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Map of the road from Helsinki to Budapest© OpenStreetMap contributors
Source: User:Godot13 Derivative: User:MathKnight · CC BY-SA 4.0
From Helsinki

to Budapest

Danube capital with thermal baths

7 days · 2,076 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

  • Fuel€234124 litres at an average €1.88 a litre
  • Price per litre on the wayPoland €1.56 · Hungary €1.77 · Czechia €1.86 · Slovakia €1.89 · Latvia €1.95 · Lithuania €1.95 · Estonia €1.95 · Finland €2.33
  • Helsinki–Tallinn ferry€68Car up to 5 m
  • Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka)€12.29Motor vehicle with four wheels or more, ≤ 3.5 t (standard fuel), with or without a trailer · 10 days
  • Slovak e-vignette (eznámka)€10.80Vehicle ≤ 3.5 t · 10 days
  • Hungarian e-vignette (matrica)€18.84D1: car or motorhome ≤ 3.5 t with 7 seats or fewer (registration J = M1/M1G), and the trailer it tows · 10 days
  • 6 nights€351≈ €59 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
  • Food€229≈ €33 a day for 7 days, cheap eats

Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-18. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.

  • Helsinki–Tallinn ferry€68Eckerö Line · sails 15:15 · about 2.5 h on board · Car up to 5 m · The operator's prices
  • Vignette for Czechia€12.2910 days · Motor vehicle with four wheels or more, ≤ 3.5 t (standard fuel), with or without a trailer · Buy it from the official seller
  • Vignette for Slovakia€10.8010 days · Vehicle ≤ 3.5 t · Buy it from the official seller
  • Vignette for Hungary€18.8410 days · D1: car or motorhome ≤ 3.5 t with 7 seats or fewer (registration J = M1/M1G), and the trailer it tows · Buy it from the official seller
  • On the roadLithuania, 10 November – 31 March: winter or M+S tyres, whatever the weather.
  • On the roadCzechia, 1 November – 31 March: winter tyres when there is snow or ice on the road.
  • On the roadSlovakia: winter tyres when the road is fully covered in snow or ice; over 3.5 t the window 15 November – 15 March is fixed.

Only official sellers are linked.

  • Night 1 · Tallinn€70Viva Hostel · hostel
  • Night 2 · Panevėžys€61Verslo Klasė · hotel
  • Night 3 · Serock · 30 km from Warszawa€65Hotel Pan Tadeusz · hotel
  • Night 4 · Odry · 14 km from Nový Jičín€53Ubytovna na koupališti · hostel
  • Night 5 · Budapest€51Hotel Clark · hotel
  • Night 6 · Budapest€51Hotel Clark · hotel

Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.

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Sources: EU weekly fuel bulletin · operators' published tariffs · Wikipedia · map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Map of the road from Helsinki to Budapest© OpenStreetMap contributors
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