The road
Rovaniemi to Nordkapp by car
708 km, about 8 h 24 on the fastest road, through Finland and Norway. Fuel from about €107 in a petrol car at this week's prices.
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.
708 km fastest road, one way · 8 h 24 driving without stops · 2 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 road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 426 km
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 282 km
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 17 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 2026-10-18 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 €27 each, self-catering for two about €28 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €268.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €107 | €0 | €107 | 50 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €100 | €0 | €100 | 46 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €185 | €0 | €185 | 85 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.53 /l
- 🇳🇴 petrol €2.05 · diesel €1.95 /l
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
46 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Vuotson Maja · campsite · km 217, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · a sauna · showers and toilets · open all year · tents welcome
- ⛺ Ivalo River Camping · campsite · km 284, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · motorhomes can come · a sauna · showers and toilets · tents welcome
- ⛺ Inari Camping · campsite · km 327, 0 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · fine with small children · wifi · tents welcome
- ⛺ Cafe Sininen Fillari · campsite · km 356, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Russenes Camping · campsite · km 581, 0 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · not open all year · wifi · tents welcome · a restaurant or bar on site · water within walking distance · known for the view
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 604, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Bamse (km 675).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Sodankylä Old Church · attraction · km 129, 0.3 km off the road
- ◆ Gold Museum · museum · km 225, 0.4 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Ukonkivi · ruins · km 320, 9.1 km off the road
- ◆ Sulaojan lähde · attraction · km 414, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: cheap or free · nature and landscape
- ◆ The Sami Collections · museum · km 444, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Trollholmsund · attraction · km 550, 4.3 km off the road
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.