Fuel is only part of it. Add in servicing, tyre wear and tolls, and see the real cost of a commute, a holiday drive, or any route you're planning — for one car, or up to three side by side.
Enter the route once — every vehicle you compare is costed against the same trip.
Same for every vehicle below — tolls and parking don't change with what you drive.
If your employer pays a fixed rate per distance unit for using your own car, enter it here to see whether it actually covers what each vehicle costs to run.
Start with one car, or add up to three to compare side by side on the same journey.
Add a route distance and a vehicle to see your cost.
Maintenance and tyre costs are spread per distance unit from the annual figures, then applied to this trip's distance.
Ownership costs (depreciation, insurance, registration, finance) are yearly figures spread over your annual distance, so they add most for low-mileage drivers.
What you'd be paid at your entered rate versus what this trip actually costs.
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Most people think of fuel when they think of what a journey costs, but fuel is only part of the picture. Every mile also uses up servicing, tyres and a share of the car’s value, and some routes add tolls or parking. TrueTravelCost adds these together so you can see what a trip really costs, not just what you spend at the pump.
If you are choosing a car, you can compare up to three vehicles on the same journey and see how they differ once running costs are counted. Our guide to buying a car explains how to use the results. If you drive to work or plan regular trips, trips and commutes shows how to work out what each journey costs, for example against the train.
If you reimburse staff for using their own cars, or you are the employee being reimbursed, enter the rate per distance unit and the calculator shows whether it covers the cost of running each vehicle. Reimbursement rules vary by country, so this is a comparison and not tax or legal advice.
Fuel consumption comes from public fuel economy data where it is available, European fuel prices come from the EU Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, and default servicing, tyre and ownership figures are anchored to published cost studies and scaled for your region. Everything is an estimate, and you can overwrite any value with your own. The how it works and methodology pages explain each step, and vehicle running costs covers what drives the figures. You can also see what a finished comparison looks like in the example report.