The road
Tampere to Riga by car and ferry
621 km, about 8 h 48 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Fuel from about €91 in a petrol car at this week's prices, 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.
621 km fastest road, one way · 8 h 48 driving without stops · 3 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 Rīga, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €711 fuel €103 · ferry €20 · 5 nights €355 · food €233 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €713 fuel €105 · ferry €20 · 5 nights €355 · food €233 |
Places on the way
206 km
Photo: Michal Pise, Michal.Pise · CC BY 2.0 Suomenlinna
Day 1 · tonight's stop
Suomenlinna, or Sveaborg, is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0 Riga Castle
Day 4 · in Rīga
Riga Castle is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY 2.0 Vecrīga
Day 4 · in Rīga
Vecrīga is the historical center and a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia, located in the Central District on the east side of Daugava River. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 House of the Blackheads (Riga)
Day 4 · in Rīga
The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. Wikipedia
40 km
Photo: Gatis Pāvils · Public domain Ķemeri National Park
Day 4 · 40 km from Rīga
Ķemeri National Park is a national park located west of the city of Jūrmala, Latvia. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 195 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 284 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 142 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 647 km, about 9 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 | €91 | €20 | €111 | 43 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €91 | €20 | €111 | 40 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €175 | — | — | 78 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
Charged on the way
- ⛴ Tallinn–Helsinki ferry — €20 (Car up to 5 m) · unverified
Where to sleep beside the road
92 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
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 488, 0.3 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
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 602, 0.2 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
- ◆ Palanderin talo · museum · km 78, 0.7 km off the road
- ◆ Sibelius Monument · monument · km 177, 0.1 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
- ◆ Varbola Stronghold · attraction · km 337, 3.8 km off the road
- ◆ Punane torn · attraction · km 413, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Salacas pils · fort · km 492, 0.1 km off the road
- ◆ Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum · museum · km 608, 1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.