# European route E5 in the United Kingdom

The European route E5 in the United Kingdom is a series of roads, part of the International E-road network, running from western Scotland to southern England. It crosses afterwards the English Channel to France and ends in Spain eventually. The route is not signposted in the United Kingdom.

## Route

The E5 starts in the town of Greenock in western Scotland where it follows the A8 road until Bishopton. There it transforms into the M8 motorway, the busiest motorway in Scotland, and later the M74 motorway, where it passes the largest Scottish city Glasgow. The M74 motorway goes southeast through Scotland and changes into an A-class road at Abington. At the border with England, the M6 motorway starts and continues south passing major cities like Carlisle, Preston, Liverpool, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent and ends in Birmingham. Around Birmingham, the E5 shortly uses the M42 before connecting on the M40 towards London. After passing Warwick the E5 ends at exit 9 just north of Oxford. Here the E5 leaves the highway and follows the A34 road passing Oxford and Newbury, ending in Winchester. Here it connects on the last part: the M3 motorway, ending in Southampton. Afterwards it uses a non-existing ferry to cross the English Channel to Le Havre, France. The E5 covers a distance of 721 km (448 mi) in the United Kingdom.

## Detailed route

| Region | National road number | Section | Junction | Northbound destinations | Southbound destinations |
| Scotland Inverclyde | A8 road | Greenock - Langbank | Greenock Port Glasgow | Gourock Greenock | Paisley Glasgow |
| Renfrewshire | M8 motorway | Langbank - Paisley | 31 A8 Bishopton 30 M898 Erskine, Dumbarton, Fort William Bishopton (only northbound) 29 A726, A737 Glasgow Airport, Irvine, Paisley, Johnstone | Gourock Greenock | Paisley Glasgow |
| Renfrewshire | M8 motorway | Paisley - Glasgow | 28 Glasgow Airport (only northbound) 27 A741 Renfrew, Paisley 26 A736 Hillington, Braehead 25A A736, A8 Renfrew, Hillington, Braehead | Greenock Paisley | Glasgow |
| Glasgow City | M8 motorway | Glasgow | 25 A739 Clyde Tunnel, QEUH & RHC Hospitals 24 Govan 23 B768 Ibrox (only northbound) 22 M74, M77, A8, E16 Glasgow-Center, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Kilmarnock, Tradeston 21 M8 W, M77 Kinning Park, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr (only southbound) | Greenock Paisley | Carlisle |
| Glasgow City | M74 motorway | Glasgow | 1 A8 Glasgow-Center, Tradeston 1A A728, A730 Polmadie, Rutherglen | Glasgow | Carlisle |
| South Lanarkshire | M74 motorway | Rutherglen | 2 A724 Rutherglen, Cambuslang | Glasgow | Carlisle |
| Glasgow City | M74 motorway | Glasgow | 2A A74 Tollcross, Cambuslang 3 A763, B765 Shettleston, Cambuslang (only northbound) 3A A721 Tannochside, Uddingston 4 M73, M8, M80 Edinburgh, Stirling, Coatbridge, Dunfermline, Cumbernauld | Glasgow | Carlisle |
| South Lanarkshire | M74 motorway | Glasgow - Abington | Bothwell services (only southbound) 5 A725 East Kilbride, Coatbridge, Bellshill, Blantyre, Newton Mearns Hamilton services (only northbound) 6 A723 Hamilton, Wishaw, Motherwell 7 Larkhall, Lanark, Carluke (only southbound) 8 A71 Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Wishaw, Stonehouse 9 B7078 Kirkmuirhill, Blackwood, Lesmahagow, Coalburn (only southbound) 10 B7078 Kirkmuirhill, Blackwood, Lesmahagow, Coalburn (only northbound) 11 B7078, A70 Edinburgh, Ayr, Douglas, Rigside (only southbound) 12 B7078, A70 Edinburgh, Ayr, Douglas, Rigside (only northbound) 13 A702 Edinburgh, Lanark, Biggar, Abington | Glasgow | Carlisle |
| South Lanarkshire | A74(M) motorway | Abington - Beattock | 14 A702, A76 Crawford, Thornhill | Glasgow | Carlisle |
| Dumfries and Galloway | A74(M) motorway | Beattock - Gretna | 15 A701, A708 Beattock, Moffat, Dumfries, Selkirk 16 B7076 Johnstonebridge, Annandale Water services 17 B7068, A709 Lockerbie, Dumfries, Langholm, Lochmaben 18 B723, A709 Lockerbie, Dumfries, Langholm, Lochmaben (only northbound) 19 B7076 Ecclefechan, Langholm 20 B722, B7076 Eaglesfield, Annan, Kirtlebridge, Langholm 21 B6357, B7076 Canonbie, Kirkpatrick-Fleming Gretna Green services 22 A75, A6071, B7076, E18 Gretna Green, Gretna, Longtown, Dumfries, Annan, Stranraer | Glasgow | Carlisle |
