The road
Helsinki to Torrevieja by car and ferry
4034 km, about 38 h 36 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, France and Spain. Fuel from about €559 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €139, 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.
4034 km fastest road, one way · 38 h 36 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 Torrevieja, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 21 days | 20 nights | ≈ €2,906 fuel €1,232 · tolls & ferry €449 · 20 nights €379 · food €846 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 19 days | 18 nights | ≈ €2,796 fuel €1,239 · tolls & ferry €457 · 18 nights €334 · food €766 |
Places on the way
1,025 km
Photo: Pudelek · CC BY-SA 4.0 Drottningholm Palace
Day 3 · 120 km into the day · a morning stop
Drottningholm Palace is a royal palace in Drottningholm, on the island of Lovön in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Wikipedia
3,683 km
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 3.0 Pont du Gard
Day 8 · 347 km into the day · an afternoon stop
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km to the Roman colony of Nemausus. Wikipedia
4,109 km
Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sagrada Família
Day 9 · 115 km before tonight's stop
Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, or simply Sagrada Família, is a Catholic church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Wikipedia
32 km
Photo: José Carlos Díez · CC BY 3.0 Palmeral of Elche
Day 11 · 32 km from Torrevieja
The Palmeral or Palm Grove of Elche is the generic name for a system of date palm orchards in the city of Elche, Spain. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 15 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 220 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 234 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 270 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 834 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 824 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 897 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 741 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 3957 km, about 49 h.
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 | €559 | €159 | €718 | 282 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €555 | €159 | €714 | 262 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €1055 | — | — | 475 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 €100 for a car over 1067 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €39 for a car over 767 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
3937 km, about 41 h 18 — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €563, tolls and crossings about €301.
🌉 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
2484 km, about 51 h 48 — Finland, Germany, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €366, tolls and crossings about €471.
⛴ 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
1470 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
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 3725, 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
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
- ◆ Panevėžio Kristaus Karaliaus katedra · attraction · km 600, 5.2 km off the road
The Cathedral of Christ the King (Lithuanian: Kristaus Karaliaus katedra) in Panevėžys, Lithuania, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ National Museum of Ethnography · museum · km 1108, 4.8 km off the road
The National Museum of Ethnography (Polish: Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne w Warszawie) is a museum of ethnography in Warsaw, Poland. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely step-free · not cheap
- ◆ Zamek Piastowski w Legnicy · attraction · km 1525, 5.5 km off the road
Legnica Castle (Polish: Zamek Piastowski w Legnicy; German: Schloss Liegnitz) is a medieval castle located in Legnica, in southwestern Poland. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Imperial Castle · attraction · km 2023, 9.6 km off the road
- ◆ Fort de Rosemont · ruins · km 2569, 6.3 km off the road
The fort of Rosemont is a fortification located in the French city of Besançon (Franche-Comté). Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Ancienne résidence des papes · attraction · km 3026, 4.9 km off the road
The Castle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a château located in the town of the same name in southeastern France. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Museu Agrícola de Cambrils · museum · km 3561, 1.1 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.
- 3203 castles — Kadrioru loss (km 86), Willa Arkada (km 1043), Schloss Hermersberg (km 2057), Pont Romain de Saint-Thibéry (km 3031)
- 1520 viewpoints — Piiskopi vaateplatvorm (km 84), Rudzka Góra (km 1194), Aussichtsplattform „Ranzenberg“ (km 2063), Mour (km 3083)
- 1023 swim spots — Pelgurand (km 84), Spreebad Bautzen (km 1593), Sonnenbad (km 2173), Platja de l'Arrabassada (km 3394)
- 627 wineries — Alde Gott Winzer eG (km 2217), Winzergenossenschaft Waldulm / Baden e.G. (km 2217), Weingut Huber (km 2278), Caves Pagès Entrena (km 3335)
- 566 climbing — Murall Centrum Wspinaczkowe (km 1050), Teufelstisch (km 1912), escalada Cellecs (km 3286), Banyadores (km 3286)
- 369 farm shops — Adler Mühle - Mühle und Mühlenladen (km 2278)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.