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Distance: 3330 km·Drive time: 38 h 35 min

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Driving from Helsinki to Edinburgh takes about via A 2. The distance is 3330 km. The straight-line distance is 1706 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Kaunas, Warszawa, Berlin, Camden Town, Usworth. Driving directions

Driving directions

242 · 3330 km

You'll be heading south on the E4 from Helsinki, all the way to Edinburgh.

  1. 1 Depart onto Erottajankatu 2 m
  2. 2 Continue straight onto Mannerheimintie 241 m
  3. 3 Continue U-turn onto Mannerheimintie 132 m
  4. 4 Turn right onto Lönnrotinkatu 106 m
  5. 5 Turn right onto Yrjönkatu 103 m
  6. 6 Turn left onto Kalevankatu 2 km
  7. 7 At end of road, turn right onto Ruoholahdenranta 25 m
  8. 8 Turn left onto Jätkäsaarenlaituri 307 m
  9. 9 Turn straight onto Tyynenmerenkatu 403 m
  10. 10 Turn left onto Rionkatu 49 m
  11. 11 Turn right 553 m
  12. 12 Continue straight 204 m
  13. 13 Turn slightly left 144 m
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Helsinki (FIN) – Tallinn (EST) 82 km
  2. 15 Continue straight 43 m
  3. 16 Turn right 100 m
  4. 17 Turn sharp left 99 m
  5. 18 Turn right 452 m
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Petrooleumi 438 m
  7. 20 Continue slightly left onto Jüri Vilmsi 970 m
  8. 21 Turn right onto Konstantin Türnpu 319 m
  9. 22 Turn right onto Odra 311 m
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Filtri tee 698 m
  11. 24 Turn slightly right onto Tehnika 99 m
  12. 25 Turn slightly left 156 m
  13. 26 Turn left onto Veskiposti 191 m
  14. 27 Enter roundabout slightly right 85 m
  15. 28 Exit roundabout straight 384 m
  16. 29 Turn straight onto Järvevana tee 3 km
  17. 30 Turn straight 302 m
  18. 31 Turn slightly right onto Pärnu mnt 2 km
  19. 32 Continue straight onto Männiku tee 459 m
  20. 33 Turn straight onto Vabaduse pst 7 km
  21. 34 Continue straight onto Pärnu mnt 2 km
  22. 35 Take exit slightly right 225 m
  23. 36 Keep slightly right 110 m
  24. 37 Merge slightly left onto Pärnu mnt 2 km
  25. 38 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 96 km
  26. 39 Continue straight onto Pärnu mnt 2 km
  27. 40 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 9 km
  28. 41 Continue straight onto Tallinna mnt 2 km
  29. 42 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Tallinna mnt 46 m
  30. 43 Exit roundabout straight onto Tallinna mnt 594 m
  31. 44 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 2 km
  32. 45 Continue straight onto Tuisu 575 m
  33. 46 Continue slightly left onto Ehitajate tee 6 km
  34. 47 Continue straight onto Papiniidu 421 m
  35. 48 Turn straight onto Liivi tee 2 km
  36. 49 Continue straight onto Liivi tee 686 m
  37. 50 Continue left onto Riia mnt 447 m
  38. 51 Turn slightly left onto Paide mnt 50 m
  39. 52 Continue right onto Riia mnt 2 km
  40. 53 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 18 km
  41. 54 Continue straight onto Riia mnt 4 km
  42. 55 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 37 km
  43. 56 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 4 km
  44. 57 Continue straight onto Valdemāra iela 2 km
  45. 58 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 4 km
  46. 59 Continue straight onto Pērnavas iela 4 km
  47. 60 Continue straight onto Viļņu iela 2 km
  48. 61 Continue straight onto Vidzemes iela 4 km
  49. 62 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 74 km
  50. 63 Keep slightly left onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 6 km
  51. 64 Continue straight onto Tallinas šoseja 3 km
  52. 65 Continue straight onto Cielaviņu iela 254 m
  53. 66 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 3 km
  54. 67 Continue straight 20 km
  55. 68 Take exit straight 512 m
  56. 69 Merge slightly left onto Rīga — Daugavpils — Krāslava — Baltkrievijas robeža (Pāternieki) 3 km
  57. 70 Continue straight onto Ķesterciema iela 3 km
  58. 71 Keep slightly right 817 m
  59. 72 Enter roundabout right 30 m
  60. 73 Exit roundabout slightly right 7 km
  61. 74 Enter roundabout straight onto Rīgas apvedceļš (Salaspils — Babīte) 52 m
  62. 75 Exit roundabout straight onto Rīgas apvedceļš (Salaspils — Babīte) 2 km
  63. 76 Enter roundabout slightly right 191 m
  64. 77 Exit roundabout straight 4 km
  65. 78 Take ramp straight 234 m
  66. 79 Merge slightly left onto Ķekavas apvedceļš 108 m
