The road
Oulu to Tromsø by car
859 km, about 9 h 48 on the fastest road, through Finland, Sweden and Norway. Fuel from about €117 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €1 in tolls on the way.
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.
859 km fastest road, one way · 9 h 48 driving without stops · 3 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
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 Tromsø, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 7 days | 6 nights | ≈ €730 fuel €238 · tolls €1 · 6 nights €158 · food €333 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 7 days | 6 nights | ≈ €730 fuel €238 · tolls €1 · 6 nights €158 · food €333 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €717 fuel €292 · tolls €3 · 5 nights €137 · food €285 |
Places on the way
661 km
Photo: Azerty197666 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Three-Country Cairn
Day 3 · 216 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Three-Country Cairn is the tripoint at which the international borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet, and the name of the monument that marks the point. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Jma · CC BY-SA 4.0 Arctic Cathedral
Day 4 · 1 km from Tromsø
Tromsdalen Church or the Arctic Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
20 km
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 Balsfjorden
Day 4 · 20 km from Tromsø
Balsfjorden or Báhccavuotna is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
30 km
Photo: Ximonic, Simo Räsänen · CC BY 2.5 Ullsfjorden
Day 4 · 30 km from Tromsø
Ullsfjorden or Moskavuotna is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
33 km
Photo: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 Malangen (fjord)
Day 4 · 33 km from Tromsø
Malangen or Málatvuotna is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 250 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 448 km
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 161 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 827 km, about 9 h 42.
🦌 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)
🦌 Norway: wildlife warning signs along 5 km of this road — most collisions happen at dusk and dawn, September to November. Statens vegvesen NVDB (NLOD)
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.
A camper, the whole sum: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €25 each, self-catering for two about €27 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €288.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €117 | €1 | €118 | 60 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €117 | €1 | €118 | 56 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €208 | €1 | €209 | 99 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.53 /l
- 🇸🇪 petrol €1.64 · diesel €2.04 /l
- 🇳🇴 petrol €2.05 · diesel €1.95 /l
Charged on the way
- 🛑 Bypakke Tenk Tromsø - BPS Nord — 1 toll station (NVDB) — €1.30
Rules on this road
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇴 Norway — Only small shops (under about 100 m²) may open on Sundays, so expect a kiosk rather than a supermarket.
Where to sleep beside the road
56 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
- ⛺ Lätäsenon majat · campsite · km 589, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Vikkurin leirintäalue · campsite · km 593, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 689, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 709, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Lyngentourist · campsite · km 751, 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
Places of remembrance near the road: Muualle haudattujen muistomerkki (km 20).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Kemi Snowcastle · attraction · km 105, 1.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: fine with small children · a playground · closed part of the year · activities for children
- ◆ Museum of Torne Valley · museum · km 132, 0.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: likely step-free
- ◆ Siknäsfortet · museum · km 208, 4.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: mostly indoors
- ◆ Rounala kyrka · ruins · km 657, 2.8 km off the road
- ◆ Three-Country Cairn · attraction · km 692, 8.6 km off the road
- ◆ Tromsø University Museum · museum · km 845, 1.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.