European Route E5

It is the westernmost north–south "reference road", running from Greenock in Scotland, south through Great Britain and France to Algeciras, Spain. The route is 1,900 miles (3,100 km) long.

E5
Major junctions
North end	Greenock, Scotland
South end	Algeciras, Spain
Location
Countries	United Kingdom  France  Spain
Highway system
International E-road network A Class B Class

The E5 follows the route Greenock – Glasgow – Gretna – Carlisle – Penrith – Preston – Warrington – Birmingham – Oxford – Newbury – Southampton ... Le Havre – Paris – Orléans – Tours – Poitiers – Bordeaux – San Sebastián – Burgos – Madrid – Córdoba – Seville – Cádiz – Algeciras.

 

Although the United Kingdom Government participates fully in activities concerning the E-routes, E-routes are not signposted within the United Kingdom. Hence the first 724 km of the route is not signed.

The E5 has a gap at the English Channel between Southampton and Le Havre, France. There is no direct ferry link, but a ferry from nearby Portsmouth, along the M27, connects to Le Havre.

The E5 arrives from the non-existing ferry from Southampton in Le Havre. It passes the capital Paris, before continuing southwest passed Orléans, Tours and Bordeaux. It ends at the border town of Hendaye with Spain. It covers a distance of 985 km (612 mi).

The E5 crosses the French border at Irun, it passes the major cities of San Sebastián, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Burgos before it arrives at the nation's capital Madrid. It continues south of Madrid towards Andalusia, passing Córdoba, Seville, Jerez de la Frontera and Cádiz to end at the port city of Algeciras.

 

•   United Kingdom
  •   A8: Greenock –  
  •   M8:   – Glasgow (Interchange with (  E16)
  •    M74 / A74(M): Glasgow – Anglo-Scottish border (Start of multiplex with   E18 at  )
  •   M6: Anglo-Scottish border – Cannock (End of multiplex with   E18 at   Carlisle, interchange with   E20 and multiplex with   E22 at Warrington)
  •   M6: Cannock –   OR  : Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Whole length) (Interchange with   E24)
  •   M42: Birmingham
  •   M40: Birmingham – Oxford
  •   A34: Oxford – Winchester (Interchange with   E30 at   Newbury)
  •   M3: Winchester – Southampton
  •   M27: Southampton — Portsmouth
  •   M275: Portsmouth — Ferry Terminal
• Gap (English Channel)
  •   Portsmouth –   Le Havre
•   France
  •   N 282: Le Havre
  •   A 131: Le Havre (  E44) – Tancarville
  •   N 182: Tancarville
  •   A 131: Tancarville – Bourneville (  E46)
  •   A 13: Bourneville (Start of Concurrency with   E46) – Rouen (End of Concurrency with   E46) – Paris
  • Boulevard Périphérique: Paris (  E15   E19   E50, Towards   E54)
  •   A 6a: Paris (  E15) – Massy (  E15   E50)
  •   A 10: Massy (  E15   E50) – Ablis (  E50) – Orléans (  E9, Start of Concurrency with   E5) – Tours (  E502   E604, End of Concurrency with   E5) – Poitiers (  E62) – Niort (  E601) – Saintes (  E602   E603) – Bordeaux
  •   N 230: Bordeaux (Start of Concurrency with   E70)
  •   A 630: Bordeaux (  E72)
  •   A 63: Bordeaux – Bayonne (Start of Concurrency with   E80) – Hendaye
•   Spain
  •    AP-1 / AP-8: Irún – Donostia/S. Sebastián – Eibar (End of Concurrency with   E70) –
  •   AP-1: Eibar (  E70) – Miranda de Ebro (  E804) – Burgos
  •   A-1: Burgos (End of Concurrency with   E80) – Madrid
  •   M-30: Madrid (  E90  E901)
  •   A-4: Madrid (  E90) – Manzanares (  E903) – Bailén (  E902) – Córdoba – Sevilla (  E1, Towards   E803)
  •   AP-4 Seville - Jerez de la Frontera - Cádiz
  •   A-48 Cádiz - Vejer de la Frontera
  •   N-340 Vejer de la Frontera - Tarifa - Algeciras (  E15)