Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips

An optimal road trip across Europe according to machine learning

Restored in 2026 with open data. Originally published March 10, 2015. Read the original post. Routes are recomputed on OpenStreetMap, so distances can differ from the original.

An optimal road trip across Europe according to machine learning 45 stops · 14,184 mi · 294 hours driving
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Stops
45round trip
Distance
14,184 mi22,826 km
Time driving
294 hours12.2 days nonstop
Legs
4541 road, 4 flight or ferry

Plus 4 flight or ferry legs (1,318 mi straight line, dashed on the map), not counted above.

The original post quoted 16,287 mi.

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