| England Cumbria | M6 motorway | Gretna - Carlisle | 45 B7076, A6071 Gretna, Longtown (only northbound) Todhills Rest Area 44 A7, A689 Carlisle North, Edinburgh, Workington, Whitehaven, Newcastle upon Tyne 43 A69, E18 Carlisle, Hexham, Newcastle upon Tyne | Glasgow | Carlisle |
| England Cumbria | M6 motorway | Carlisle - Burton-in-Kendal | 42 A6 Carlisle South, Wetheral, Dalston Southwaite Services 41 B5305 Wigton, Lazonby 40 A66 Penrith, Keswick, Brough, Workington, Lake District National Park 39 A6 Shap, Kendal Tebay Services 38 A685 Kendal, Brough, Kirkby Stephen 37 A684 Kendal, Sedbergh, Barrow-in-Furness, Keswick, Lake District National Park, Yorkshire Dales National Park Killington Lake Services (only southbound) 36 A65, A590 Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton, Leeds, Barrow-in-Furness Burton-in-Kendal Services (only northbound) | Glasgow Carlisle | Manchester Liverpool Lancaster |
| Lancashire | M6 motorway | Burton-in-Kendal - Lancaster | 35 A6, A601(M) Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, Warton, Over Kellet 34 A683 Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham, Halton, Caton | Glasgow Carlisle | Manchester Liverpool Lancaster |
| Lancashire | M6 motorway | Lancaster - Preston | 33 A6 Garstang, Fleetwood, Galgate, University of Lancaster Lancaster Service Area 32 M55 Preston North, Blackpool, Fulwood, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Kirkham 31 A59 Preston Center, Clitheroe, Blackburn, Burnley 30 M61, M62, M65 Manchester, Leeds, Blackburn, Burnley, Bolton | Glasgow Lancaster | Manchester Liverpool Preston |
| Lancashire | M6 motorway | Preston - Standish | 29 M65 Blackburn, Burnley, Bamber Bridge, Southport 28 B5256 Leyland Charnock Richard Services 27 A5209 Wigan, Parbold, Burscough, Ormskirk, Standish | Glasgow Preston | Birmingham Liverpool Warrington |
| Greater Manchester | M6 motorway | Standish - Ashton-in-Makerfield | 26 M58 Wigan, Liverpool North, Bolton, Southport, Skelmersdale 25 A49 Wigan (only northbound) 24 A58 St Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield (only southbound) | Glasgow Preston | Birmingham Liverpool Warrington |
| Merseyside | M6 motorway | Ashton-in-Makerfield - Warrington | 23 A580 Liverpool, Manchester, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Golborne, Haydock 22 A49 Warrington North, Golborne | Glasgow Preston | Birmingham Liverpool Warrington |
| Warrington | M6 motorway | Warrington | 21A M62 Manchester, Leeds, Bolton, Liverpool 21 A57 Warrington Center, Irlam, Manchester 20 A50, B5158 Warrington South, Macclesfield, Lymm (only northbound) | Manchester Liverpool | Birmingham Stoke-on-Trent |
| Cheshire East | M6 motorway | Warrington - Knutsford | 20(a) M56 Manchester S, Stockport, Sheffield, Runcorn, Chester, Colwyn Bay, Manchester Airport, North Wales 19 A556 Northwich, Macclesfield, Knutsford Knutsford Services | Manchester Liverpool | Birmingham Stoke-on-Trent |
| Cheshire West and Chester | M6 motorway | Knutsford - Holmes Chapel | / | Manchester Liverpool | Birmingham Stoke-on-Trent |
| Cheshire East | M6 motorway | Holmes Chapel - Stoke-on-Trent | 18 A54 Chester, Northwich, Middlewich, Holmes Chapel, Winsford, Congleton 17 A534 Sandbach, Congleton, Crewe North Sandbach services 16 A500 Crewe South, Nantwich, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme | Manchester Liverpool | Birmingham Stoke-on-Trent |
| Staffordshire | M6 motorway | Stoke-on-Trent - Cannock | Keele services 15 A500, A50 Stoke-on-Trent South, Derby, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Stone Stafford services 14 A34 Stafford North, Eccleshall, Newport, Telford 13 A449 Stafford South, Penkridge, Rugeley 12 A5 M54 Cannock, Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, North Wales M6 Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Bristol, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester, London (only southbound) | Manchester Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent | Birmingham |
