EUROPEAN ROUTE E20

The 'European route E20' is part of the United Nations International E-road network.
It runs roughly west-east through the Republic of Ireland, England, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia and finally Russia. The length is 1175 miles (1880km).
The road is not continuous and at several points a ferry must be used to continue along its length.

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Republic of Ireland

English part

Danish part

Swedish part

Estonian and Russian part

Republic of Ireland

★ Shannon Airport–N19–N18–Limerick–N7 (& M7)–Dublin
The E20, like all European routes (except, as of 2007, a short stretch of the E01) is not signed in the Republic of Ireland. The Dublin-Portlaoise and Limerick - Shannon stretches are dual carriageway or motorway, however between Portlaoise and Limerick is two-lane regular highway (and involves a drive through Limerick city). It is planned under Transport 21 to upgrade the entire route to at least dual carriageway standard.
A ferry must be used from Dublin to Liverpool.

English part

E20 follows the A5080 from Liverpool to Huyton, the M62 from Huyton to North Cave, and the A63 from North Cave to Kingston upon Hull. It is not signposted in the UK.
There is no ferry between Kingston upon Hull and Esbjerg. The alternative is Harwich-Esbjerg, 3 times per week. Harwich is located 300 km (180 mi) south of Kingston upon Hull. Or one could use a daily ferry between Kingston upon Hull and the Netherlands, and drive 700 km to Esbjerg.

Danish part

In Denmark E20 is a motorway from Esbjerg to the Oresund Bridge. The length of the Danish part is 315 km (195 miles). It passes along the Great Belt Bridge which consists of two parts of 6 + 6 km. See the Danish article for a list of all motorway exits.

Swedish part

In Sweden, E20 is a motorway from the Oresund Bridge to Nääs 30 km east of Gothenburg, a 320 km (200 mi) long motorway. Furthermore, it is a motorway most of the route from Vretstorp (12.5 miles/ 20km west of Örebro) to Stockholm.
The Swedish part is 770 km (478 mi) long. It is common with E6 for a 280 km (175 miles) long route, with E18 for 50 km (31 miles) and with E4 for 22 miles (35 km).
Between Stockholm and Tallinn a car ferry departs daily, taking 15 hours.

Estonian and Russian part

The distance from Tallinn to Saint Petersburg is 225 miles (360km). The road is mainly an ordinary road, but is a primary route for the 45 miles (70km) outside of Tallinn. The main problem with this stretch is the Russian Border Control, which is poorly equipped for the volume of traffic using it. This is especially the case with heavy goods vehicles, which are left waiting for a long time, which sometimes runs in to days. In Russia, the route coincides with the Russian route M11.