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Distance: 461 km·Drive time: 5 h 35 min

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Driving from London to Paris takes about via A 1. The distance is 461 km. The straight-line distance is 344 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Union Mews, Wennington, Greater London, Calais, Arras, Clichy. Driving directions

Driving directions

74 · 461 km

Take the I-80 east and you'll end up in Pittsburgh.

  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 5 km
  37. 50 Take exit slightly right 914 m
  38. 51 Merge slightly right onto Autoroute des Anglais 105 km
  39. 52 Take exit slightly right 658 m
  40. 53 Keep slightly left 710 m
  41. 54 Merge slightly left onto Autoroute du Nord 164 km
  42. 55 Keep slightly left onto Autoroute du Nord 8 km
  43. 56 Keep slightly right onto Avenue de la Porte de La Chapelle 271 m
  44. 57 Turn right onto Boulevard Ney 223 m
  45. 58 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard Ney 863 m
  46. 59 Turn left onto Boulevard Ornano 826 m
  47. 60 Continue straight onto Boulevard Barbès 873 m
  48. 61 Turn slightly left onto Boulevard de Magenta 2 km
  49. 62 Turn right onto Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin 534 m
  50. 63 At end of road, turn straight onto Carrefour des Théâtres 34 m
  51. 64 Turn slightly left onto Rue Saint-Martin 372 m
  52. 65 Turn left onto Rue Réaumur 144 m
  53. 66 Turn right onto Rue Beaubourg 621 m
  54. 67 Continue straight onto Rue du Renard 329 m
  55. 68 Continue right onto Rue de la Coutellerie 141 m
  56. 69 Turn straight onto Rue Saint-Martin 83 m
  57. 70 Continue straight onto Pont Notre-Dame 120 m
  58. 71 Continue straight onto Rue de la Cité 253 m
  59. 72 Turn left onto Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul II 73 m
  60. 73 Continue right onto Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul II 62 m
  61. 74 Arrive right onto Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul II

The return trip from Paris to London covers roughly the same distance, 461 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from London to Paris you pass near Westminster Millennium Pier, Greenwich Pier, Gravesend town pier, Station de navette fluviale Corentin Cariou, Newhaven Ferry Port.

Questions and answers

Paris lies roughly to the south-east of London.

How far is it from London to Paris?

The distance between London and Paris is 461 km by road.

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

The drive from London to Paris takes approximately 5 h 35 min by car.

What is the best route from London to Paris?

The fastest route from London to Paris covers 461 km with a driving time of approximately 5 h 35 min.

What is the shortest route from London to Paris?

The shortest driving route from London to Paris is about 461 km by road.

Sources

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