01 — Road to Le Mans
Road to Le Mans
TRAVERSÉE RURALE DE LA FRANCE
Weather Forecast
Thu 11 Jun 2026
London
⛅ 20° / 12°
Cloudy
💧 20% · 0.2mm · ⛈️ 10%
🌙 10%
💨 14 km/h · gusts 31
Le Mans
⛅ 20° / 13°
Mostly cloudy
💧 10%
🌙 5%
💨 19 km/h · gusts 45
Preparation
What to Pack →Getting ready for the trip
[Placeholder — gear checklist, packing list, route planning, Eurotunnel booking, insurance, breakdown cover.]
Bikes
The Machines
KTM 1290 SuperAdventure S
2018
KTM SuperDuke GT
2016
Honda VFR 800
2002
Yamaha Tracer 900 GT
2017
Day 1 — Trip Details
London to Le Mans
Thu 11 Jun 2026 · 547 km
Day
1
London to Le Mans
Thu 11 Jun 2026 · 547 km · Stir Coffee Brixton → Folkestone → Calais → Normandy → Le Mans
View day details →Part 1 — London to Folkestone
Meet at Stir Coffee, 111 Brixton Hill, SW2 1AA. Head south via the M25 and M20 to the LeShuttle terminal at Folkestone. Allow plenty of time — check in closes at 05:54.
Open in Google Maps →Part 2 — LeShuttle Crossing
Departs
06:54 UK
Check in by
05:54 UK
Arrives
08:29 FR
~35 minute crossing. Fuel up at the TotalEnergies station immediately on exit from the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles before joining the autoroute.
Part 3 — Calais to Rouen — Autoroute
Head south on the A26 autoroute towards Rouen. Exit near Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal to leave the toll roads behind.
Open in Google Maps →Part 4 — Rouen to Le Mans — Scenic
The best bit. Switch your GPS to avoid tolls and wind through the Perche countryside via Évreux, L'Aigle, and Mortagne-au-Perche before dropping into Le Mans.
Rouen → Évreux → L'Aigle → Mortagne-au-Perche → Le Mans
Open in Google Maps →