The road
Helsinki to Copenhagen by car and ferry
1135 km, about 23 h 06 on the fastest road, the Stockholm–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Fuel from about €147 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €66, the ferry for a car about €55.
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.
1135 km fastest road, one way · 23 h 06 driving without stops · 3 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 · 291 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 797 km
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 47 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1178 km, about 23 h 12.
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 12 km of this road (moose, deer) — most collisions happen at dusk and dawn, September to November. Väylävirasto (CC BY 4.0)
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 | €147 | €121 | €268 | 79 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €161 | €121 | €282 | 74 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €312 | — | — | 141 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.53 /l
- 🇸🇪 petrol €1.64 · diesel €2.04 /l
- 🇩🇰 petrol €2.60 · diesel €2.50 /l
Charged on the way
- 🌉 Øresund bridge — €62.89 (Passenger car up to 6 m) · unverified
- ⛴ Stockholm–Helsinki ferry — €55 (Car (vehicle only, or with one passenger and the compulsory cabin)) · unverified
- 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax — €2.68 (One crossing by car, motorhome or car + caravan) · unverified
- 🚫 Copenhagen: Miljøzone — Diesel only: Euro 5 or a particulate filter (over 3.5 t: Euro VI, a filter or registered 2015+).
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Finland, Sweden
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Sweden, Denmark
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Finland, Sweden, Denmark
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Finland, Sweden, Denmark
- ⛴ 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 Travemünde
510 km, about 35 h 06 — Finland, Germany and Denmark.
Petrol car: fuel about €86, tolls and crossings about €361.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, unverified) · 🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€31.44, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free)
Where to sleep beside the road
189 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 531, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 551, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Vättersmålen · campsite · km 775, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 810, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Lovsjöbadens Camping · campsite · km 810, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: showers and toilets · wifi · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 979, 0.2 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Espoon kaupunki · gallery · km 19, 1.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely step-free · cheap or free
- ◆ Ett Hem · museum · km 177, 3.1 km off the road
- ◆ Lidö herrgård · attraction · km 389, 5.4 km off the road
- ◆ Gamla stan · attraction · km 474, 3.3 km off the road
- ◆ Arbetets Museum · museum · km 635, 3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely step-free · cheap or free
- ◆ Brahehus · attraction · km 756, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · known for the view
- ◆ Sagomuseet · museum · km 905, 1.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free
- ◆ Sofiero slott · castle · km 1023, 7.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · parking for visitors
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.