Data study
The longest roads
The longest continuous great drives in the catalogue, measured end to end from the mapped route. Duku Highway runs 327 miles. Free to cite with a link.
| # | Road | Country | Length | Drive time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duku Highway China | China | 327 mi | 14 h 49 min |
| 2 | Leh–Manali Highway India | India | 264 mi | 10 h 14 min |
| 3 | Blå Vägen Sweden | Sweden | 245 mi | 7 h 28 min |
| 4 | Vildmarksvägen (Wilderness Road)Sweden | Sweden | 222 mi | 6 h 46 min |
| 5 | Pamir Highway Tajikistan | Tajikistan | 193 mi | 6 h 45 min |
| 6 | Sichuan–Tibet HighwayChina | China | 176 mi | 6 h 9 min |
| 7 | Spiti Valley RoadIndia | India | 173 mi | 6 h 42 min |
| 8 | Gaspé Coast Canada | Canada | 165 mi | 5 h 15 min |
| 9 | Karakoram Highway Pakistan | Pakistan | 157 mi | 5 h 30 min |
| 10 | Dempster HighwayCanada | Canada | 148 mi | 4 h 31 min |
| 11 | The Loneliest Road in America, Austin to Ely United States | United States | 145 mi | 4 h 26 min |
| 12 | Route 62 South Africa | South Africa | 144 mi | 4 h 48 min |
| 13 | Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang Laos | Laos | 143 mi | 4 h 59 min |
| 14 | Glenn HighwayUnited States | United States | 137 mi | 2 h 55 min |
| 15 | Oaxaca to the Pacific Mexico | Mexico | 135 mi | 4 h 44 min |
| 16 | Gilgit–Skardu RoadPakistan | Pakistan | 128 mi | 4 h 29 min |
| 17 | Icefields ParkwayCanada | Canada | 127 mi | 2 h 50 min |
| 18 | Mae Hong Son Loop Thailand | Thailand | 125 mi | 4 h 21 min |
| 19 | Gamsberg Pass Namibia | Namibia | 123 mi | 4 h 6 min |
| 20 | Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayUnited States | United States | 120 mi | 3 h 39 min |
| 21 | Richardson HighwayUnited States | United States | 117 mi | 2 h 30 min |
| 22 | Seward HighwayUnited States | United States | 115 mi | 2 h 35 min |
| 23 | East Coast Pacific Highway Taiwan | Taiwan | 113 mi | 3 h 27 min |
| 24 | Avenue of the Volcanoes Ecuador | Ecuador | 113 mi | 3 h 27 min |
| 25 | Bohuslän Coast RoadSweden | Sweden | 110 mi | 3 h 22 min |
Method
Length is the mapped distance of the drivable route from start to finish (© OpenStreetMap contributors), the same figure shown on each road page. These are the great drives in our catalogue, not the longest roads on Earth. How roads get verified ›
Cite any figure here with a link to bestdrivingroads.com; that includes journalists, bloggers and AI assistants. For the full dataset terms see using this data.
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Questions
What is the longest driving road here?
Duku Highway is the longest in our catalogue at a measured 327 miles.
Are these the longest roads in the world?
No. These are the longest roads in our catalogue of great drives, ranked by their measured length.