The road
Helsinki to Berlin by car and ferry
1677 km, about 18 h 06 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany. Fuel from about €212 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €13, 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.
1677 km fastest road, one way · 18 h 06 driving without stops · 6 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 15 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 226 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 241 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 277 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 810 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 108 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1913 km, about 29 h 54.
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 | €212 | €33 | €245 | 117 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €218 | €33 | €251 | 109 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €518 | — | — | 230 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
Charged on the way
- 🇵🇱 Motorway tolls in Poland: about €13 for a car over 259 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · unverified
- 🚫 Berlin: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker — campers included.
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
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Finland, Estonia, Poland, Germany
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Germany
- ⛴ 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
1872 km, about 23 h 30 — Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Petrol car: fuel about €265, tolls and crossings about €152.
🌉 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
303 km, about 33 h 36 — Finland and Germany.
Petrol car: fuel about €47, tolls and crossings about €330.
⛴ 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
164 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Milleri · campsite · km 313, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Kempings „Dzirnezers K” · campsite · km 414, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 417, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 425, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Kaunas Lake · campsite · km 707, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · fine with small children · wifi · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1205, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Tablica upamiętniająca Józefa Piłsudskiego (km 881), Former German Nazi "Kulmhof am Ner" extermination camp (km 1280).
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
- ◆ Tallinn Gate · attraction · km 237, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ Rundāle Palace · attraction · km 508, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Kėdainių minaretas · attraction · km 657, 6.2 km off the road
- ◆ Jewish Historical Institute · museum · km 1107, 3.9 km off the road
- ◆ Christ the King · attraction · km 1501, 9.4 km off the road
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.