#1 Portugal
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#2 Spain
#3 Luxembourg
#4 Germany
#5 Sweden
#6 Slovenia
#7 Finland
#8 Denmark
#9 Italy
#10 Iceland
#11 Greece
#12 Slovakia
#13 Switzerland
#14 Austria
#15 France
#16 Belgium
#17 Netherlands
#18 Estonia
#19 Lithuania
#20 Latvia
#21 Poland
#22 Bulgaria
#23 Turkey
#24 United Kingdom
#25 Ireland
#26 Ukraine
#27 Romania
#28 Norway
#29 Czech Republic
#30 Russia
Weather
#1 Spain
The rankings in this category are based on two factors: hours of sunshine and amount of precipitation. With low precipitation and the most hours of sunshine, it’s no surprise that winner Spain is the ideal country to enjoy a sunny road trip.
#2 Greece
#3 Portugal
#4 Turkey
#5 Russia
Safety & Infrastructure
#1 Switzerland
Switzerland is a very safe country to drive in and scored well on many factors. It comes in first place as the country with fewest annual car accidents, and it also has the best road conditions.
#2 Netherlands
#3 Germany
#4 Austria
#5 Sweden
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Pricing
#1 Ukraine
This category ranks a country based on the price of its petrol, accommodation and parking, and on its toll policies. Winning country Ukraine has cheap petrol, competitively-priced accommodation, great prices on parking and toll-free roads.
#2 Lithuania
#3 Russia
#4 Poland
#5 Romania
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Traffic & Sustainability
#1 Netherlands
This factors used in this category are air pollution, traffic congestion, number of cars per 1,000 inhabitants and number of EV charging stations. The Netherlands has an extremely high density of EV stations plus relatively few cars for its population.
#2 Norway
#3 Finland
#4 Iceland
#5 Sweden
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Car Hire
#1 Slovakia
This category ranks countries based on car hire prices and car hire company ratings. Slovakia came in first with a winning combination of the second-cheapest car hire prices coupled with excellent car hire company ratings.
#2 Latvia
#3 Slovenia
#4 Romania
#5 Poland
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Nature & Landmarks
#1 Switzerland
Countries here are ranked on the attractiveness of their nature and the number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Switzerland wins with its majestic mountains, lakes and forests, and it has the third-most Sites in Europe in relation to its land mass.
#2 Luxembourg
#3 Austria
#4 Portugal
#5 Slovenia
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Van
When you’re a family of six with your labrador in tow and need plenty of luggage space and elbow space.
SUV
When you plan to be exploring off road on rocky roads or steep inclines – or just like a higher view of the countryside.
Camper van
When you don’t want to sleep in hotels every night but aren’t quite ready for the prospect of “real” camping.
Hybrid or electric vehicle
When you really want to rack up some mileage on this trip but don’t want to feel guilty about polluting the environment doing it.
Convertible
When you want to feel young and free, adventurous, romantic or whatever else comes to your mind when you picture yourself in it.
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Stays
After a long day of driving and experiencing new things, you’re going to want a comfy place to rest your head. Start planning your stays here.
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