The road
Helsinki to Vienna by car
1799 km, about 20 h 12 on the fastest road, through Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechia, Estonia, Austria and Finland. Fuel from about €234 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €69 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-17. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
1799 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
20 h 12
without stops
Countries
7
Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechia, Estonia, Austria and Finland
The road, country by country
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 639 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 282 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 268 km
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 253 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 178 km
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 134 km
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 45 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1795 km, about 23 h 18.
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-09-07 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 | €234 | €69 | €303 | 126 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €237 | €69 | €306 | 117 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €437 | €131 | €568 | 215 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.81 · diesel €1.98 /l
- 🇱🇻 petrol €1.94 · diesel €2.05 /l
- 🇱🇹 petrol €1.88 · diesel €2.13 /l
- 🇨🇿 petrol €1.81 · diesel €1.96 /l
- 🇪🇪 petrol €1.81 · diesel €1.92 /l
- 🇦🇹 petrol €1.91 · diesel €2.13 /l
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.32 · diesel €2.48 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇵🇱 Motorway tolls in Poland: about €27 for a car over 639 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car) · unverified
- 🎫 Austrian motorway vignette — €9.6 (Vehicle up to 3.5 t) · unverified
- 🎫 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) — €12 (Vehicle ≤ 3.5 t) · 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
2576 km, about 29 h 30 — Sweden, Germany, Czechia, Finland, Denmark and Austria.
Petrol car: fuel about €363, tolls and crossings about €261.
🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€27.42, unverified) · 🌉 Øresund bridge (€69.56, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free) · ⛴ Stockholm–Helsinki ferry (€140, unverified) · 🌉 Austrian motorway vignette (€9.6, unverified) · 🌉 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) (€12, unverified) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.66, unverified)
Through Travemünde
1019 km, about 39 h 36 — Germany, Czechia, Austria and Finland.
Petrol car: fuel about €148, tolls and crossings about €352.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, unverified) · 🌉 Austrian motorway vignette (€9.6, unverified) · 🌉 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) (€12, 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.
- 🇦🇹 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
161 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
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 425, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Kaunas Lake · campsite · km 707, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1205, 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
- ◆ Tallinn Gate · attraction · km 237, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ 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
- ◆ Stary cmentarz żydowski · attraction · km 961, 5.6 km off the road
- ◆ Pałac w Nieborowie · museum · km 1174, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ Guido Mine and Coal Mining Museum · museum · km 1433, 4.7 km off the road
- ◆ Dinopark · zoo / aquarium · km 1629, 1.2 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.