The road
Helsinki to Paris by car and ferry
2692 km, about 27 h 12 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France. Fuel from about €369 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €46, 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.
2692 km fastest road, one way · 27 h 12 driving without stops · 8 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 — a camper's plan goes round it.
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 15 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 222 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 237 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 273 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 798 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 723 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 196 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 228 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 2525 km, about 35 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 | €369 | €66 | €435 | 188 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €371 | €66 | €437 | 175 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €689 | — | — | 303 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
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.99 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.23 · diesel €2.35 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €33 for a car over 356 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇵🇱 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
- 🚫 Düsseldorf: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker.
- 🚫 Paris: ZFE — Crit'Air vignette — By Crit'Air class; older diesel restricted, weekday limits.
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, Belgium, France
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Finland, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Belgium, France
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Belgium, 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
2486 km, about 29 h — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France.
Petrol car: fuel about €360, tolls and crossings about €188.
🌉 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
995 km, about 39 h 24 — Finland, Germany, Belgium and France.
Petrol car: fuel about €152, tolls and crossings about €361.
⛴ 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.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
Where to sleep beside the road
458 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
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1205, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Familien-Sport-Gemeinschaft Lichtbund Wuppertal e.V. · campsite · km 2154, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · no dogs · a sauna · showers and toilets · open all year · tents welcome · a pool · swimming
- ⛺ Aire de Saint-Ghislain Sud · camper site · km 2457, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Richard Otto Senkel (km 2023).
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
- ◆ M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum · museum · km 704, 4.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: activities for children
- ◆ National Museum of Ethnography · museum · km 1108, 4.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · not cheap
- ◆ pałac z XIX w. · castle · km 1366, 3.7 km off the road
- ◆ St. Peter and Paul Cathedral · attraction · km 1715, 7.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · parking for visitors · cheap or free · activities for children · paid parking
- ◆ Château de Sombreffe · castle · km 2396, 4.7 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.