| West Midlands | M6 motorway | Birmingham | 11 A460, M6, M54 Wolverhampton, Cannock Hilton Park services M54, A5 Wolverhampton, Telford, Shrewsbury, North and Mid Wales (only northbound) 10 A454 Wolverhampton Central & East, Walsall, Willenhall 9 A461 Walsall, Wednesbury, Darlaston, Dudley 8 M5 Birmingham West & South, West Bromwich, Worcester, Bristol 7 A34 Birmingham North, Walsall 6 A38(M), A38 Birmingham Center, East & Northeast, Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield 5 A452 Birmingham East, Sutton Coldfield (only northbound) 4A M42, M6 Toll, M1, M5, M40, E24 Tamworth, Nottingham, Birmingham South, London (only southbound) 4/7 M42, A446 Birmingham East, Coventry South & West, London, Bristol | Manchester Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent | London Oxford |
| West Midlands | M42 motorway | Birmingham | 6 A45 Birmingham East, Birmingham Airport, Coventry 5 A41 Birmingham Southeast, Solihull 4 A34 Birmingham Southeast, Solihull, Shirley | Manchester Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent | London Oxford |
| Warwickshire | M42 motorway | Birmingham | M40 Birmingham South, London, Oxford, Worcester, Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon | Manchester Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent | London Oxford |
| Warwickshire | M40 motorway | Birmingham - Banbury | 16 A3400 Henley-in-Arden (only southbound) 15 A46, A429 Warwick, Coventry, Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester, Wellesbourne 14 A452 Leamington Spa (only southbound) 13 A452 Leamington Spa (only northbound) Warwick services 12 B4451 Gaydon, Kineton, Bishop's Itchington | Birmingham | London Oxford |
| Oxfordshire | M40 motorway | Banbury - Bicester | 11 A422, A361 Banbury, Brackley 10 A43, B430 Northampton, Milton Keynes, Middleton Stoney, Brackley, Buckingham 9 A34, A41 Oxford, Newbury, Bicester, Aylesbury, Kidlington | Birmingham | London Oxford |
| Oxfordshire | A34 road | Bicester - Oxford | Weston-on-the-Green, Wendlebury B4072 Bletchingdon, Islip Kidlington (only southbound) A44, A40 Oxford, Evesham, London, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Witney A420 Oxford, Swindon, Bristol | Birmingham | Newbury Oxford |
| Oxfordshire | A34 road | Oxford - East Ilsley | A423 Oxford South A4183 Abingdon-on-Thames North (only southbound) Abingdon-on-Thames, Marcham, Kingston Bagpuize A4130, A417 Didcot, Wantage, Steventon A4185 Chilton West Isley, The Ridgeway | Birmingham Oxford | Southampton Newbury |
| West Berkshire | A34 road | East Ilsley - Newbury | East Ilsley, Compton, West Ilsley Chieveley, Beedon (only southbound) M4, E30 London, Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff, South Wales Chieveley services A339 Newbury, Thatcham, Basingstoke A4 Newbury, Hungerford, Marlborough | Birmingham Oxford | Southampton Newbury |
| Hampshire | A34 road | Newbury - Winchester | A343 Newbury, Highclere, Andover B4640 Burghclere, Newbury Burghclere, Kingsclere, Highclere, Whitway (only northbound) Whitchurch, Litchfield, Dunley, Woodcott B3400 Whitchurch, Tufton, Overton (only northbound) A303, A30, A343 Basingstoke, Andover, Salisbury, Stockbridge Sutton Scotney services Worthy Down, South Wonston, Littleton, Winchester Winchester, Kings Worthy, Micheldever, Popham 9 M3, A272 Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, London | Oxford Newbury | Southampton Winchester |
| Hampshire | M3 motorway | Winchester - Southampton | 10 A31, B3330 Winchester, Alton (only northbound) 11 A3090 Winchester 12 A335 Eastleigh North, Chandler's Ford 13 A335 Eastleigh Center 14 M27 Southampton Center, Portsmouth, Worthing, Brighton, Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth Southampton | London Winchester | Southampton |
| | Sea route Southampton - Le Havre | Sea route Southampton - Le Havre | France towards Le Havre, Rouen and Paris | France towards Le Havre, Rouen and Paris | France towards Le Havre, Rouen and Paris |