The road
Turku to Tallinn by car and ferry
253 km, about 4 h 12 on the fastest road, the Tallinn–Helsinki ferry included, through Finland and Estonia. Fuel from about €41 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.
253 km fastest road, one way · 4 h 12 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 Tallinn, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 4 days | 3 nights | ≈ €481 fuel €47 · ferry €20 · 3 nights €230 · food €184 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 4 days | 3 nights | ≈ €481 fuel €47 · ferry €20 · 3 nights €230 · food €184 |
Places on the way
194 km
Photo: Michal Pise, Michal.Pise · CC BY 2.0 Suomenlinna
Day 2 · 39 km into the day · a morning stop
Suomenlinna, or Sveaborg, is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Wikipedia
4 km
Photo: Hannu · Public domain Lake Ülemiste
Day 3 · 4 km from Tallinn
Lake Ülemiste is the largest of the lakes surrounding Tallinn, Estonia. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee Toompea Castle
Day 3 · 1 km from Tallinn
Toompea castle is a medieval castle on Toompea hill in the central part of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn
Day 3 · in Tallinn
St. Nicholas Church is a medieval church building in Tallinn, Estonia. Wikipedia
24 km
Photo: Jan Kask · Public domain Jägala Waterfall
Day 3 · 24 km from Tallinn
Jägala Waterfall is a waterfall in northern Estonia on the Jägala River. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 182 km
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 71 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 | €41 | €20 | €61 | 18 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €41 | €20 | €61 | 16 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €76 | — | — | 30 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
Where to sleep beside the road
41 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Holma-Saarijärven läntinen telttailualue · campsite · km 132, 3.5 km off the road
- ⛺ SF-C Espoo matkailuajoneuvojen säilytysalue · camper site · km 139, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 145, 2.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Käärmesaaren keittokatos · campsite · km 162, 2.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 163, 2.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Pihjalajasaaren telttailualue · campsite · km 169, 0.8 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
- ◆ Lammintalo · museum · km 88, 1 km off the road
- ◆ 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)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: nature and landscape
- ◆ Hvittorp · attraction · km 142, 8.3 km off the road
Hvittorp on huvila Kirkkonummella, lähellä Vitträsk-järveä. Huvila valmistui vuonna 1904, ja on kuulunut vuodesta 1963 lähtien Espoon seurakuntayhtymälle. Wikipedia (fi)
- ◆ Sibelius Monument · monument · km 165, 1.7 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.
- 459 swim spots — Harvaluodon uimaranta (km 12), Svartvikin uimaranta (km 136), Oittaan uimaranta (km 145), Munkkiniemen uimaranta (km 156)
- 220 viewpoints — Nupurin lintutorni (km 141), Fiskarsinmäen lintutorni (km 143), Suomenojan lintutorni (km 150), Pitkäjärven lintutorni (km 154)
- 175 castles — Kuusiston piispanlinna (km 12), Halikon rautatieasema (km 48), Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Vahvialankallio (km 154), Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Nupukivenkallio (km 155)
- 50 golf — Master Golf Espoo (km 145)
- 32 disc golf — Kantarellin liitokiekkorata (km 112), Varistonniitty frisbeegolfrata (km 155)
- 31 climbing
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.