Distances between main points in France
Use this table to check distances in miles between the main entry points into France, in the north and east of the country, and the main cities and centres in the south and west of France.
Vertical columns: distances from the nine principal entry points into France (cities on or near the border)
Horizontal lines: the main regional centres and significant points in the south and west of France.
NB: distances are in miles,
not in kilometres. They are calculated using the best route possible
under normal driving conditions. See below for journey times. Roscoff
is a small port in Brittany, near Morlaix, and is served by ferries
from the UK.
| Paris | Calais* | Cherbourg | Roscoff | Lille | Luxembourg | Strasbourg | Mulhouse | Geneva | | Paris | | 181 | 220 | 348 | 138 | 228 | 304 | 228 | 365
| | Biarritz | 487 | 667 | 554 | 570 | 621 | 712 | 728 | 655 | 563 | | Bordeaux | 368 | 542 | 422 | 407 | 504 | 588 | 604 | 532 | 443 | | Brest | 368 | 446 | 263 | 40 | 473 | 590 | 666 | 677 | 676 | | Clermont-Fd | 263 | 442 | 446 | 500 | 398 | 391 | 376 | 318 | 201 | | Dijon | 194 | 356 | 415 | 515 | 312 | 203 | 207 | 139 | 163 | | Lyon | 289 | 474 | 509 | 608 | 430 | 322 | 303 | 239 | 93 | | Marseille | 482 | 671 | 707 | 750 | 624 | 515 | 504 | 434 | 286 2 | | Nantes | 237 | 371 | 210 | 195 | 372 | 459 | 538 | 537 | 485 | | Nice | 584 | 774 | 810 | 890 | 730 | 496 | 483 | 426 1 | 332 3 | | Perpignan | 528 | 687 | 685 | 694 | 666 | 600 | 588 | 519 | 371 | | Toulouse | 420 | 600 | 555 | 564 | 556 | 498 | 604 | 536 | 425 |
* From Calais. Check out the About-France.com guide to routes from Calais
1. Mulhouse - Nice route is via Zurich & Milan
2. Geneva - Marseille, via Valence
3. Geneva - Nice route via Mont Blanc tunnel & Italy
► Journey times: taking into account stops, hold-ups and traffic conditions, an average speed of 60 m.p.h is feasible on a normal day on the French motorway system.
Most of the long journeys across France will be fully, or very
largely, on motorways or roads of motorway standard. On Saturdays in
the summer, average speed may be only 50 mph or 55 mph depending on the
route and the trafic density.
So to calculate
the time needed, divide the mileage by 60 or 50, depending on when you
plan to travel. Thus, the 600-mile journey from Calais to Toulouse
should take about 10 hours under normal driving conditons, but could be
up to 12 hours on a Saturday in summer.
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