The road
Tampere to Prague by car and ferry
1919 km, about 20 h 54 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Czechia. Fuel from about €242 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.
1919 km fastest road, one way · 20 h 54 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 | ≈ €1,363 fuel €258 · tolls & ferry €38 · 11 nights €656 · food €411 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 11 days | 10 nights | ≈ €1,265 fuel €259 · tolls & ferry €38 · 10 nights €591 · food €377 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 9 days | 8 nights | ≈ €1,052 fuel €250 · tolls & ferry €32 · 8 nights €461 · food €309 |
Places on the way
195 km
Photo: Michal Pise, Michal.Pise · CC BY 2.0 Suomenlinna
Day 1 · 82 km before tonight's stop
Suomenlinna, or Sveaborg, is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Wikipedia
1,291 km
Photo: Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 3.0 Royal Castle, Warsaw
Day 4 · tonight's 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
1,692 km
Photo: Jar.ciurus · CC BY-SA 3.0 pl Centennial Hall (Wrocław)
Day 6 · 73 km into the day · a morning 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 · 197 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 225 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 240 km
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 276 km
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 798 km
- 🇨🇿 Czechia · 184 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 2233 km, about 29 h 06.
🦌 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 | €242 | €32 | €274 | 134 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €251 | €32 | €283 | 125 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €600 | — | — | 268 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
2235 km, about 27 h — Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Czechia.
Petrol car: fuel about €315, tolls and crossings about €135.
🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge (€27.43, unverified) · 🌉 Øresund bridge (€69.58, unverified) · 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge (free) · ⛴ Stockholm–Turku ferry (€23, unverified) · 🌉 Czech e-vignette (dálniční známka) (€12, unverified) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.68, unverified)
Through Travemünde
874 km, about 38 h 30 — Finland, Germany and Czechia.
Petrol car: fuel about €134, 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:
- ⛺ 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
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1381, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Minicamp Pension Doctor · campsite · km 1776, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Tablica upamiętniająca Józefa Piłsudskiego (km 1057), Głaz upamiętniający Układ w Kępnie (km 1551).
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)
- ◆ 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)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: cheap or free
- ◆ Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum · museum · km 607, 2.2 km off the road
The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Etnogrāfiskais brīvdabas muzejs) is an open-air museum located just outside Riga, the capital of Latvia, on the lightly wooded shores of Jugla Lake. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
- ◆ Panevėžio Kristaus Karaliaus katedra · attraction · km 776, 5.2 km off the road
The Cathedral of Christ the King (Lithuanian: Kristaus Karaliaus katedra) in Panevėžys, Lithuania, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ National Museum of Ethnography · museum · km 1284, 4.8 km off the road
The National Museum of Ethnography (Polish: Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne w Warszawie) is a museum of ethnography in Warsaw, Poland. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely step-free · not cheap
- ◆ Hrad Adršpach · ruins · km 1746, 9.8 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.
- 1184 castles — Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Mäkkylä (km 170), Salacas pils (km 481), Zamek Krzyżacki w Ełku (km 1032), Bunkier 5 (km 1443)
- 1119 swim spots — Vesipuisto Serena (km 155), Nemuno nudistų paplūdimys (km 862), Poniatówka (km 1249), Aquapark Wrocław (km 1602)
- 1005 viewpoints — Helsinki-Vantaa kiitotie 3 (km 159), Skats uz Bauskas pili (km 668), Observation tower (km 1032), Wieża widokowa na Wieżycy (km 1666)
- 906 climbing — Murall Centrum Wspinaczkowe (km 1245), lezecká stěna Hradec Králové (km 1766), FreeSolo (km 1867)
- 220 wineries — Víno Hruška (km 1865)
- 79 golf — Hiisi-Golf (km 25), Keimola Golf (km 155), Golf & Country Club Prague Hodkovičky (km 1871), Golf Club Praha - Motol (km 1873)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.