The road
Helsinki to Hamburg by car and ferry
1593 km, about 27 h 12 on the fastest road, the Stockholm–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Fuel from about €223 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €97, 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.
1593 km fastest road, one way · 27 h 12 driving without stops · 4 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 · 290 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 816 km
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 263 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 224 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1636 km, about 27 h 18.
🦌 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 | €223 | €152 | €375 | 112 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €232 | €152 | €384 | 104 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €442 | — | — | 196 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
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
Charged on the way
- 🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge — €31.44 (Car under 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Øresund bridge — €62.89 (Passenger car up to 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge — free · 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
- 🚫 Hamburg: Diesel-Durchfahrtsverbote (older diesel bans on some streets) — Older diesel vehicles on specific streets.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Finland, Sweden, Germany · studded tyres banned: Germany
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, 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 Travemünde
101 km, about 31 h 18 — Finland and Germany.
Petrol car: fuel about €16, tolls and crossings about €330.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, unverified)
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 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
439 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 551, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Rødhøjlund Skov naturlejrplads · campsite · km 1228, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Nyborg Strandcamping · campsite · km 1251, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · wifi · tents welcome · known for the view
- ⛺ Nyborg Strandcamping · campsite · km 1251, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · wifi · tents welcome · known for the view
- ⛺ Campingplatz Silbersee · campsite · km 1526, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Schnelsen-Nord · campsite · km 1576, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · tents welcome
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
- ◆ Lidö herrgård · attraction · km 389, 5.4 km off the road
- ◆ Arkils Tingstad · ruins · km 453, 6.6 km off the road
- ◆ Berg's Locks · attraction · km 676, 5.4 km off the road
- ◆ Vandalorum · gallery · km 867, 0.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely step-free · not cheap · closed part of the year
- ◆ 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
- ◆ Sorø Kunstmuseum · museum · km 1202, 2.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · cheap or free · activities for children
- ◆ Kunstmuseet Brundlund Slot · museum · km 1406, 3.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.