Paris Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Distance: 221 miDuration: 4 h 10 min

Driving from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin takes about 4 h 10 min via A 13. The distance is 221 mi. The straight-line distance is 187 mi. EV charging is available along the route, including in Paris, Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Le Havre, Caen, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Driving directions

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Driving directions35 · 221 mi

1 Depart right onto Place du Pont-Neuf - Christo et Jeanne-Claude 116 yd
2 Turn right onto Quai de Conti 1 mi
3 Continue slightly left onto Quai Malaquais 1 mi
4 Continue straight onto Quai Voltaire 1 mi
5 Continue straight onto Quai Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 1 mi
6 Continue straight onto Quai Anatole France 1 mi
7 Turn right onto Pont de la Concorde 1 mi
8 Continue slightly left onto Place de la Concorde 1 mi
9 Turn left onto Avenue des Champs-Élysées 1 mi
10 Enter rotary right onto Avenue des Champs-Élysées 62 yd
11 Exit rotary right onto Avenue des Champs-Élysées 1 mi
12 Enter rotary right onto Avenue de la Grande Armée 1 mi
13 Exit rotary right onto Avenue de la Grande Armée 1 mi

14 Continue straight onto Place de la Porte Maillot 1 mi
15 Continue straight onto Avenue de Neuilly 128 yd
16 Continue straight onto Avenue Charles de Gaulle 2 mi
17 Continue straight 13 mi
18 Merge slightly right onto Autoroute de Normandie 12 mi
19 Take exit slightly right onto Autoroute de Normandie 1 mi
20 Merge slightly left onto Autoroute de Normandie 44 mi
21 Keep slightly left onto Autoroute de Normandie 21 mi
22 Keep slightly left onto Autoroute de Normandie 48 mi
23 Keep slightly left onto Autoroute de Normandie 1 mi
24 Continue straight 1 mi
25 Merge slightly right 7 mi
26 Keep slightly left 70 mi
27 Enter rotary right onto Route des Rouges Terres 111 yd
28 Exit rotary slightly right onto Route des Rouges Terres 1 mi
29 Enter rotary right onto Route des Rouges Terres 92 yd
30 Exit rotary right onto Route des Rouges Terres 2 mi
31 Enter rotary right onto Rue Lucet 47 yd
32 Exit rotary right onto Rue Lucet 1 mi
33 Continue straight onto Avenue de Paris 1 mi
34 Continue straight onto Avenue Aristide Briand 1 mi
35 Arrive onto Avenue Aristide Briand

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The return trip from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Paris covers roughly the same distance, 221 mi.

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Embarcadère du Chalet des Îles
Ferry Terminals
Tour-Eiffel
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Place de la Concorde
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Musée d'Orsay
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Louvre
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Ferry Terminals
Invalides
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Bateaux-Mouches
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Bateaux Parisiens
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Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated 16 August 2026.

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Cherbourg-en-Cotentin lies roughly to the west of Paris.

How far is it from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin?: The distance between Paris and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is 221 mi by road.
How long does it take to drive from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin?: The drive from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin takes approximately 4 h 10 min by car.
What is the best route from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin?: The fastest route from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin covers 221 mi with a driving time of approximately 4 h 10 min.
What is the shortest route from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin?: The shortest driving route from Paris to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is about 221 mi by road.
How do you drive from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Paris?: The fastest route from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Paris covers 221 mi with a driving time of approximately 4 h 10 min.