A history trip to Riga
10 days · 988 km · Camper · 23 stops · 9 nights · about €685
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A 10-day road trip from home to Riga. It runs about 988 km, with 9 nights on the road. It takes the Tallinn–home ferry. Along the way you'll stop at Maxima X, Alpakafarm and Tahkuranna kirik. Fuel, food and overnight stays are worked out for you — about €685 in all.
Day 1 — home → Tallinn (0–128 km)
~4 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🛒 Maxima X12:59
Shop for tonight — full supermarket — a proper shop. About 1 km from where you are sleeping.
💡 Supermarket car parks very often have a height barrier around 2 m — check the entrance before you commit to it. An edge-of-town or hypermarket site, or the goods entrance, is usually the way in with something tall. Buy for tonight and tomorrow's breakfast in one stop — it saves a second detour in the morning.
- 🛏️ Vanamõisa karavanipark13:24
On the route, about 2.6 km off the road, 128 km into the trip. Has dump station, electric hook-up, showers. Check: caravanpark.ee
Chosen because has what a camper needs overnight, only 2.6 km off the road.
💡 Arrive before 18:00 in high season — small sites fill up and many receptions close, leaving you parked outside a locked barrier.
Day 2 — Tallinn → Salacgrīva (128–305 km)
~5.5 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🏛️ Alpakafarm11:52
On the route, about 1.9 km off the road, 220 km into the trip. Check: alpakafarm.ee
Chosen because barely off the road.
💡 Park outside the old town and walk in. Medieval streets and 7 m vehicles end badly, and city parking is the most avoidable cost of any trip.
- 🏚️ Tahkuranna kirik14:22
On the route, right on the road, 263 km into the trip.
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🛏️ Kapteiņu osta18:04
A guest harbour, not a campsite: many sell a few motorhome places with the boat services (water, toilets, sometimes a sauna). Ring the harbour master before you go.
Day 3 — Salacgrīva → Riga (305–468 km)
~5.1 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🏛️ Katrīnas liepas12:31
On the route, about 1.7 km off the road, 417 km into the trip.
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🏛️ 1991. gada barikāžu muzejs15:19
Near Riga, right on the road, 470 km into the trip. No fee listed. Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00. Check: barikades.lv
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🛏️ Rīgas pilsētas kempings16:29
Day 4 — Riga
~0.2 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🏛️ Brīvības piemineklis09:00
- 🏛️ Rīgas Pils12:30
- 🛒 top!16:00
Shop for tonight — full supermarket — a proper shop. About 1 km from where you are sleeping.
💡 Supermarket car parks very often have a height barrier around 2 m — check the entrance before you commit to it. An edge-of-town or hypermarket site, or the goods entrance, is usually the way in with something tall. Buy for tonight and tomorrow's breakfast in one stop — it saves a second detour in the morning.
- 🛏️ Rīgas pilsētas kempings20:00
Day 5 — Riga
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🏛️ Vecrīga09:00
- 🏛️ Melngalvju nams14:15
- 🛏️ Rīgas pilsētas kempings20:00
Day 6 — Riga
~0.4 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🏛️ Trīs brāļi09:00
- 🏛️ Rīgas Motormuzejs14:15
- 🛏️ Rīgas pilsētas kempings20:00
Day 7 — Riga → Valmiera (468–583 km)
~3.6 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- ⛽ Totāls10:14€122
Fill up — EE ahead is dearer, so top up in LV first. About 57 L — about €2.13/L in LV.
💡 Fuel is computed from your tank, consumption and this week's prices — filling in the cheapest country on the route is where the real saving is.
- 🛒 Mere12:44
Shop for tonight — budget discount — cheapest basics, limited range. About 2 km from where you are sleeping.
💡 Supermarket car parks very often have a height barrier around 2 m — check the entrance before you commit to it. An edge-of-town or hypermarket site, or the goods entrance, is usually the way in with something tall. Buy for tonight and tomorrow's breakfast in one stop — it saves a second detour in the morning.
- 🛏️ Camping Baili13:13
On the route, about 2.6 km off the road, 583 km into the trip. Check: baili.lv
Chosen because only 2.6 km off the road.
💡 Ring ahead if you'll arrive after six — reception hours are the thing that catches people out, and there's usually a way in if you call first.
Day 8 — Valmiera → Tartu (583–676 km)
~2.9 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🛏️ Campsite / aire near Otepää13:00
💡 You could be there by 11:53, but most places will not let you check in much before 13:00 — so there are about 1.1 hours in hand. Worth ringing ahead if you want to drop bags earlier, or spending them somewhere on the way.
Day 9 — Tartu → Paide (676–813 km)
~4.3 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🛏️ Campsite / aire near Paide13:17
Day 10 — Back to home (813–988 km)
~5.5 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- ⛽ Circle K Tabasalu Automaat11:43€16
Top up — FI ahead is dearer, so top up in EE first. About 7 L — about €2.24/L in EE.
💡 Fuel is computed from your tank, consumption and this week's prices — filling in the cheapest country on the route is where the real saving is.
- 🏛️ Arrive back home14:43
Journey's end — home.
💡 The loop comes back a different way than it went out, so the drive home is new road, not a rerun.
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