The road
Helsinki to Nice by car and ferry
2957 km, about 28 h 42 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Italy and France. Fuel from about €386 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €64, 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.
2957 km fastest road, one way · 28 h 42 driving without stops · 9 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: 1 official clearance under 3.3 m and 9 weight limits of 3.5 t or less — a camper's plan goes round them.
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 15 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 221 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 236 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 272 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 703 km
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 235 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 470 km
- 🇮🇹 Italy · 775 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 30 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 3100 km, about 41 h 36.
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 | €386 | €84 | €470 | 207 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €400 | €84 | €484 | 192 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €822 | — | — | 372 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 €1.86 · diesel €1.95 /l
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.82 · diesel €2.13 /l
- 🇮🇹 petrol €2.02 · diesel €2.24 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇮🇹 Motorway tolls in Italy: about €39 for a car over 660 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €6 for a car over 98 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · unverified
- 🎫 Austrian motorway vignette — €9.6 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t (car, motorhome or car + trailer)) · unverified
- 🎫 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) — €9.43 (Motor vehicle with four wheels or more, ≤ 3.5 t (standard fuel), with or without a trailer) · unverified
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechia, Austria · studded tyres banned: Poland, Czechia
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Poland, Austria, Italy, France
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Finland, Estonia, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Italy, France
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Italy, France
- ⛴ 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
3041 km, about 34 h 36 — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy.
Petrol car: fuel about €432, tolls and crossings about €227.
🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€31.44, unverified) · 🌉 Øresund bridge (€62.89, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free) · ⛴ Stockholm–Helsinki ferry (€55, unverified) · 🌉 Swiss motorway vignette (€42.89, unverified) · 🌉 Gotthard road tunnel (free) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.68, unverified)
Through Travemünde
1540 km, about 44 h 48 — Finland, Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy.
Petrol car: fuel about €222, tolls and crossings about €398.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, unverified) · 🌉 Swiss motorway vignette (€42.89, unverified) · 🌉 Gotthard road tunnel (free)
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.
- 🇦🇹 Austria — Shops are shut on Sundays by law, with station and petrol-station shops the usual exceptions. Shop on Saturday.
Where to sleep beside the road
525 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
- ⛺ jurek · camper site · km 1492, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Area camper Fratta Nord · camper site · km 2322, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Area Camper Frassino · camper site · km 2521, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · quiet · parking for visitors · wifi · a pitch over €25
- ⛺ Parcheggio camper Via Natta · camper site · km 2799, 0.1 km off the road
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
- ◆ Rundāle Palace · attraction · km 508, 9.3 km off the road
- ◆ Marijampolės sinagoga · attraction · km 762, 3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: quiet
- ◆ Dwór Zarybie · attraction · km 1129, 5.1 km off the road
- ◆ ZOO Ostrava · zoo / aquarium · km 1495, 3.7 km off the road
- ◆ Burg Seebenstein · attraction · km 1858, 1 km off the road
- ◆ Bollani Arch · monument · km 2270, 2.8 km off the road
- ◆ Colonna votiva del lazzaretto · monument · km 2605, 4.4 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.