The road
Turku to Riga by car and ferry
608 km, about 8 h 36 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Fuel from about €89 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.
608 km fastest road, one way · 8 h 36 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 | ≈ €688 fuel €99 · ferry €20 · 5 nights €335 · food €234 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €688 fuel €99 · ferry €20 · 5 nights €335 · food €234 |
Places on the way
168 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 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 · 182 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 284 km
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 142 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 634 km, about 8 h 54.
🦌 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 | €89 | €20 | €109 | 43 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €89 | €20 | €109 | 40 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €171 | — | — | 76 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
97 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 475, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Kapteiņu osta · campsite · km 475, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: wifi · a restaurant or bar on site · water within walking distance · known for the view
- ⛺ Milleri · campsite · km 476, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Kempings „Dzirnezers K” · campsite · km 578, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 581, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 589, 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.
- ◆ 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)
- ◆ Hiidenkirnu · attraction · km 123, 1.1 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)
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- ◆ 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)
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- ◆ Varbola Stronghold · attraction · km 324, 3.8 km off the road
The Varbola Stronghold (Latin: Castrum Warbole, Estonian: Varbola Jaanilinn) was the largest circular rampart fortress and trading centre built in Estonia, in Harju County (Latin: Harria) in the 10th – 12th centuries. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Punane torn · attraction · km 400, 1.7 km off the road
Red Tower (Pärnu) (Estonian: Punane torn) is a tower in Pärnu, Estonia. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Salacas pils · fort · km 479, 0.1 km off the road
Salacgrīva fortress was a medieval castle located on the right bank of the Salaca river, in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum · museum · km 595, 1 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
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.
- 735 swim spots — Svartvikin uimaranta (km 136), Oittaan uimaranta (km 144), Munkkiniemen uimaranta (km 155), Kernu järve supelrand (km 307)
- 305 viewpoints — Nupurin lintutorni (km 141), Fiskarsinmäen lintutorni (km 143), Pitkäjärven lintutorni (km 153), Kuvižu skatu tornis (km 470)
- 300 castles — Halikon rautatieasema (km 46), Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Vahvialankallio (km 153), Märjamaa Jumalaema Kaitsmise kirik (km 337), Salacas pils (km 474)
- 58 disc golf — Kantarellin liitokiekkorata (km 111), Varistonniitty frisbeegolfrata (km 154)
- 46 golf — Master Golf Espoo (km 144)
- 36 climbing
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.