The road
Tampere to Kuressaare by car and ferry
504 km, about 7 h 36 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki and Virtsu–Kuivastu ferries included, through Finland and Estonia. Fuel from about €75 in a petrol car at this week's prices, the ferries for a car about €32.
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.
504 km fastest road, one way · 7 h 36 driving without stops · 2 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 Kuressaare, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €473 fuel €173 · ferry €12 · 4 nights €85 · food €203 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €470 fuel €170 · ferry €12 · 4 nights €85 · food €203 |
Places on the way
202 km
Photo: Michal Pise, Michal.Pise · CC BY 2.0 Suomenlinna
Day 2 · 84 km into the day · a lunch stop
Suomenlinna, or Sveaborg, is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Wikipedia
455 km
Photo: Mark A. Wilson (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster) [1] · Public domain Muhu
Day 3 · 110 km before tonight's stop
Muhu is an island of Estonia in the West Estonian archipelago of the Baltic Sea. Wikipedia
18 km
Photo: Sabine Hack (= Vonsoeckchen on de.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0 Saaremaa
Day 4 · 18 km from Kuressaare
Saaremaa is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Wikipedia
10 km
Photo: WikedKentaur · CC BY-SA 3.0 Abruka
Day 4 · 10 km from Kuressaare
Abruka is a village in Estonia, primarily composed of the 8.78 km2 island of Abruka in the Gulf of Riga, 4 km south of the island of Saaremaa. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Hiiumaamudeliklubi · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee Kuressaare Castle
Day 4 · in Kuressaare
Kuressaare Castle, also Kuressaare Episcopal Castle, is a castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa island, in western Estonia. Wikipedia
17 km
Photo: Mannobult · CC BY-SA 3.0 Kaali crater
Day 4 · 17 km from Kuressaare
Kaali is a group of nine meteorite craters in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 195 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 309 km
🦌 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 2026-10-04 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.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €75 | €32 | €107 | 35 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €75 | €32 | €107 | 33 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €138 | — | — | 60 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.37 · diesel €2.55 /l
- 🇪🇪 petrol €1.95 · diesel €2.10 /l
Charged on the way
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · unverified
- ⛴ Virtsu–Kuivastu ferry — €12 (Passenger car) · unverified
Where to sleep beside the road
65 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
- ⛺ Hämeensaaren matkaparkki · camper site · km 79, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Kullamaa Puhkekeskus Viburada · campsite · km 367, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Virtsu Kämping · campsite · km 421, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Kuivastujaani · campsite · km 429, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Aki Kämping · campsite · km 439, 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.
- ◆ Päivääniemen kalmisto · ruins · km 27, 6 km off the road
Päivääniemen kalmisto sijaitsee Lempäälässä Vesilahteen menevän tien (seututie 301) varrella. Wikipedia (fi)
- ◆ The armour museum · museum · km 71, 1 km off the road
Parola Tank Museum, officially Armoured Vehicle Museum and Parola Armour Museum (Finnish Panssarimuseo, Swedish Pansarmuséet) is a military museum located 110 kilometres north of Helsinki in Parola, Hattula, near Hämeenlinna, Finland, a few kilometres from the Finnish Army Armoured Brigade training unit. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Sibelius Monument · monument · km 177, 0.1 km off the road
- ◆ Rannakaitsepatarei varemed · ruins · km 244, 4.4 km off the road
Rannakaitsepatarei nr 15 ehk Aleksander Nevski patarei oli Peeter Suure merekindluse mererinde rannakaitsesüsteemi kuulunud rannakaitsepatarei, mille varemed asuvad Aegna saare loodeosas Kurikneemel. Wikipedia (et)
- ◆ Town Hall Pharmacy · museum · km 265, 0.9 km off the road
The Raeapteek (English: Town Hall Pharmacy; German: Ratsapotheke) is a pharmacy in the center of Tallinn, Estonia. Wikipedia (en)
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- ◆ Koluvere Castle · castle · km 364, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Lihula Püha Neeva Aleksandri kirik · attraction · km 397, 1.1 km off the road
- ◆ Kaali järv · attraction · km 487, 2.7 km off the road
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.
- 626 swim spots — Vesimaailma Louhi (km 18), Vesipuisto Serena (km 157), Pelgurand (km 262), Virtsu Vanaluubi supelrand (km 416)
- 284 castles — Rapolan muinaislinna (km 44), Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Mäkkylä (km 169), Kadrioru loss (km 264), Piiskopilinnus (km 393)
- 258 viewpoints — Helsinki-Vantaa kiitotie 3 (km 163), Näköalaterassi (km 164), Malminkartanonhuippu (km 168), Piiskopi vaateplatvorm (km 262)
- 52 disc golf — Parolannummen frisbeegolfkenttä (km 71), Varistonniitty frisbeegolfrata (km 165)
- 42 climbing
- 39 golf — Hiisi-Golf (km 25), Vanajanlinna Golf & Country Club (km 80), Keimola Golf (km 159), Master Golf Espoo (km 163)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.