Mileage rates across Europe: 11 countries compared
Updated 23 September 2026
What you may count per kilometre (or mile) in each European country the app knows, and the differences that catch people out when they drive across a border.
Eleven countries, eleven systems. The amounts below are what applies right now, checked on 23 September 2026. For the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, see the rates per country.
The rates
| Country | Rate | For what |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | € 0.25 | Tax-free allowance, business and commuting alike |
| Belgium | € 0.4452 | Flat rate for professional travel, Q4 2026, re-indexed quarterly |
| Luxembourg | € 0.30 | Business trips; commuting falls under the flat travel deduction |
| Germany | € 0.30 / € 0.38 | 0.30 per kilometre driven on a business trip; 0.38 per one-way kilometre commuting |
| Austria | € 0.50 | Tax free up to 30,000 km a year (€ 0.42 before 2025) |
| France | Scale | Depends on fiscal horsepower and yearly total |
| United Kingdom | 55p / 25p per mile | 55p for the first 10,000 business miles in the tax year, then 25p |
| Denmark | 3.94 / 2.28 kr | 3.94 kr up to 20,000 business km a year, then 2.28 kr |
| Sweden | 2.50 kr | 25 kr per mil (10 km), tax free |
| Norway | 3.50 kr | Tax free; the state rate is 5.30 kr and the excess is taxable |
| Finland | € 0.55 | Kilometrikorvaus 2026 (€ 0.59 in 2025) |
The differences that catch people out
Germany counts commuting differently from everything else. For a business trip you count every kilometre actually driven, there and back. For commuting you count only the one-way distance, however many times you drive it.
France cannot be calculated per trip at all: the scale depends on your yearly total, so a single journey only gets a value once the year is over.
The United Kingdom and Denmark lower the rate after a threshold, and Austria caps the tax-free amount at 30,000 km a year. Those limits count per tax year, and the British tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April.
Driving across borders
Which country's rules apply depends on where you are taxed, not on where you drove. If you are taxed in the Netherlands, a trip through Belgium is still counted at the Dutch rate.
Keep one continuous log regardless. Splitting it per country creates gaps, and a gap is what gets a log rejected.
This is general information, not tax advice. Rates change and your situation may differ. If in doubt, ask your accountant or check your national tax authority.
Questions that come up
Do these rates cover fuel and maintenance?
Yes. The per-kilometre amounts are flat rates that stand in for the running costs of the car, so you do not deduct those separately on top.