  67. 80 Continue straight onto Rīga — Bauska — Lietuvas robeža (Grenctāle) 19 km
  68. 81 Continue straight onto Rīgas iela 2 km
  69. 82 Keep slightly right onto Rīgas iela 2 km
  70. 83 Continue straight onto Rīga — Bauska — Lietuvas robeža (Grenctāle) 20 km
  71. 84 Continue straight onto Kalna iela 2 km
  72. 85 Enter roundabout slightly right 54 m
  73. 86 Exit roundabout straight 20 km
  74. 87 Continue straight onto Pasienio g. 849 m
  75. 88 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 4 km
  76. 89 Continue straight onto Rygos g. 2 km
  77. 90 Continue straight onto Bėrelės g. 6 km
  78. 91 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 16 km
  79. 92 Enter roundabout right 42 m
  80. 93 Exit roundabout right 3 km
  81. 94 Continue straight 28 km
  82. 95 Keep slightly right 318 m
  83. 96 Merge slightly left onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 7 km
  84. 97 Enter rotary right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 31 m
  85. 98 Exit rotary slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 10 km
  86. 99 Enter roundabout right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 45 m
  87. 100 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 5 km
  88. 101 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 32 m
  89. 102 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 2 km
  90. 103 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 801 m
  91. 104 Merge slightly left onto Ramygalos g. 5 km
  92. 105 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 55 km
  93. 106 Continue straight onto Vandžiogalos g. 21 km
  94. 107 Merge slightly left 12 km
  95. 108 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 601 m
  96. 109 Merge slightly left onto Vakarinis aplinkl. 613 m
  97. 110 Take exit slightly right 31 m
  98. 111 Keep slightly left 267 m
  99. 112 Merge slightly left onto Vakarinis aplinkl. 5 km
  100. 113 Continue straight onto Via Baltikos kel. 5 km
  101. 114 Continue straight onto Baltijos g. 6 km
  102. 115 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 597 m
  103. 116 Merge slightly left onto Marijampolės g. 551 m
  104. 117 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 36 km
  105. 118 Continue straight onto Kauno g. 5 km
  106. 119 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 36 km
  107. 120 Continue straight onto Europos g. 4 km
  108. 121 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 264 km
  109. 122 Continue straight onto Warszawska 2 km
  110. 123 Continue straight onto Waszawska 2 km
  111. 124 Continue straight onto Trasa Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 9 km
  112. 125 Continue straight onto Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 5 km
  113. 126 Continue straight onto Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 545 m
  114. 127 Continue straight onto Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 2 km
  115. 128 Continue straight onto Trasa Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 12 km
  116. 129 Continue straight onto Aleja Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 6 km
  117. 130 Continue straight onto Toruńska 7 km
  118. 131 Continue straight onto Most Generała Stefana Grota-Roweckiego 678 m
  119. 132 Continue straight onto Aleja Armii Krajowej 4 km
  120. 133 Continue straight onto Aleja Obrońców Grodna 11 km
  121. 134 Keep slightly left 2 km
  122. 135 Continue straight onto Autostrada Wolności 456 km
  123. 136 Continue straight onto Oderbrücke 60 km
  124. 137 Merge slightly left 58 km
  125. 138 Keep right 8 km
  126. 139 Keep slightly left 475 km
  127. 140 Continue straight 6 km
  128. 141 Take exit slightly right 144 m
  129. 142 Keep slightly right 597 m
  130. 143 Merge slightly left 17 km
  131. 144 Keep slightly left 2 km
  132. 145 Merge slightly left 6 km
  133. 146 Take exit slightly right 167 m
  134. 147 Keep slightly right 578 m
  135. 148 Merge slightly left 28 km
  136. 149 Continue straight 6 km
  137. 150 Take exit slightly right 271 m
  138. 151 Keep slightly left 528 m
  139. 152 Keep slightly left 935 m
  140. 153 Merge slightly left onto Europaweg 18 km
  141. 154 Take exit slightly right 31 km
  142. 155 Keep slightly right 20 km
  143. 156 Continue straight 58 km
  144. 157 Take exit slightly right 188 m
  145. 158 Keep slightly left 2 km
  146. 159 Merge slightly left 8 km
  147. 160 Keep slightly left 50 km
