
Col du Galibier
Oddities
Palais idéal du Facteur Cheval
Views
Calanques de Piana
Views
Bonifacio cliffs
History
Château de Chenonceau
History
Rocamadour
Nature
Cirque de Gavarnie
Nature
Gorges du Tarn
Views
Èze village
Nature
Pink Granite Coast
History
Arromanches Mulberry harbour
History
Normandy American Cemetery
History
Pointe du Hoc
Views
Pointe de Pen-Hir
Nature
Pointe du Raz
History
Carnac alignments
Oddities
Briare canal bridge
History
Guédelon castle
History
Fontenay Abbey
History
Vézelay Basilica
FAQs
What are the best road trips in France?
Popular routes include Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera, Provence: lavender, gorges and Roman bridges, Normandy and Brittany coast and Corsica’s wild west coast. CampingSpirit has 58 trip guides that pass through France, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in France are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Mont-Saint-Michel, Aiguille du Midi, Gorges du Verdon, Dune du Pilat, Col du Galibier and Palais idéal du Facteur Cheval.
Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in France?
Motorway tolls. Tolls on most autoroutes; the limit drops to 110 km/h in rain. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.
What is the motorway speed limit in France?
130 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.
Are there low-emission zones in France?
Low-emission zones (Crit’Air sticker).