The road
Helsinki to Málaga by car and ferry
4413 km, about 42 h on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, France and Spain. Fuel from about €608 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €157, the ferry for a car about €20.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-10. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
4413 km fastest road, one way · 42 h driving without stops · 8 countries
The trip, at your pace
Each pace is its own plan of this road for two by car: the driving days it needs, the nights on the way and at Málaga, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 21 days | 20 nights | ≈ €2,734 fuel €1,116 · tolls & ferry €408 · 20 nights €381 · food €829 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 18 days | 17 nights | ≈ €2,660 fuel €1,179 · tolls & ferry €455 · 17 nights €316 · food €710 |
Places on the way
2,569 km
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5 Louvre
Day 6 · 42 km before tonight's stop
The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory. Wikipedia
3,902 km
Photo: santiago lopez-pastor · CC BY-SA 2.0 Alcalá de Henares
Day 9 · tonight's stop
Alcalá de Henares is a Spanish municipality of the Community of Madrid. Wikipedia
4,348 km
Photo: Jebulon · CC0 Alhambra
Day 10 · 442 km into the day · an afternoon stop
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Euku · CC BY-SA 3.0 Málaga Cathedral
Day 11 · in Málaga
The Cathedral of Málaga is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Málaga in Andalusia in southern Spain. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Fernando · CC BY-SA 4.0 Alcazaba of Málaga
Day 11 · in Málaga
The Alcazaba is a palatial fortification in Málaga, Spain, built during the period of Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus. Wikipedia
36 km
Photo: Malopez 21 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Dolmen of Menga
Day 11 · 36 km from Málaga
The Dolmen of Menga is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from the Neolithic period around 3750–3650 BCE. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 15 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 219 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 234 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 270 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 832 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 823 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 895 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 1125 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 4272 km, about 52 h 18.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-04 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 | €608 | €177 | €785 | 309 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €603 | €177 | €780 | 287 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €1122 | — | — | 513 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.37 · diesel €2.55 /l
- 🇪🇪 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.10 /l
- 🇱🇻 petrol €1.96 · diesel €2.12 /l
- 🇱🇹 petrol €1.94 · diesel €2.24 /l
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.52 · diesel €1.76 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.21 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.85 · diesel €1.92 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €99 for a car over 1058 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €58 for a car over 1131 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · unverified
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
4295 km, about 44 h 24 — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €608, tolls and crossings about €328.
🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€27.43, unverified) · 🌉 Øresund bridge (€69.58, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free) · ⛴ Stockholm–Helsinki ferry (€55, unverified) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.68, unverified)
Through Travemünde
2800 km, about 54 h 42 — Finland, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €402, tolls and crossings about €483.
⛴ 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
1505 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
- ⛺ 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
- ⛺ RV Penedès · Subirats · camper site · km 3483, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Venta del Peral II · camper site · km 4173, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Gurs-Gedenkstein Meckesheim (km 2211), Tomàs Marmaneu Gratacós (km 3322).
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
The Raeapteek (English: Town Hall Pharmacy; German: Ratsapotheke) is a pharmacy in the center of Tallinn, Estonia. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: cheap or free
- ◆ Stašaičių piliakalnis · attraction · km 661, 6.5 km off the road
Stašaičių piliakalnis, Švedkapis – piliakalnis Kėdainių rajono savivaldybės teritorijoje, į pietus nuo Stašaičių, Šėtos seniūnija. Wikipedia (lt)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: no parking
- ◆ Jewish Historical Institute · museum · km 1107, 3.9 km off the road
The Jewish Historical Institute (Polish: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny or ŻIH; Yiddish: ייִדישער היסטאָרישער אינסטיטוט), also known as the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, is a public cultural and research institution in Warsaw, Poland, chiefly dealing with the history of Jews in Poland and Jewish culture. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Miltitzer Frosch · attraction · km 1676, 6.3 km off the road
Miłočanska žaba je wulki zornowcowy monolit w formje žaby, kotryž steji při rěčce Jaworje na sewjerozapadnej kromje Miłoćic w Hornjej Łužicy. Wikipedia (hsb)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Abbaye d'Ambronay · attraction · km 2763, 3.8 km off the road
Ambronay Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay; Abbey of Our Lady, Ambronay) is a Benedictine abbey, founded in the 11th century by Barnard de Romans, which stands in the commune of Ambronay in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Castillo de Caudete · castle · km 3920, 1.2 km off the road
What this road is for
Counted within 10 km of the road between the two ends, from OpenStreetMap — the places a passion would stop for.
- 3018 castles — Kadrioru loss (km 83), Bunkier 5 (km 1238), Ruine Diersburg (km 2241), Castell del Papiol (km 3310)
- 1425 viewpoints — Piiskopi vaateplatvorm (km 83), Rudzka Góra (km 1191), Croix de Bramafan (km 2647), Balcó del Mediterrani (km 3388)
- 924 swim spots — Pelgurand (km 83), Bilzbad (km 1645), Plage Sérignan (km 3038), Platja de l'Arrabassada (km 3388)
- 478 wineries — Klostergut Fremersberg (km 2194), Les Vignerons de Tavel et de Lirac (km 2902), Caves Pagès Entrena (km 3329), Maset del Lleó (km 3333)
- 399 climbing — Hochstein (km 1560), Hochstein (Elstra) (km 1609), Hoher Stein (km 1645), Pipelisstein (km 2241)
- 315 farm shops — Pasieka Łapiński (km 911), Ferme la Reboule (km 2896), Ferme du Bourgas (km 2902)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.