How far is it from London to Helsinki?

The distance between London and Helsinki is 1673 mi by road.

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

The drive from London to Helsinki takes approximately 31 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from London to Helsinki?

The fastest route from London to Helsinki covers 1673 mi with a driving time of approximately 31 h 40 min.

Which direction is Helsinki from London?

Helsinki lies roughly to the north-east of London.

Which roads does the route from London to Helsinki follow?

The drive from London to Helsinki mainly follows A 2, A 12, A10. The longest single stretch is 318 mi on A 12.

Which towns do you pass between London and Helsinki?

Towns on the route from London to Helsinki include Dunkerque, Dortmund, Poznań, Kaunas, Pärnu.

Are there charging stations between London and Helsinki?

Yes. You can charge along the route from London to Helsinki, including Snargate Street, Dover (400 kW); EG Rochester Road, Gravesend (350 kW); M2 Motorway Eastbound, Gillingham (350 kW). Charging points on this route: 11587.

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Distance: 1673 miDuration: 31 h 40 min

Driving from London to Helsinki takes about 31 h 40 min via A 12. The distance is 1673 mi. The straight-line distance is 1132 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Union Mews, Essen, Berlin, Kaunas, Panevėžys. Driving directions

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Driving directions193 · 1673 mi

Set off on a memorable road trip from London to Helsinki. The entire journey covers 2691 kilometres and involves roughly 31.6 hours behind the wheel. Leaving the UK, you'll switch from driving on the left to the right, as is customary for the rest of the trip. The route passes through Norway and Sweden before arriving in the Finnish capital. Although you might face tolls and congestion charges leaving London, the motorways in Finland are free to use. This trans-continental adventure provides a striking contrast, moving from the bustling cityscape of England to the tranquil scenery of the north.

1 Depart right onto King Charles I Island 11 yd
2 Keep slightly right onto Charing Cross 66 yd
3 Turn left onto Whitehall 1 mi
4 Continue straight onto Parliament Street 150 yd
5 Keep slightly left onto Parliament Street 53 yd
6 Turn left onto Bridge Street 156 yd
7 Continue straight onto Westminster Bridge 1 mi
8 Keep slightly left onto Westminster Bridge Road 111 yd
9 Continue right onto Westminster Bridge Road 1 mi
10 Turn right onto London Road 1 mi
11 Turn left onto Elephant and Castle 108 yd
12 Continue straight onto New Kent Road 1 mi
13 Keep slightly right onto Bricklayers Arms Flyover 1 mi

