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Distance: 540 km·Drive time: 6 h 45 min

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Driving from London to Amsterdam takes about via E40. The distance is 540 km. The straight-line distance is 358 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Union Mews, Boxley, Dunkerque, Gent, Amsterdam. Driving directions

Driving directions

86 · 540 km

From London, you'll be heading towards Amsterdam, passing through Belgium and Germany along the way.

  1. 1 Depart right onto King Charles I Island 10 m
  2. 2 Keep slightly right onto Charing Cross 60 m
  3. 3 Turn left onto Whitehall 526 m
  4. 4 Continue straight onto Parliament Street 137 m
  5. 5 Keep slightly left onto Parliament Street 49 m
  6. 6 Turn left onto Bridge Street 143 m
  7. 7 Continue straight onto Westminster Bridge 495 m
  8. 8 Keep slightly left onto Westminster Bridge Road 101 m
  9. 9 Continue right onto Westminster Bridge Road 890 m
  10. 10 Turn right onto London Road 445 m
  11. 11 Turn left onto Elephant and Castle 98 m
  12. 12 Continue straight onto New Kent Road 769 m
  13. 13 Keep slightly right onto Bricklayers Arms Flyover 530 m
  1. 14 Merge slightly left onto Old Kent Road 3 km
  2. 15 Continue straight onto New Cross Road 2 km
  3. 16 Turn right onto Amersham Road 330 m
  4. 17 Take exit slightly left 45 m
  5. 18 Turn left onto Lewisham Way 888 m
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Loampit Hill 382 m
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Loampit Vale 530 m
  8. 21 Turn slightly left onto Rennell Street 142 m
  9. 22 At end of road, turn right onto Lewisham High Street 200 m
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Lee High Road 2 km
  11. 24 Continue straight onto Eltham Road 2 km
  12. 25 Keep slightly right onto Sidcup Road 431 m
  13. 26 Enter rotary left onto Sidcup Road 40 m
  14. 27 Exit rotary slightly left onto Sidcup Road 5 km
  15. 28 Continue straight onto Sidcup By-pass 10 km
  16. 29 Continue straight 77 km
  17. 30 Take exit slightly left 361 m
  18. 31 Keep slightly right 2 km
  19. 32 Turn straight onto FlexiPlus 337 m
  20. 33 Keep slightly left onto Boulevard d'Erlanger 671 m
  21. 34 Keep slightly right 14 m
  22. 35 Keep slightly right 906 m
  23. 36 Continue straight onto Over Bridge 2 187 m
  24. 37 Turn left 93 m
  25. 38 Turn slightly right 19 m
  26. 39 Turn slightly left onto Le Shuttle 60 km
  27. 40 Turn slightly right 127 m
  28. 41 At end of road, turn right 2 km
  29. 42 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard de la Côte d'Opale 982 m
  30. 43 Enter rotary right onto Boulevard de l'Europe 27 m
  31. 44 Exit rotary slightly right onto Boulevard de l'Europe 852 m
  32. 45 Enter rotary slightly right 107 m
  33. 46 Exit rotary straight 197 m
  34. 47 Enter roundabout slightly right 28 m
  35. 48 Exit roundabout right 401 m
  36. 49 Merge slightly left onto L'Européenne 43 km
  37. 50 Keep slightly left onto L'Européenne 13 km
  38. 51 Continue straight 91 km
  39. 52 Take exit slightly right 332 m
  40. 53 Keep slightly left 2 km
  41. 54 Keep slightly left 199 m
  42. 55 Keep slightly right 51 km
  43. 56 Merge slightly left 15 km
  44. 57 Continue straight 35 km
  45. 58 Continue straight 5 km
  46. 59 Take exit slightly right 665 m
  47. 60 Continue straight 7 km
  48. 61 Take exit slightly right 28 km
  49. 62 Take exit slightly right 9 km
  50. 63 Take exit slightly right 254 m
  51. 64 Keep slightly left 550 m
  52. 65 Keep slightly left 13 km
  53. 66 Take exit slightly right 6 km
  54. 67 Take exit slightly right 12 km
  55. 68 Keep slightly left 33 km
  56. 69 Take exit slightly right 722 m
  57. 70 Keep slightly right 614 m
  58. 71 Continue straight onto Ringweg-Oost 2 km
  59. 72 Take exit slightly right 431 m
  60. 73 Turn left onto Gooiseweg 3 km
  61. 74 Continue straight onto Prins Bernhardplein 34 m
  62. 75 Keep slightly right onto Wibautstraat 2 km
  63. 76 Continue straight onto Rhijnspoorplein 198 m
  64. 77 Continue straight onto Weesperplein 132 m
  65. 78 Continue straight onto Weesperstraat 501 m
  66. 79 Continue straight onto Jonas Daniël Meijerplein 186 m
  67. 80 Turn straight onto Waterlooplein 310 m
  68. 81 Continue slightly right onto Amstel 336 m
  69. 82 Turn right onto Kloveniersburgwal 354 m
  70. 83 Turn left onto Rusland 224 m
  71. 84 At end of road, turn right onto Oudezijds Voorburgwal 573 m
  72. 85 Continue left onto Oudezijds Voorburgwal 99 m
  73. 86 Arrive right onto Oudezijds Voorburgwal

The return trip from Amsterdam to London covers roughly the same distance, 540 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from London to Amsterdam you pass near Barking Riverside, Westminster Millennium Pier, Greenwich Pier, Gravesend town pier, Petit-Fort-Philippe.

Questions and answers

Amsterdam lies roughly to the east of London.

How far is it from London to Amsterdam?

The distance between London and Amsterdam is 540 km by road.

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

The drive from London to Amsterdam takes approximately 6 h 45 min by car.

What is the best route from London to Amsterdam?

The fastest route from London to Amsterdam covers 540 km with a driving time of approximately 6 h 45 min.

What is the shortest route from London to Amsterdam?

The shortest driving route from London to Amsterdam is about 540 km by road.

Sources

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