E18 | |
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Route information | |
Length: | 1,890 km (1,170 mi) |
Major junctions | |
West end: | Craigavon, Northern Ireland, (United Kingdom) |
A75 Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland, (United Kingdom), E6 Oslo (Norway) E16 Sandvika (Norway) |
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East end: | Saint Petersburg (Russia) |
Location | |
Countries: | Northern Ireland, U.K., Scotland, U.K., Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia |
Highway system | |
International E-road network |
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Scotland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 kilometres (1,174 miles) in length.
The route starts in Northern Ireland and runs from Craigavon (M1) – Belfast (M2, A8) – Larne, then to Scotland: Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway (A75) – Gretna – then England via the (M6) – Carlisle (A69) to Newcastle. Like all European routes, it is not signposted as such in the United Kingdom.
The route continues as a motorway from Kristiansand in Norway.
E18 is connected with the E39 Ferry to Denmark. The ferry runs from Kristansand to Hirtshals, takes about 3 hours and 15 minutes, and is operated by Color Line.