European route E40

European route E40 (E40) is a European route connecting Calais in France with Ridder in Kazakhstan near the border with Russia and China. 8,641 kilometres (5,369 miles) long, it is the longest route in the International E-road network. A different route, connecting Calais and Ridder, is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) shorter, mostly using the E30 via Berlin, Moscow, and Omsk. The E40 differs from that route in order to provide additional direct east–west access to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with a combined population base approaching 50 million people as of 2021.

Length8,641 km (5,369 mi)

Westend E15 in Calais, France

Major intersections

• E25 in Liège, Belgium
• E35 in Cologne, Germany
• E45 in Kirchheim, Germany
• E55 in Dresden, Germany
• E65 in Legnica, Poland
• E75 in Mysłowice, Poland
• E85 in Dubno, Ukraine
• E95 in Kyiv, Ukraine
• E50 in Debaltseve, Ukraine
• E60 / E004 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

EastendRidder, Kazakhstan

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E40
E40 interchange near Bruges, Belgium
Route information
Length	8,641 km (5,369 mi)
Major junctions
West end	E15 in Calais, France
Major intersections	E25 in Liège, Belgium E35 in Cologne, Germany E45 in Kirchheim, Germany E55 in Dresden, Germany E65 in Legnica, Poland E75 in Mysłowice, Poland E85 in Dubno, Ukraine E95 in Kyiv, Ukraine E50 in Debaltseve, Ukraine E60 / E004 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
East end	Ridder, Kazakhstan
Location
Countries	France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan
Highway system
International E-road network A Class B Class
← E39 → E41

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From Dresden to Kyiv, it forms part of Pan-European Corridor III.

Since 2014, parts of the road in eastern Ukraine have been under the control of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia took direct control of the areas in Donbas.