The road
Helsinki to Barcelona by car and ferry
3461 km, about 33 h 36 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, France and Spain. Fuel from about €485 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €108, the ferry for a car about €20.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
3461 km fastest road, one way · 33 h 36 driving without stops · 8 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
On the fastest road: 2 official clearances under 3.3 m and 4 weight limits of 3.5 t or less — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 15 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 220 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 235 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 271 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 836 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 827 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 899 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 158 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 3443 km, about 44 h 30.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-18 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €485 | €128 | €613 | 242 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €482 | €128 | €610 | 225 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €935 | — | — | 413 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.53 /l
- 🇪🇪 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.06 /l
- 🇱🇻 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.06 /l
- 🇱🇹 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.22 /l
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.56 · diesel €1.79 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.78 · diesel €1.89 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €96 for a car over 1030 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €12 for a car over 229 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · unverified
- 🚫 Barcelona: ZBE Rondes — By DGT environmental label; register foreign plates.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany · studded tyres banned: Poland, Germany
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Poland, Germany, France, Spain
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Finland, Estonia, Poland, Germany, France, Spain
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Germany, France, Spain
- ⛴ Gas bottles on the ferry — each line's rule
The same trip another way
Where a sea gives a choice, the road through each gateway, priced the same way for a petrol car. Which one is yours depends on the ferry's fare and your nights, and that is the planner's job.
Through Stockholm
3360 km, about 36 h 24 — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €490, tolls and crossings about €269.
🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€31.44, unverified) · 🌉 Øresund bridge (€62.89, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free) · ⛴ Stockholm–Helsinki ferry (€55, unverified) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.68, unverified)
Through Travemünde
1911 km, about 46 h 54 — Finland, Germany, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €290, tolls and crossings about €440.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, unverified)
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇵🇱 Poland — Most Sundays are non-trading by law, with a few exempt Sundays a year. Small owner-run shops and station shops stay open.
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
Where to sleep beside the road
1253 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Kempings „Dzirnezers K” · campsite · km 414, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 417, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Naherholung Talsperre Pirk GmbH · campsite · km 1868, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Base de loisirs Brognard · camper site · km 2491, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · motorhomes can come · quiet · a playground · parking for visitors · open all year · water within walking distance
- ⛺ La Clusa · camper site · km 3293, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: motorhomes can come
- ⛺ La Jonquera · camper site · km 3301, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Tablica upamiętniająca Józefa Piłsudskiego (km 881), Amor na Pegazie (km 1447), Gedenkstein Landesgartenschau 1985 (km 2175), Monument aux Morts (km 2638).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Town Hall Pharmacy · museum · km 88, 0.9 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: cheap or free
- ◆ Upytės piliakalnis · attraction · km 605, 4.9 km off the road
- ◆ Klosterpark Altzella · attraction · km 1749, 3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: an audio guide
- ◆ Musée du Petit Palais · museum · km 3032, 9.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.