The road
Turku to Málaga by car and ferry
4114 km, about 44 h 42 on the fastest road, the Stockholm–Turku ferry included, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain. Fuel from about €577 in a petrol car at this week's prices, tolls about €276, the ferry for a car about €23.
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.
4114 km fastest road, one way · 44 h 42 driving without stops · 7 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 Málaga, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 21 days | 20 nights | ≈ €2,674 fuel €1,073 · tolls & ferry €381 · 20 nights €399 · food €821 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 19 days | 18 nights | ≈ €2,706 fuel €1,135 · tolls & ferry €474 · 18 nights €354 · food €743 |
Places on the way
2,475 km
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY 2.5 Louvre
Day 7 · 33 km into the day · a morning stop
The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory. Wikipedia
3,757 km
Photo: santiago lopez-pastor · CC BY-SA 2.0 Alcalá de Henares
Day 9 · 66 km before tonight's stop
Alcalá de Henares is a Spanish municipality of the Community of Madrid. Wikipedia
4,185 km
Photo: Jebulon · CC0 Alhambra
Day 10 · 362 km into the day · an afternoon stop
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Euku · CC BY-SA 3.0 Málaga Cathedral
Day 11 · in Málaga
The Cathedral of Málaga is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Málaga in Andalusia in southern Spain. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Fernando · CC BY-SA 4.0 Alcazaba of Málaga
Day 11 · in Málaga
The Alcazaba is a palatial fortification in Málaga, Spain, built during the period of Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus. Wikipedia
36 km
Photo: Malopez 21 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Dolmen of Menga
Day 11 · 36 km from Málaga
The Dolmen of Menga is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from the Neolithic period around 3750–3650 BCE. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 52 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 756 km
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 333 km
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 663 km
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 190 km
- 🇫🇷 France · 1068 km
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 1051 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 4102 km, about 46 h 30.
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 | €577 | €299 | €876 | 288 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €580 | €299 | €879 | 267 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €1068 | — | — | 492 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.37 · diesel €2.55 /l
- 🇸🇪 petrol €1.59 · diesel €2.12 /l
- 🇩🇰 petrol €2.60 · diesel €2.49 /l
- 🇩🇪 petrol €2.20 · diesel €2.25 /l
- 🇧🇪 petrol €1.96 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇫🇷 petrol €2.21 · diesel €2.35 /l
- 🇪🇸 petrol €1.85 · diesel €1.92 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇫🇷 Motorway tolls in France: about €108 for a car over 1156 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🇪🇸 Motorway tolls in Spain: about €68 for a car over 1326 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
- 🌉 Storebælt (Great Belt) bridge — €27.43 (Car under 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Øresund bridge — €69.58 (Passenger car up to 6 m) · unverified
- 🌉 Lillebælt (Little Belt) bridge — free · unverified
- ⛴ Stockholm–Turku ferry — €23 (Car (vehicle only, or with one passenger and a berth)) · unverified
- 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax — €2.68 (Car (one crossing)) · unverified
- 🚫 Düsseldorf: Umweltzone (green Umweltplakette) — Any vehicle without a green sticker.
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 Travemünde
2965 km, about 56 h 12 — Finland, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain.
Petrol car: fuel about €429, tolls and crossings about €484.
⛴ Travemünde–Helsinki ferry (€330, unverified)
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Supermarkets are shut on Sundays by law — the exceptions are stations, airports and petrol stations. Shop on Saturday.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — Sunday opening is common but short, and many shops close one other day a week too.
Where to sleep beside the road
1045 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Nyborg Strandcamping · campsite · km 1077, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Campingplatz Schnelsen-Nord · campsite · km 1402, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: dogs welcome · tents welcome
- ⛺ Aire de Saint-Ghislain Sud · camper site · km 2075, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Parking Jaizubia · camper site · km 3112, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come
- ⛺ Zarautz · camper site · km 3143, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Área por Autocaravanas Pinto · camper site · km 3602, 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.
- ◆ Penningby Slott · castle · km 235, 6.7 km off the road
Penningby Castle (Swedish: Penningby slott) is a medieval-period private castle located the Länna parish of Norrtälje Municipality in Uppland, 70 kilometres north of Stockholm, Sweden. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
- ◆ Brahehus · attraction · km 582, 0.1 km off the road
The ruins of Brahehus Castle are located 3 km (2 mi) outside of Gränna in Jönköping County in the province of Småland, Sweden. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: likely not step-free · known for the view
- ◆ Panzermuseum East · museum · km 1037, 9 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: quiet · not cheap · closed part of the year
- ◆ 1000-jährige Eiche · attraction · km 1554, 2.6 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from OpenStreetMap's notes on it: nature and landscape
- ◆ Minières néolithiques de Petit-Spiennes · ruins · km 2066, 6 km off the road
- ◆ Château de Targé · castle · km 2613, 5 km off the road
Le château de Targé est un château situé à Châtellerault dans le département de la Vienne (région Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Wikipedia (fr)
- ◆ Larhun · attraction · km 3095, 7.3 km off the road
Larrun (Basque: Larhun, Larrun; French: La Rhune ; Spanish: Larrún ; - 'good pasture', possibly a folk etymology, in French until the 20th century: Larhune) is a mountain (905 m) at the western end of the Pyrenees. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Aranjuez Royal Palace · attraction · km 3631, 3 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.
- 1942 castles — Össeby Kyrkoruin (km 256), Schloss Gottorf (km 1236), Château de Bellinglise (km 2136), Goiuri jauregia (km 3107)
- 1539 viewpoints — Frösundatoppen (km 275), Aussichtsturm Aschberg (km 1251), Notre Dame (km 2221), Mirador de San Nicolás (km 3834)
- 1017 swim spots — Beach / swim spot (km 214), Odense friluftsbad (km 1064), Aquascope (km 2542), Playa de El Palo (km 3942)
- 570 wineries — Weinladen St. Pauli (km 1358), Le Vin des Amis (km 2221), Bodega Casajús (km 3278), Málaga Wines (km 3942)
- 401 farm shops — Bioladen Haus Neuenhoven eG (km 1766)
- 292 climbing — Alter Schwede (km 1358)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.