Europe Engine — trip plan

01 / HOW IT WORKS

The continent, pointed at your calendar.

Five questions, and more if you want precision. Everything is computed in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

STEP 01ASK

Rough is fine

Where you set off from, roughly what you want — warmth, mountains, wildlife, an easy first trip — how long you have, and what is left on your Schengen clock.

STEP 02RANK

All 20 files, scored

Window fit, season, crossing distance from your start, demand against your experience, and the 90/180 clock. It shows what it ruled out and why.

STEP 03BUILD

A real route, not a summary

The day-by-day plan for your pick, trimmed to the days you actually have, with the night bases and the warnings from the file itself.

STEP 04CHECK

Matrix, season and van

What is in season on that route in your month, what the weather does, what the paperwork costs — and whether your van carries it.

02 / YOUR BRIEFING

Five questions. More if you want precision.

Defaults are sensible. Change what matters to you and the deck below re-ranks as you type.

WHERE YOU SET OFFDecides which crossings are sensible and how many transit days you pay.ROUGHLY WHAT YOU WANTRough is fine. This is a steer, not a filter — nothing is hidden from you.DAYS AVAILABLEDoor to door, including getting there and back.WHENDrives season, daylight and what is in the Matrix that month.SCHENGEN DAYS LEFTOf your rolling 90 in 180. Ireland costs you none of it.

MORE PRECISION — OPTIONAL

HOW MUCH YOU HAVE DONEShifts how hard a file the deck will offer you.FEELINGS ABOUT FERRIESSome files are only sensible with a long boat at one end.DRIVING APPETITEFilters out the files with heavy transit if you would rather not.DOG ABOARDFlags the files with livestock guardian dogs, bears or tight tick country.SHAPESome of the best files are one-way and sail home from the far end.

MY VAN — SHARED WITH THE CALCULATORS AND THE BRITISH ENGINE

VAN NAMEShared with the calculators and the British Engine — set the van once, everything follows.LENGTH (M)Ferries price by length, and some Corsican roads restrict by it.WIDTH (M)Matters on single-track and in old town gates.HEIGHT (M)Over 1.3 m at the axle raises Italian and French toll class.PAYLOAD (KG)User payload, after conversion and before you load it.PLATED WEIGHT (KG)Over 3,500 kg changes the Slovenian vignette band and some tolls.BATTERY (AH)Usable depends on chemistry below.BATTERY TYPESets usable depth of discharge.SOLAR (W)Used with the month and latitude for the off-grid estimate.ECONOMY (MPG)Real-world loaded, not the brochure.

03 / RECOMMENDATION DECK

Best fits from the continental archive.

Ranked against everything you told it. Pick one and the sections below rebuild around it.

04 / TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

The moments the deck is selling.

05 / YOUR ROUTE PLAN

Day by day, trimmed to your window.

06 / THE MATRIX ON THIS ROUTE

What is actually in season.

07 / THE DASHBOARD

Season, paperwork, clock and payload.

07B / THE SEASON AROUND YOU

Backdrop conditions.

07C / PAYLOAD QUICK CHECK

Will it carry?

08 / SAVED TRIPS

The hangar.

Saved in this browser only. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account.

FOUND THIS USEFUL?

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