A history trip to Kuressaare
6 days · 691 km · Camper · 17 stops · 5 nights · about €448
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A 6-day road trip from home to Kuressaare. It runs about 691 km, with 5 nights on the road. It takes the Tallinn–home ferry and Virtsu–Kuivastu ferry. Along the way you'll stop at Piiskopi vaateplatvorm, Maxima X and Kloostri vaatetorn. Fuel, food and overnight stays are worked out for you — about €448 in all.
Day 1 — home → Tallinn (0–116 km)
~3 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🌄 Piiskopi vaateplatvorm11:22
Near Tallinn, right on the road, 91 km into the trip. Check: visittallinn.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.
- 🛒 Maxima X12:27
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 karavanipark13:00
Near Tallinn, right on the road, 116 km into the trip. Has dump station, electric hook-up, showers. Check: caravanpark.ee
Chosen because has what a camper needs overnight, barely off the road.
💡 You could be there by 12:52, but most places will not let you check in much before 13:00 — so there are about 0.1 hours in hand. Worth ringing ahead if you want to drop bags earlier, or spending them somewhere on the way. 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 → Kuressaare (116–334 km)
~5.7 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🗼 Kloostri vaatetorn11:33
On the route, right on the road, 215 km into the trip. No fee listed. Hours: 24/7.
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🌄 Saare mäe vaateplatvorm12:09
On the route, right on the road, 223 km into the trip.
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🏛️ Tammisaare Talu Vabaõhumuuseum13:38
On the route, right on the road, 264 km into the trip.
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🛏️ Piibelehe Camping16:40
On the route, right on the road, 336 km into the trip. Has showers, toilets. Check: piibelehe.ee
Chosen because barely 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 3 — Kuressaare
~0.8 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🏰 Kuressaare piiskopilinnus09:00
On the route, about 1.8 km off the road, 335 km into the trip.
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🏛️ Kaali järv14:15
- 🛏️ Piibelehe Camping20:00
On the route, right on the road, 336 km into the trip. Has showers, toilets. Check: piibelehe.ee
Chosen because barely 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 4 — Kuressaare
~1.2 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🏛️ Anseküla tuletorn09:00
- 🛒 Coop Kummeli Konsum16:00
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.
- 🛏️ Piibelehe Camping20:00
On the route, right on the road, 336 km into the trip. Has showers, toilets. Check: piibelehe.ee
Chosen because barely 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 5 — Kuressaare → Tallinn (334–543 km)
~5.4 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- ⛽ Refuel stop near Risti12:37€52
Top up — FI ahead is dearer, so top up in EE first. About 23 L — around €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.
- 🛏️ Campsite / aire near Kiisa14:39
Day 6 — Back to home (543–691 km)
~3.9 h driving
🧭 Walk me through this day- 🌳 Kurna mõisa park09:15
Near Tallinn, right on the road, 553 km into the trip. Check: storymaps.arcgis.com
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🎨 Martin Lutheri mälestusmärk11:35
Near Tallinn, right on the road, 579 km into the trip.
Chosen because barely off the road.
- 🏛️ Arrive back home15:40
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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