The road
Tampere to Berlin by car and ferry
1854 km, about 19 h 42 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany. Fuel from about €241 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €13, the ferry for a car about €20.
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.
1854 km fastest road, one way · 19 h 42 driving without stops · 6 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 · 197 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 225 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 240 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 276 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 808 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 107 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1866 km, about 25 h 48.
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 11 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 2026-10-18 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.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €241 | €33 | €274 | 130 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €247 | €33 | €280 | 121 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €500 | — | — | 224 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.53 /l
- 🇪🇪 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.06 /l
- 🇱🇻 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.06 /l
- 🇱🇹 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.22 /l
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.56 · diesel €1.79 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.18 · diesel €2.27 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇵🇱 Motorway tolls in Poland: about €13 for a car over 259 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · unverified
- 🚫 Berlin: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker — campers included.
Rules on this road
- 🧾 Every toll on this road, for a car, caravan or motorhome
- ❄️ Winter-tyre law: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany · studded tyres banned: Poland, Germany
- 🚫 Low-emission zones — what a car from abroad needs: Poland, Germany
- 🦺 Compulsory kit in the car: Finland, Estonia, Poland, Germany
- 🚐 Towing a caravan or in a motorhome — speed limits: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Germany
- ⛴ Gas bottles on the ferry — each line's rule
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
1867 km, about 23 h 42 — Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Petrol car: fuel about €264, tolls and crossings about €120.
🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€31.44, unverified) · 🌉 Øresund bridge (€62.89, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free) · ⛴ Stockholm–Turku ferry (€23, unverified) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.68, unverified)
Through Travemünde
477 km, about 35 h 06 — Finland and Germany.
Petrol car: fuel about €75, tolls and crossings about €330.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, 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.
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
Where to sleep beside the road
189 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ BestPark · camper site · km 18, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Milleri · campsite · km 489, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Kempings „Dzirnezers K” · campsite · km 591, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 594, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Kaunas Lake · campsite · km 883, 0.2 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · fine with small children · wifi · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1381, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Cmentarz wojenny (km 997), Former German Nazi "Kulmhof am Ner" extermination camp (km 1457).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Päivääniemen kalmisto · ruins · km 27, 6 km off the road
- ◆ Town Hall Pharmacy · museum · km 265, 0.9 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: cheap or free
- ◆ White Dune · attraction · km 579, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Panevėžio Kristaus Karaliaus katedra · attraction · km 776, 5.2 km off the road
- ◆ National Museum of Ethnography · museum · km 1284, 4.8 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children · not cheap
- ◆ Christ the King · attraction · km 1678, 9.4 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.