Eindhoven to Sweden in a Tesla Model Y: 2400 km road trip

The Model Y was fantastic in one word. Not a let-down at any moment. It was fun and fast when and where needed, while providing excellent comfort and livability. The silence, even at high speeds, is ridiculous sometimes

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Autumn 2025 – 2400KM Road Trip Update –

Just completed a 2400 km trip from Eindhoven to Helsingborg(and a little further up northwest into the Swedish countryside), via Copenhagen, and back home. This was the longest trip I have taken so far(since June 2025) in the MY.
Below are my personal observations on the driving experience, likes, and dislikes. Further below, a summary of the trip and some pictures.

– This was a pretty long trip for all of us. I have done a couple of 2000 km trips while in India many years ago, but this was one of the biggest – 2400KM exactly.
– We packed reasonably well. Trolley bags for us and smaller ones for the kids. Then the usual carry bags with knicks and knacks. The frunk was used as well, for laptop bags and other smaller stuff. The MY swallowed them all, with room to spare. To top it all, the weight was not felt one bit while driving.
– The kids enjoyed the rear seat experience. The rear screen is a boon. Connected to multiple Bluetooth headsets, my kids could watch YouTube/Netflix while we listened to songs from the 9 speakers.
– Keeping speeds steady around 80 to 110km/h seems to provide the maximum efficiency. Any quick throttle inputs cause decreases.
– More on efficiency – Temperature affects efficiency and hence the range quite heavily. Over the 7 days of travel, the temperatures ranged from 18 deg C to 3 °C early in the morning. We could see this on the screen as we drove. The good thing is that the car automatically adjusts and re-routes to the next charging stop accordingly.
– Autobahns: Had the opportunity to stretch and go almost all-out on the unrestricted sections of the German Autobahns. Reached pretty close to the maximum speed of the MY(201kph). Over-taking “slower” cars done with neither sound nor drama, but this is the Autobahn – there are always cars doing much quicker speeds.
– The minus to this is the way the efficiency drops – like a brick – so resorting to saner speeds is more meaningful for such long trips.
– Charging was a piece of cake. Except for 1 stop(at one of the hotels), we charged at Tesla Super Chargers always. There were plenty of chargers all along the route. Even if we miss one, there is another within 40-50km. Also, except for starting from home, I never charged above 80% SOC. All except 1 of the superchargers were along the route and at places with plenty of restaurants/bathrooms and/or shopping outlets. The average time we spent was about 15 to 20 minutes, which was good enough for the trip to go ahead.
– More on charging: Since this was our first long trip, we had the initial range anxiety. But at the end of the onward journey, we overcame this. The car does all the calculations on the go, depending on the SOC and the efficiency. On the return, we didn’t bother about when to stop – just did what the map told us to do.
– Another important learning – To set Arrival Battery Percentage. Just to be sure, we always set it to 20% at the end of each lengthy journey. This was just in case there are no chargers nearby at the destination.
– Standard Auto-pilot in the EU is a hit or miss. Though I can’t blame Tesla, since it’s clearly marked “Beta” in the EU. While it is nice on lengthy stretches in the Netherlands, where limits are 100kph, you’d better take over control on the German Autobahns. I began to dislike it to the point where I have disabled it now and left it in Cruise Control only mode.
– My wife did 100% of the driving on the return leg. Her gripe was that the Lane Keep assistance should be more intuitive. When it senses you nearing the line, it first pulls you towards and then pushes you back to the center. She ignored this for a series of times, thereby disabling it – with an annoying warning on-screen for the rest of the journey – saying “Lane-Keep Assistance disabled for this trip”.

The trip itself was a week-long one. We stopped in Germany at Osnabrück for the first night and then went through Hamburg. We could have taken the ferry to cross into Denmark, but opted to drive the slightly longer journey through all three islands of Denmark. I have spent a considerable amount of time in Copenhagen more than a decade ago, hence seeing the place gave me fond memories. We spent 2 days in Copenhagen.
The next day, I crossed the Öresund Bridge to Malmö in Sweden and spent the day there.
Later in the night, I drove further north to Helsingborg and checked in. Spent the next couple of days at Helsingborg.
The return journey was through Helsingør. Crossing the Oresund Strait by ferry was a first-time experience, including taking a car on board. It was a breezy and seamless experience. The ferry ride was about 20 minutes in total, and we spent the time exploring the ship/ferry.
Continued the same route through Denmark and stopped for the night at Elmshorn, a small town just north of Hamburg. We thought of going to Hamburg, but everyone was tired.
The last leg home the next day.

My Model Y: Fun, Fast, and Comfortable:-

Amazing roads all across the trip – long stretches sometimes, windy country roads, bridge crossings etc. The autumn colors were a treat to the eyes.

Great to see this, specifically in German autobahns. We faced traffic twice along the journey, and both times, all cars moved to the extremes of the lanes, giving room for Ambulances and/or other Emergency vehicles. Extremely satisfying to see

Charging was quick at Tesla Superchargers:-

Easy-Recharge station at one of the hotels. Was a fast charger too, but a bit costlier than Tesla.

Always time for some coffee/snacks.

Over the road on the Great Belt Bridge – connecting the Danish islands of Fyn and Zealand:-

And onboard the Oresundlijn on the Oresund Strait:-

– 2400km road trip- Across the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and into South Sweden.
– Total consumption: 389.1kWh
– Efficiency: 162.1 Wh/km. This was much higher in Germany. Odo stands at 6,225km currently. My overall efficiency since the beginning of ownership of the car rose from a measly 137 Wh/km to 146.7 Wh/km due to this trip.