The road
Turku to Kuressaare by car and ferry
491 km, about 7 h 24 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki and Virtsu–Kuivastu ferries included, through Finland and Estonia. Fuel from about €73 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.
491 km fastest road, one way · 7 h 24 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 | ≈ €463 fuel €167 · ferry €12 · 4 nights €80 · food €204 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €463 fuel €167 · ferry €12 · 4 nights €80 · food €204 |
Places on the way
177 km
Photo: Michal Pise, Michal.Pise · CC BY 2.0 Suomenlinna
Day 1 · 93 km before tonight's stop
Suomenlinna, or Sveaborg, is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Wikipedia
443 km
Photo: Mark A. Wilson (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster) [1] · Public domain Muhu
Day 3 · 17 km after last night'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 · 182 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 309 km
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 17 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 | €73 | €32 | €105 | 34 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €73 | €32 | €105 | 32 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €135 | — | — | 59 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:
- ⛺ SF-C Espoo matkailuajoneuvojen säilytysalue · camper site · km 139, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Kullamaa Puhkekeskus Viburada · campsite · km 353, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 373, 0.7 km off the road
- ⛺ Virtsu Kämping · campsite · km 407, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Kuivastujaani · campsite · km 416, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Aki Kämping · campsite · km 426, 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.
- ◆ Kuusisto castle · attraction · km 12, 2.9 km off the road
Kuusisto Castle (Finnish: Kuusiston piispanlinna, Swedish: Kustö biskopsborg) was a medieval episcopal castle on the island of Kuusisto in Kaarina, Finland, near Turku. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Veturitalli · museum · km 51, 3.2 km off the road
Salon taidemuseo Veturitalli on Salossa sijaitseva kaupungin taidemuseo, jonka tilat ovat vanhassa veturitallissa ja siihen liittyvässä uudissiivessä. Wikipedia (fi)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Hiidenkirnu · attraction · km 122, 7.7 km off the road
A giant's kettle, also known as either a giant's cauldron, moulin pothole, or glacial pothole, is a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial meltwater stream. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Sibelius Monument · monument · km 165, 1.7 km off the road
- ◆ Town Hall Pharmacy · museum · km 252, 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
- ◆ Koluvere Castle · castle · km 351, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Lihula Püha Neeva Aleksandri kirik · attraction · km 384, 1.1 km off the road
- ◆ Kaali järv · attraction · km 474, 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.
- 601 swim spots — Svartvikin uimaranta (km 136), Oittaan uimaranta (km 145), Pelgurand (km 248), Virtsu Vanaluubi supelrand (km 403)
- 269 viewpoints — Nupurin lintutorni (km 141), Fiskarsinmäen lintutorni (km 143), Suomenojan lintutorni (km 149), Piiskopi vaateplatvorm (km 248)
- 256 castles — Halikon rautatieasema (km 47), Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Mäkkylä (km 155), Kadrioru loss (km 250), Piiskopilinnus (km 379)
- 53 disc golf — Kantarellin liitokiekkorata (km 111), Varistonniitty frisbeegolfrata (km 155)
- 50 golf — Master Golf Espoo (km 145)
- 35 climbing
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.