14 Merge slightly left onto Old Kent Road 2 mi
15 Continue straight onto New Cross Road 2 mi
16 Turn right onto Amersham Road 1 mi
17 Take exit slightly left 49 yd
18 Turn left onto Lewisham Way 1 mi
19 Continue straight onto Loampit Hill 1 mi
20 Continue straight onto Loampit Vale 1 mi
21 Turn slightly left onto Rennell Street 156 yd
22 At end of road, turn right onto Lewisham High Street 1 mi
23 Continue straight onto Lee High Road 2 mi
24 Continue straight onto Eltham Road 1 mi
25 Keep slightly right onto Sidcup Road 1 mi
26 Enter rotary left onto Sidcup Road 43 yd
27 Exit rotary slightly left onto Sidcup Road 3 mi
28 Continue straight onto Sidcup By-pass 6 mi
29 Continue straight 48 mi
30 Take exit slightly left 1 mi
31 Keep slightly right 1 mi
32 Turn straight onto FlexiPlus 1 mi
33 Keep slightly left onto Boulevard d'Erlanger 1 mi
34 Keep slightly right 16 yd
35 Keep slightly right 1 mi
36 Continue straight onto Over Bridge 2 1 mi
37 Turn left 101 yd
38 Turn slightly right 21 yd
39 Turn slightly left onto Le Shuttle 37 mi
40 Turn slightly right 138 yd
41 At end of road, turn right 1 mi
42 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard de la Côte d'Opale 1 mi
43 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de l'Europe 30 yd
44 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de l'Europe 1 mi
45 Enter rotary slightly right 117 yd
46 Exit rotary straight 1 mi
47 Enter roundabout slightly right 31 yd
48 Exit roundabout right 1 mi
49 Merge slightly left onto L'Européenne 27 mi
50 Keep slightly left onto L'Européenne 8 mi
51 Continue straight 57 mi
52 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
53 Keep slightly left 2 mi
54 Keep slightly left 1 mi
55 Keep slightly right 32 mi
56 Merge slightly left 6 mi
57 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
58 Merge slightly left onto Koning Boudewijnsnelweg 6 mi
59 Keep slightly right 31 mi
60 Continue straight onto De Vroent 4 mi
61 Take exit slightly right 3 mi
62 Take exit slightly right 9 mi
63 Keep slightly right 17 mi
64 Take exit slightly right 43 mi
65 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
66 Merge slightly left 8 mi
67 Continue straight 151 mi
68 Keep slightly left 14 mi
69 Keep slightly left 13 mi
70 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
71 Keep slightly left 2 mi
72 Keep slightly left 1 mi
73 Merge slightly left 117 mi
74 Merge slightly right 12 mi
75 Keep slightly left 29 mi
76 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
77 Continue straight 318 mi
78 Continue straight 2 mi
79 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
80 Continue straight 66 mi
81 Keep slightly right onto Via Baltica 133 mi
82 Continue straight onto Europos g. 3 mi
83 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 17 mi
84 Continue straight onto Europos g. 2 mi
85 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 5 mi
86 Continue straight onto Kauno g. 4 mi
87 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 22 mi
88 Continue straight onto Marijampolės g. 2 mi
89 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 1 mi
90 Continue straight onto Baltijos g. 4 mi
91 Continue straight onto Via Baltikos kel. 3 mi
92 Keep slightly left onto Vakarinis aplinkl. 4 mi
93 Merge slightly left onto Islandijos pl. 113 yd
94 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 1 mi
95 Merge slightly left onto Žemaičių pl. 1 mi
96 Continue straight onto Automagistralės g. 8 mi
97 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
98 Merge slightly left 53 mi
99 Continue straight onto J. Basanavičiaus g. 2 mi
100 Continue straight onto Smėlynės g. 2 mi
101 At roundabout, take exit straight onto Smėlynės g. 1 mi
102 Enter roundabout right onto Smėlynės g. 58 yd
103 Exit roundabout right onto Smėlynės g. 2 mi
104 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Smėlynės g. 12 yd
105 Exit roundabout straight onto Smėlynės g. 2 mi
106 Enter roundabout right onto Baltijos Kelio g. 30 yd
107 Exit rotary slightly right onto Baltijos Kelio g. 10 mi
108 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 1 mi
109 Continue straight onto Baltijos Kelio g. 5 mi
110 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 164 yd
111 Continue straight onto Panevėžio g. 1 mi
112 Continue straight onto Baltijos Kelio g. 2 mi
113 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 3 mi
114 Enter roundabout right onto Baltijos Kelio g. 45 yd
115 Exit roundabout right onto Baltijos Kelio g. 2 mi
116 Continue straight onto Biržų g. 3 mi
117 Continue straight 12 mi
118 Continue straight onto Pasienio g. 1 mi
119 Continue straight 13 mi
120 Enter roundabout straight 11 yd
121 Exit roundabout straight 27 mi
122 Turn slightly right onto Ķekavas apvedceļš 1 mi
123 Take exit slightly right 3 mi
124 Enter roundabout straight onto Rīgas apvedceļš (Salaspils — Babīte) 45 yd
125 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Rīgas apvedceļš (Salaspils — Babīte) 1 mi
126 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Rīgas apvedceļš (Salaspils — Babīte) 1 mi
127 Exit roundabout straight onto Rīgas apvedceļš (Salaspils — Babīte) 5 mi
128 Enter roundabout straight 17 yd
129 Exit roundabout straight 1 mi
130 Continue straight 1 mi
131 Merge slightly left onto Rīga — Daugavpils — Krāslava — Baltkrievijas robeža (Pāternieki) 1 mi
132 Continue straight onto Ķesterciema iela 2 mi
133 Continue straight onto Rīga — Daugavpils — Krāslava — Baltkrievijas robeža (Pāternieki) 2 mi
134 Take exit slightly right 14 mi
135 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 2 mi
136 Continue straight onto Cielaviņu iela 1 mi
137 Continue straight onto Tallinas šoseja 2 mi
138 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 50 mi
139 Continue straight onto Vidzemes iela 2 mi
140 Continue straight onto Viļņu iela 2 mi
141 Continue straight onto Pērnavas iela 3 mi
142 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 3 mi
143 Continue straight onto Valdemāra iela 2 mi
144 Continue straight onto Rīga (Baltezers) - Igaunijas robeža (Ainaži) 2 mi
145 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 23 mi
146 Continue straight onto Riia mnt 3 mi
147 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 11 mi
148 Continue straight onto Riia mnt 1 mi
149 Continue straight onto Riia mnt 1 mi
150 Continue slightly right onto Liivi tee 2 mi
151 Continue straight onto Papiniidu 1 mi
152 Continue straight onto Ehitajate tee 4 mi
153 Turn slightly right onto Tuisu 1 mi
154 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 1 mi
155 Continue straight onto Tallinna mnt 1 mi
156 Enter roundabout right onto Tallinna mnt 67 yd
157 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Tallinna mnt 1 mi
158 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 6 mi
159 Continue straight onto Pärnu mnt 2 mi
160 Continue straight onto Tallinn — Pärnu — Ikla 57 mi
161 Take exit slightly right 130 yd
162 Keep slightly right 1 mi
163 Merge slightly left onto Tallinna ringtee 4 mi
164 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
165 Turn left onto Männiku tee 2 mi
166 Keep slightly left onto Männiku tee 5 mi
167 Continue straight onto Pärnu mnt 1 mi
168 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
169 Keep slightly right 84 yd
170 Merge slightly left onto Järvevana tee 2 mi
171 Continue straight onto Peterburi tee 1 mi
172 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
173 Keep slightly left 107 yd
174 Turn left onto Tartu mnt 1 mi
175 Turn right onto Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi 1 mi
176 Turn right onto Raua 1 mi
177 Continue straight onto Petrooleumi 1 mi
178 Turn right onto Reidi tee 1 mi
179 Turn slightly left 1 mi
180 Keep slightly right 1 mi
181 Keep slightly left 1 mi
182 Turn right 50 yd
183 Turn straight onto Helsinki (FIN) – Tallinn (EST) 51 mi
184 Continue straight 1 mi
185 Turn slightly left 1 mi
186 Continue straight onto Tyynenmerenkatu 1 mi
187 Keep slightly right onto Jätkäsaarenlaituri 1 mi
188 Turn right onto Hietalahdenranta 1 mi
189 Continue straight onto Bulevardi 1 mi
190 Turn right onto Albertinkatu 116 yd
191 Turn left onto Uudenmaankatu 1 mi
192 Keep slightly left onto Erottajankatu 48 yd
193 Arrive onto Erottajankatu