  148. 161 Take exit slightly right 176 m
  149. 162 Keep slightly left 354 m
  150. 163 Keep slightly left 2 km
  151. 164 Keep slightly right 135 m
  152. 165 Keep slightly left 479 m
  153. 166 Keep slightly right 740 m
  154. 167 Merge slightly left 49 km
  155. 168 Keep slightly left 42 km
  156. 169 Continue straight onto L'Européenne 57 km
  157. 170 Take exit slightly right 270 m
  158. 171 Keep slightly left 815 m
  159. 172 Keep slightly right 119 m
  160. 173 Turn slightly left 54 m
  161. 174 Turn slightly right 24 m
  162. 175 Keep slightly right 568 m
  163. 176 Keep slightly left 122 m
  164. 177 Keep slightly left 284 m
  165. 178 Keep slightly right 93 m
  166. 179 Keep slightly left 25 m
  167. 180 Turn left 10 m
  168. 181 Keep slightly right 222 m
  169. 182 At end of road, turn left 356 m
  170. 183 Turn right 105 m
  171. 184 Turn slightly left 15 m
  172. 185 Turn slightly right onto Le Shuttle 59 km
  173. 186 Continue slightly right 145 m
  174. 187 Turn slightly right onto Over Bridge 3 910 m
  175. 188 Keep slightly left 2 km
  176. 189 Take ramp straight 273 m
  177. 190 Keep slightly left 49 km
  178. 191 Take exit slightly left 436 m
  179. 192 Keep slightly left 349 m
  180. 193 Exit rotary slightly left onto Sandling Interchange 440 m
  181. 194 Enter rotary left 43 m
  182. 195 Exit rotary straight 238 m
  183. 196 Keep slightly left 221 m
  184. 197 Merge slightly right 4 km
  185. 198 Take exit straight 312 m
  186. 199 Enter rotary left 217 m
  187. 200 Exit rotary straight 331 m
  188. 201 Enter rotary slightly left 14 m
  189. 202 Exit rotary straight 583 m
  190. 203 Keep slightly right 10 km
  191. 204 Continue straight onto Watling Street 10 km
  192. 205 Continue straight onto Dartford Bypass 4 km
  193. 206 Take exit slightly left 2 km
  194. 207 Merge slightly right onto Canterbury Way 3 km
  195. 208 Keep slightly left onto Canterbury Way 5 km
  196. 209 Continue straight 26 km
  197. 210 Take exit slightly left 759 m
  198. 211 Keep slightly right 2 km
  199. 212 Merge slightly right 23 km
  200. 213 Keep slightly right 22 km
  201. 214 Keep slightly right 24 km
  202. 215 Merge slightly right onto Huntingdon Road 23 km
  203. 216 Take exit slightly left 181 km
  204. 217 Keep slightly right 57 km
  205. 218 Keep slightly right 45 km
  206. 219 Keep slightly right 50 km
  207. 220 Keep slightly left 45 km
  208. 221 Continue straight 66 km
  209. 222 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Berwick Bypass 29 m
  210. 223 Exit roundabout straight onto Berwick Bypass 4 km
  211. 224 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Berwick Bypass 69 m
  212. 225 Exit roundabout straight onto Berwick Bypass 4 km
  213. 226 Enter roundabout left 37 m
  214. 227 Exit roundabout slightly left 32 km
  215. 228 Enter roundabout straight 42 m
  216. 229 Exit roundabout straight 12 km
  217. 230 Enter roundabout straight 48 m
  218. 231 Exit roundabout slightly left 4 km
  219. 232 Enter rotary slightly left 45 m
  220. 233 Exit rotary straight 37 km
  221. 234 Enter roundabout straight onto Milton Link 65 m
  222. 235 Exit roundabout straight onto Milton Link 424 m
  223. 236 Continue straight onto Sir Harry Lauder Road 3 km
  224. 237 Turn left onto Portobello Road 2 km
  225. 238 Continue straight onto London Road 3 km
  226. 239 At end of road, turn left onto Picardy Place 211 m
  227. 240 Keep slightly left onto Leith Street 351 m
  228. 241 Turn right onto Princes Street 19 m
  229. 242 Arrive left onto Princes Street

The return trip from Edinburgh to Helsinki covers roughly the same distance, 3330 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from Helsinki to Edinburgh you pass near Svelvik, Eckerö line satama, Barking Riverside, Juist, Dalarö.

Questions and answers

Edinburgh lies roughly to the west of Helsinki.

How far is it from Helsinki to Edinburgh?

The distance between Helsinki and Edinburgh is 3330 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Helsinki to Edinburgh?

The drive from Helsinki to Edinburgh takes approximately 38 h 35 min by car.

What is the best route from Helsinki to Edinburgh?

The fastest route from Helsinki to Edinburgh covers 3330 km with a driving time of approximately 38 h 35 min.

What is the shortest route from Helsinki to Edinburgh?

The shortest driving route from Helsinki to Edinburgh is about 3330 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .