Road trips in Germany
18 road trips and 51 hand-picked places in Germany, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 18
- Places
- 51
- Motorways
- No motorway tolls for cars
- Speed limit
- — km/h
Environmental zones (green sticker). No general motorway speed limit (130 km/h advised) and no tolls for cars. Driving in Europe
Road trips through Germany
The Romantic Road: Würzburg to Füssen
Castles of the Rhine and Moselle
Black Forest High Road
Baltic coast: Hanseatic towns and chalk cliffs
German Alpine Road
Moselle and Saar
Saxon Switzerland and the Elbe
German Fairy Tale Route
North Frisia: dikes, lighthouses and mudflats
East Frisia’s Wadden coast: harbours and lighthouses
Harz: half-timbered towns and the Brocken
Thuringian Forest: Wartburg to Weimar
Franconian Switzerland: rocks, caves and castles
German Wine Route through the Palatinate
Swabian Alb: castles, springs and the Danube
Lake Constance’s German shore
Bavarian Forest: from Passau to Regensburg
Mecklenburg Lake District by motorhome
Places worth the detour in Germany
Schloss Neuschwanstein
Burg Eltz
Miniatur Wunderland
Königsstuhl chalk cliffs
St. Peter-Ording beach stilt houses
Westerheversand Lighthouse
Rammelsberg Mine
Rappbode Dam
Wartburg Castle
Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes
Margravial Opera House
Hambach Castle
Lichtenstein Castle
Hohenzollern Castle
Blautopf
Mainau Island
Bavarian Forest Tree Top Walk
Walhalla
Schwerin Castle
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Königssee
Zugspitze
Loreley
Basteibrücke
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Germany?
Popular routes include The Romantic Road: Würzburg to Füssen, Castles of the Rhine and Moselle, Black Forest High Road and Baltic coast: Hanseatic towns and chalk cliffs. CampingSpirit has 18 trip guides that pass through Germany, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Germany are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Schloss Neuschwanstein, Burg Eltz, Miniatur Wunderland, Königsstuhl chalk cliffs, St. Peter-Ording beach stilt houses and Westerheversand Lighthouse.
Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Germany?
No motorway tolls for cars. No general motorway speed limit (130 km/h advised) and no tolls for cars. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.
What is the motorway speed limit in Germany?
— km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.
Are there low-emission zones in Germany?
Environmental zones (green sticker).