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The return trip from Helsinki to London covers roughly the same distance, 1673 mi.

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Along the way

Charging points along the way

478 chargers

Snargate Street, DoverSnargate Street, Dover, England, CT17 9DG400 kW
EG Rochester Road, GravesendEG Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 4TH350 kW
M2 Motorway Eastbound, GillinghamM2 Motorway Eastbound, Gillingham, Medway, ME8 8PQ350 kW
M20 J11, ShepwayM20 J11, Shepway, Kent, CT21 4BL350 kW
M20 Junction 8, MaidstoneM20 Junction 8, Maidstone, ME17 1SS350 kW

EV Charging Points

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Barking Riverside is a major new development on the Thames in east London, built on former industrial land where the River Roding meets the Thames. Access via A13 Junction 3, then A1306 through Barking, or A406 North Circular to A13 eastbound. Popular routes include short hops from Dagenham (8km) and longer drives from Canary Wharf (22km). The area has excellent EV charging infrastructure with over 4450 public points nearby. The centrepiece is the new Overground station with its distinctive curved glass canopy.
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Port of Sassnitz
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Rønne Harbour
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Helsingborg Ferry Station
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Bøjden Harbour
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Fynshav Havn
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Questions and answers

How far is it from London to Helsinki?: The distance between London and Helsinki is 1673 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from London to Helsinki?: The drive from London to Helsinki takes approximately 31 h 40 min by car.
What is the best route from London to Helsinki?: The fastest route from London to Helsinki covers 1673 mi with a driving time of approximately 31 h 40 min.
Which direction is Helsinki from London?: Helsinki lies roughly to the north-east of London.
Which roads does the route from London to Helsinki follow?: The drive from London to Helsinki mainly follows A 2, A 12, A10. The longest single stretch is 318 mi on A 12.
Which towns do you pass between London and Helsinki?: Towns on the route from London to Helsinki include Dunkerque, Dortmund, Poznań, Kaunas, Pärnu.
Are there charging stations between London and Helsinki?: Yes. You can charge along the route from London to Helsinki, including Snargate Street, Dover (400 kW); EG Rochester Road, Gravesend (350 kW); M2 Motorway Eastbound, Gillingham (350 kW). Charging points on this route: 11587.

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