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European route E18
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European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km (1,174 mi) in length.
route runs Craigavon – Belfast – Larne, then Stranraer – Gretna – Carlisle (A69) to Newcastle. Like all European routes, it is not signposted as such in the United Kingdom.
route continues as a motorway from Kristiansand in Norway (although there is no direct scheduled ferry connection between Newcastle and Kristiansand).
E18 is connected with the E39 Ferry to Denmark.
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European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km (1,174 mi) in length.
The route runs Craigavon – Belfast – Larne, then Stranraer – Gretna – 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 (although there is no direct scheduled ferry connection between Newcastle and Kristiansand).
E18 is connected with the E39 Ferry to Denmark. The ferry runs from Kristansand to Hirtshals. The trip takes about 3 Hours. Reservations can be made at
In Norway and Sweden the E18 runs Kristiansand – Arendal – Porsgrunn – Larvik – Sandefjord – Tønsberg – Horten – Drammen – Oslo – Askim – Karlstad (in Sweden) – Örebro – Västerås – Stockholm/Kapellskär. Much of the route through northern Vestfold was disrupted due to the collapse of the Hanekleiv tunnel and the need for additional repairs in the other tunnels in that area.
The connection over the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Turku/Naantali Finland is by cruiseferries operated by Silja Line and Viking Line. It is also possible to take a direct route to Helsinki. In theory it is also possible to cross the sea via Åland and the Åboland islands by island hopping over bridges, by cable ferries and ferries along the Archipelago Ring Road, but this route is not signposted as being part of the E18.
In Finland the E18 goes from Åland through southern Finland by way of Turku/Naantali – Salo – Lohja – Helsinki – Porvoo – Loviisa – Kotka – Hamina – Vaalimaa, and then to Russia along Russian route M10 via Vyborg to Saint Petersburg. The main problem with this stretch is the border control, which is poorly equipped for the increasing volume of traffic using it.
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