Route through Rouen
I'm sure I've seen a thread about this but trying to search for it is sole destroying. It came up with 1897 results !!
Anyway, can anyone give me the best route through Rouen? I will be travelling south on the A28 heading for Chartres. There seems to be several roads through the city but which route is best / easiest?
Thanks in advance.
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We use the A28,and then take the D6015 alongside the Seine on the east bank, through to Pont de l'Arche, and then join the N154 where the A13 autoroute crosses it. That takes you down to Dreux, Evreux, and then Chartres.
If you'd like a detailed version, including photos of the various junctions, then email me at valdaathome@gmail.com.
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John, Everyone has their own view of which way is best or easiest. Some follow their sat nav, some follow their map.
But, believing they have been erected for a reason, I just look for any large signs taking me to the A13 towards Paris, and then leave that road on to the A184 towards Dreux and Chartres.
Others will disagree.
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Keith Chesterfield posted his thanks to Valda on < this thread > It also includes a 4 minute video of the route, suitably speeded up !
I have followed the route suggested by Valda on many occasions and find it very easy - I set a way point for my sat nav directly on the southbound carriageway of the D6015 where it crosses the River Eure.
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Not sure if you can see this picture very well (click on it to make it bigger) but it shows the route we mainly take through Rouen which is the main route. We have used the route suggested by Val but we were heading for Pont de l'arche. I am ashamed to say that I got in a muddle using Val's route as I came off a junction too soon!!! I also found it not an easy junction to get across to get onto the D6015 and then there were road works to cap it all!!! Perhaps I was just having a bad day.
David
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For the best quality picture click on the 'cog' at the bottom right of the Video and select 720pHD
It really is a fast road towards Evreux and is the easiest and traffic free journey we had made through Rouen.
We stopped on the cramped, but convenient, Aire at Nonancourt overnight before heading into deepest France.
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We have always followed the route taken by David and Eurotraveller, with no problems. If lorries can do it then so can we
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Keith and Margaret's route is the one we follow- and this video is a very good way of demonstrating it.
We've been using that route for many years - at one time it was almost traffic free, but is now busier, and as a result there are traffic calming measures which some really don't like. It doesn't bother us, but with a caravan without suspension, or a motorhome with some rattles, then it may be quite a nuisance.
I have a PDF version of the Rouen route which shows the important junctions. It generally forms part of a suggested non-toll route to the Dordogne or the Languedoc, or even the Ardeche, if you end with a trip down the fairly spectacular N102 into Aubenas.
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Can’t help much with the route South but the Northern route from Chartres is extremely simple if you use the Autoroute. Stay on the motorway and pay the very small toll as you get towards Rouen (about three Euros). IMPORTANT - don’t leave the Autoroute until you see the sign for Calais. This takes you North of the river on a dual carriageway through the industrial area and out onto the Autoroute to the channel ports or other routes if you wish. I confirmed this route during a conversation with a local resident who I struck up a conversation with at an Aire approaching Rouen so I am comfortable that this is by far the best way. Fast and simple with the advantage that there are cheap fuel stations along the way. I assume that you can do this in reverse but I haven’t tried it. If anybody knows the reverse route please advise.
I have mentioned before and will repeat here, not everybody will agree but the route from Rouen to Chartres is poor. In fact, we hate it so much that next year we will either detour via Le Mans or even brave Paris. There are fast sections but there are also many roundabouts, lots of traffic and few stopping places. It will be an Autoroute eventually unless the campaigners get their way.
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John, total curved ball....
from Derbyshire, isnt it as easy to come directly south and take a ferry from (say) Poole-Cherbourg and miss out all the M25 hassle on the uk side and all Rouen stuff on tne French side?
where are you actually heading and is there a particular need for a calais crossing?
either way, good luck.
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There are a few reasons why we go via Dover / Calais. One is that better half isn't too keen on boats but can tolerate the short Dover Calais crossing. (Tunnel is too expensive at over 50% more). Whilst I've not specifically looked at Poole Cherbourg I'm guessing it is much the same sort of price as all the other more westerly crossings so considerably more than Dover Calais (and a far longer crossing)
Distance from home to Dover is 205 miles, home to Poole 206 miles. Cherbourg to Chartres is 357km (214 miles) and Calais to Chartres 374km (224 miles) so only 9 miles difference in the whole journey. We go M1, A14, M11 and then quite a short stretch of the M25 and then onto the M2 and A2. So far have never had any real trouble with traffic holdups.
I've been through Rouen on a few occasions but not since all the major hold-ups when the bridge was closed so my query was really to see if others had found a different route through the city which turned out to be better than the 'obvious' route.
Thanks to all that have replied with suggestions.
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I think your wise to avoid Poole, not an easy place to get to from the north largely because of the traffic in the south coast area. Portsmouth would be easier to get to. I am also surprised you choose the A14, is there not major road works on it as you approach the M11? Whatever the route you choose allow plenty of time.
I have just about used every route there is to go south from Calais and keep coming back to Calais-Rouen- Chartes as the best toll free route and it gets better every year with the road improvements going on.
peedee
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We use the A14, M11 when we go south, either to our son's in Hackney, virtually at the end of the M11, or when going further south to Dover. We've not had a problem with roadworks in the past, but I do know they are 'improving the road' between Cambridge and Huntingdon, so this may cause problems until the work is finished. If the A14 has problems (as it did once when blocked with snow) we've used the A10 instead, and found this a good and under-used alternative.
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