The road
Oulu to Prague by car and ferry
2350 km, about 25 h 42 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Czechia. Fuel from about €314 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €12, 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.
2350 km fastest road, one way · 25 h 42 driving without stops · 6 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 Praha, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 12 days | 11 nights | ≈ €1,537 fuel €338 · tolls & ferry €38 · 11 nights €722 · food €439 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 10 days | 9 nights | ≈ €1,302 fuel €337 · tolls & ferry €32 · 9 nights €567 · food €366 |
Places on the way
624 km
Photo: Michal Pise, Michal.Pise · CC BY 2.0 Suomenlinna
Day 2 · 88 km before tonight's stop
Suomenlinna, or Sveaborg, is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Wikipedia
1,734 km
Photo: Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 3.0 Royal Castle, Warsaw
Day 5 · 141 km into the day · a morning stop
The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a state museum and a national historical monument, which formerly served as the official royal residence of several Polish monarchs. Wikipedia
2,089 km
Photo: Jar.ciurus · CC BY-SA 3.0 pl Centennial Hall (Wrocław)
Day 6 · 22 km after last night's stop
The Centennial Hall, formerly named People's Hall, is a historic building in Wrocław, Poland. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 Prague Castle
Day 7 · 1 km from Praha
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Wikipedia
2 km
Photo: o¬. · CC BY 2.0 St. Vitus Cathedral
Day 7 · 2 km from Praha
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Wikipedia
2 km
Photo: Ludek · CC BY-SA 3.0 Petřín
Day 7 · 2 km from Praha
Petřín is a hill in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic. It rises 327 m above sea level and some 130 m above the left bank of the Vltava River. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 642 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 223 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 238 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 274 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 791 km
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 182 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 2913 km, about 28 h.
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 127 km of this road (moose, deer) — 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: 4 days of driving, 3 nights at a campsite about €23 each, self-catering for two about €24 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €1,169.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €314 | €32 | €346 | 165 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €323 | €32 | €355 | 153 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €764 | €240 | €1004 | 350 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 €1.85 · diesel €1.95 /l
Charged on the way
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · 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
2914 km, about 28 h — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Czechia.
Petrol car: fuel about €375, tolls and crossings about €112.
🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€27.43, unverified) · 🌉 Øresund bridge (€69.58, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free) · 🌉 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) (€12, unverified) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.68, unverified)
Through Travemünde
1287 km, about 43 h — Finland, Germany and Czechia.
Petrol car: fuel about €202, tolls and crossings about €342.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, 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.
Where to sleep beside the road
205 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Suomela Camping · campsite · km 126, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site
- ⛺ Milleri · campsite · km 920, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Kempings „Dzirnezers K” · campsite · km 1021, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 1024, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1812, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Minicamp Pension Doctor · campsite · km 2206, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Helena Takalon patsas (km 162), Tablica upamiętniająca Józefa Piłsudskiego (km 1488).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Itä-Hämeen museo · museum · km 428, 0.7 km off the road
Itä-Hämeen museo on Itä-Hämeen kuntien (Hartola, Heinola, Joutsa, Leivonmäki, Luhanka, Pertunmaa ja Sysmä) on yhteinen museo, jolla on fyysiset museotilat Hartolassa, Koskipään kartanon päärakennuksessa Tainionvirran rannalla. Wikipedia (fi)
- ◆ Lasipalatsin salavan kanto · attraction · km 595, 5.9 km off the road
Lasipalatsin salava oli isoriippasalava (Salix × pendulina 'Lasipalatsi'), joka alun perin istutettiin vuonna 1830 Helsingin Kamppiin tuolloin rakenteilla olleen Turun kasarmin pohjoispuolelle, nykyiselle Salomonkadulle. Wikipedia (fi)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Daugmales pilskalns · ruins · km 1057, 1.7 km off the road
Daugmalės piliakalnis ir gyvenvietė (latv. Daugmales pilskalns un apmetne) – piliakalnis ir senovinė gyvenvietė Latvijoje, Kekavos savivaldybės teritorijoje, prie Daugmalės kaimo, Dauguvos kairiajame krante, 30 km nuo Baltijos jūros. Wikipedia (lt)
- ◆ Lančiūnavos dvaras · attraction · km 1256, 0.2 km off the road
Lančiūnava Manor was a former residential manor in Lančiūnava village, Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Pałac w Nieborowie · museum · km 1781, 2.1 km off the road
Nieborów Palace (Polish: Pałac w Nieborowie; pronounced: ) is a palace located in the village of Nieborów, Łódź Voivodeship in Poland. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
- ◆ Contemporary Museum · museum · km 2066, 5 km off the road
Wrocław Contemporary Museum (Polish: Muzeum Współczene Wrocław; MWW), is a museum located in Wrocław, Poland. Wikipedia (en)
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.
- 1213 swim spots — Rastilan uimaranta (km 579), Munkkiniemen uimaranta (km 591), Nemuno nudistų paplūdimys (km 1276), Aquapark Wrocław (km 2015)
- 1037 castles — Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Herttoniemi (km 583), Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Mäkkylä (km 591), I Fortas (km 1279), Cmentarz wojenny z okresu Bitwy Łódzkiej (km 1783)
- 993 viewpoints — Temmesjoen lintutorni (km 21), Malminkartanonhuippu (km 590), Piepalių piliakalnis (km 1260), Rudzka Góra (km 1808)
- 820 climbing — Murall Centrum Wspinaczkowe (km 1662), FreeSolo (km 2280)
- 151 wineries — Víno Hruška (km 2277)
- 90 golf — Golf & Country Club Prague Hodkovičky (km 2282), Golf Club Praha - Motol (km 2285)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.