Car hire and driving in Turku
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Finland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TKU means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Turku
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turku to Espoo | Finland | 134 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Turku to Tampere | Finland | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Turku to Helsinki | Finland | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 17 min |
| Turku to Vantaa | Finland | 153 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| Turku to Tallinn | Estonia | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 43 min |
| Turku to Lahti | Finland | 194 km (120 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Turku to Uppsala | Sweden | 264 km (164 mi) | about 4 h 2 min |
| Turku to Stockholm | Sweden | 265 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Turku to Sollentuna | Sweden | 266 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Turku to Jyväskylä | Finland | 271 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 8 min |
| Turku to Västerås | Sweden | 331 km (205 mi) | about 5 h 3 min |
| Turku to Umeå | Sweden | 390 km (242 mi) | about 5 h 57 min |
| Turku to Moscow | Russia | 1,039 km (645 mi) | about 15 h 50 min |
| Turku to London | United Kingdom | 1,698 km (1,055 mi) | about 25 h 54 min |
| Turku to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 448 km (278 mi) | about 6 h 50 min |
| Turku to Berlin | Germany | 1,034 km (642 mi) | about 15 h 46 min |
| Turku to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,225 km (761 mi) | about 18 h 41 min |
| Turku to Hamburg | Germany | 1,065 km (662 mi) | about 16 h 15 min |
| Turku to Minsk | Belarus | 795 km (494 mi) | about 12 h 7 min |
| Turku to Budapest | Hungary | 1,455 km (904 mi) | about 22 h 12 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Turku?
The right, as everywhere in Finland.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.