The road
Oulu to Málaga by car
4964 km, about 45 h 24 on the fastest road, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain. Fuel from about €669 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €259 in tolls on the way.
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.
4964 km fastest road, one way · 45 h 24 driving without stops · 7 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 | ≈ €2,858 fuel €1,286 · tolls €318 · 20 nights €410 · food €844 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 17 days | 16 nights | ≈ €2,723 fuel €1,356 · tolls €358 · 16 nights €326 · food €683 |
Places on the way
3,243 km
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5 Louvre
Day 7 · 269 km into the day · a lunch 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
4,593 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
5,039 km
Photo: Jebulon · CC0 Alhambra
Day 10 · 422 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 · 133 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 1658 km
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 319 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 637 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 183 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 1025 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 1009 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 4942 km, about 46 h 54.
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 18 km of this road (moose) — most collisions happen at dusk and dawn, September to November. Väylävirasto (CC BY 4.0)
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.
A camper, the whole sum: 7 days of driving, 6 nights at a campsite about €22 each, self-catering for two about €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €2,087.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €669 | €259 | €928 | 347 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €699 | €259 | €958 | 323 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €1287 | €500 | €1787 | 593 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.37 · diesel €2.55 /l
- 🇸🇪 petrol €1.59 · diesel €2.12 /l
- 🇩🇰 petrol €2.60 · diesel €2.49 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.96 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.21 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.85 · diesel €1.92 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €96 for a car over 1026 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €63 for a car over 1231 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge — €27.43 (Car under 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Øresund bridge — €69.58 (Passenger car up to 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge — free · unverified
- 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax — €2.68 (Car (one crossing)) · unverified
- 🚫 Düsseldorf: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker.
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 Travemünde
3387 km, about 60 h 48 — Finland, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €498, tolls and crossings about €488.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, unverified)
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 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
1141 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Sangis Motell & Camping · campsite · km 164, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · an accessible toilet · parking for visitors · wifi · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Ladrike / Piratland · campsite · km 290, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Vidden · camper site · km 381, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Aire de Saint-Ghislain Sud · camper site · km 2924, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Zarautz · camper site · km 3993, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Área por Autocaravanas Pinto · camper site · km 4451, 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.
- ◆ Norrbottens Järnvägsmuseum · museum · km 258, 1.1 km off the road
Norrbottens Järnvägsmuseum ligger vid Karlsvikshyttans järnvägsstation i Karlsvik utanför Luleå och ger en inblick i de senaste 100 årens järnvägsteknikhistoria. Wikipedia (sv)
- ◆ Höga Kusten Bridge · attraction · km 706, 0.4 km off the road
The High Coast Bridge (Swedish: Högakustenbron), also known as the Veda Bridge (Swedish: Vedabron), is a suspension bridge crossing the mouth of the river Ångermanälven near Veda, on the border between the municipalities of Härnösand and Kramfors in the province of Ångermanland in northern Sweden. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Arbetets Museum · museum · km 1311, 3 km off the road
The Museum of Work (Arbetets museum) is a museum located in Norrköping, Sweden. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely step-free · cheap or free
- ◆ Mølsøvdys · ruins · km 1870, 8.2 km off the road
- ◆ Motorradmuseum · museum · km 2500, 8.2 km off the road
Das Motorradmuseum Ibbenbüren mit Sitz in Ibbenbüren (Nordrhein-Westfalen) ist ein privat geführtes Motorradmuseum. Wikipedia (de)
- ◆ Goudurix · attraction · km 3115, 0.6 km off the road
Goudurix is a steel roller coaster located in Parc Astérix in France. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Haut-Bailly · castle · km 3743, 5.2 km off the road
Château Haut-Bailly is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Crus Classés for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953 and 1959. The winery and vineyards are located south of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Léognan. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid · museum · km 4439, 9 km off the road
The Museo del Ferrocarril (Railway Museum) in Madrid, Spain, is one of the largest historic railroad collections in Europe. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
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.
- 1567 castles — Gammal hamn (km 249), Johannisborg (km 1250), Haus Kemnade (km 2518), Château de Saint-Martin (km 3767)
- 1274 viewpoints — Varvsberget (km 603), Aussichtsturm Aschberg (km 2071), Harkortturm (km 2511), Labirinto zuria (km 3811)
- 1100 swim spots — Beach / swim spot (km 143), Stöcksjöbadet (km 505), Østerstrand (km 1916), Plage de la Gravière (km 3760)
- 333 wineries — Weinladen St. Pauli (km 2176), Egiategia (km 3793), Bodega Casajús (km 4082), Málaga Wines (km 4743)
- 278 farm shops — Liedberger Burghof (km 2573), Bioladen Haus Neuenhoven eG (km 2581)
- 240 golf — Ulriksdals Golf (km 1094), Copenhagen Golf Center (km 1737), Club Golf de Valenciennes (km 2833), Golf de Seignosse (km 3751)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.