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BrestDunkerque

Distance: 472 mi·Duration: 8 h 25 min

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Driving from Brest to Dunkerque takes about via N 12. The distance is 472 mi. The straight-line distance is 357 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Saint-Brieuc, Caen, Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais. Driving directions

Driving directions

52 · 472 mi
  1. 1 Depart right onto Avenue Georges Clemenceau 1 mi
  2. 2 Turn right onto Rue Duquesne 103 yd
  3. 3 Enter roundabout right onto Rue de Kerabécam 31 yd
  4. 4 Exit roundabout right onto Rue de Kerabécam 1 mi
  5. 5 Keep slightly right onto Rue de Kerabécam 29 yd
  6. 6 Enter roundabout right onto Rue de Glasgow 34 yd
  7. 7 Exit roundabout right onto Rue de Glasgow 1 mi
  8. 8 Continue straight onto Rue de Glasgow 1 mi
  9. 9 Continue straight onto Rue Paul Masson 1 mi
  10. 10 Turn left onto Rue Danièle Casanova 170 yd
  11. 11 At roundabout, take exit straight onto Rue Danièle Casanova 167 yd
  12. 12 Turn left onto Rue Prince de Joinville 1 mi
  13. 13 At end of road, turn right onto Boulevard Léon Blum 1 mi
  1. 14 Turn right onto Rue Jules Lesven 1 mi
  2. 15 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenue Georges Pompidou 92 yd
  3. 16 Exit rotary right onto Avenue Georges Pompidou 1 mi
  4. 17 Enter rotary slightly right 168 yd
  5. 18 Exit rotary right 3 mi
  6. 19 Continue straight 104 mi
  7. 20 Take exit slightly right onto Le Bois de Boudan 49 mi
  8. 21 Continue straight 16 mi
  9. 22 Continue straight 56 mi
  10. 23 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
  11. 24 Merge slightly left onto Périphérique Sud 8 mi
  12. 25 Take exit slightly right 46 yd
  13. 26 Keep slightly right onto Porte de Paris 1 mi
  14. 27 Merge slightly left onto Autoroute de Normandie 31 mi
  15. 28 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
  16. 29 Turn slightly right 1 mi
  17. 30 Continue straight 147 yd
  18. 31 Keep slightly right 10 mi
  19. 32 Continue straight 5 mi
  20. 33 Continue straight 28 mi
  21. 34 Keep slightly right 25 mi
  22. 35 Merge slightly left 46 mi
  23. 36 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
  24. 37 Keep slightly left 1 mi
  25. 38 Merge slightly left onto L'Européenne 89 mi
  26. 39 Take exit slightly right 1 mi
  27. 40 Turn left onto Avenue du Benelux 1 mi
  28. 41 Enter rotary slightly right onto Avenue de la Villette 78 yd
  29. 42 Exit rotary straight onto Avenue de la Villette 1 mi
  30. 43 Enter roundabout right onto Avenue de la Villette 21 yd
  31. 44 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Avenue de la Villette 93 yd
  32. 45 Turn left 20 yd
  33. 46 Turn slightly left onto Avenue de la Villette 1 mi
  34. 47 Turn right onto Avenue de Petite-Synthe 1 mi
  35. 48 Continue straight onto Boulevard Simone Veil 1 mi
  36. 49 Continue left onto Rue du Canal de Bergues 96 yd
  37. 50 Continue straight onto Rue de l'Écluse de Bergues 1 mi
  38. 51 Turn right onto Boulevard Alexandre III 1 mi
  39. 52 Arrive left onto Place Jean Bart

The return trip from Dunkerque to Brest covers roughly the same distance, 472 mi.

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Places along this route

Driving from Brest to Dunkerque you pass near Newhaven Ferry Port, Notre-Dame, Embarcadère du Chalet des Îles, Tour-Eiffel, Place de la Concorde.

Questions and answers

Dunkerque lies roughly to the north-east of Brest.

How far is it from Brest to Dunkerque?

The distance between Brest and Dunkerque is 472 mi by road.

How long does it take to drive from Brest to Dunkerque?

The drive from Brest to Dunkerque takes approximately 8 h 25 min by car.

What is the best route from Brest to Dunkerque?

The fastest route from Brest to Dunkerque covers 472 mi with a driving time of approximately 8 h 25 min.

What is the shortest route from Brest to Dunkerque?

The shortest driving route from Brest to Dunkerque is about 472 mi by road.

Sources

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