A26 autoroute

A26 autoroute
Autoroute des Anglais
Route information
Part of E15 / E17
Maintained by SANEF
Length	394 km (245 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Calais
South end	Troyes
Location
Country	France
Highway system
Roads in France Autoroutes Routes nationales

The A26 is a 357.6 km (222.2 mi) long French motorway connecting Calais and Troyes. It is also known as the Autoroute des Anglais^[1] (Motorway of the English) as its length forms the first part of the main route from the Dover-Calais ferries and the Channel Tunnel towards Southern and Eastern France and the Cote d'Azur. The motorway is used by a high proportion of British cars, particularly during the summer holiday season. The A26 between Calais and Arras (in conjunction with the A1 autoroute) is part of one of the two main routes between London and Paris, the other being the A16.

The road forms part of European route E-15 and E-17. South of its junction with the A29 autoroute the A26 is part of the Grand contournement de Paris.