all about parking, traffic and transport

After the big start of the Tour de France cyclist in Copenhagen on Friday July 1 and three stages in Denmark, the peloton returns to France with a stage between Dunkirk and Calais on Tuesday July 5.

Parking and traffic will be restricted in both cities. How do I get there to watch the start of the stage or the finish of the race? Discover all the practical information below.

Parking and traffic in Dunkirk

  • The axes closed for the organization of the Tour de France will be prohibited to traffic and parking.
  • Place Paul Asseman: parking and traffic prohibited from Monday July 4 at 9 a.m. to Tuesday July 5 at 7 p.m.
  • Sea dyke: closed to local residents from Monday July 4 until the end of privatization by the organization of the Tour de France.

How to come to Dunkirk?

By bus

  • Line C2 – Grévy stop
  • Line C3 – Fénelon or Geeraert stops
  • Line C4 – Fenelon stop

By bike

Park your bike safely in dedicated bike parks:

  • Grand Large sports hall
  • Junction rue Hoche/Digue de mer

By train

The Region and the TER Hauts-de-France are setting up a Tour de France pass which allows free movement between Dunkirk, Saint Omer and Calais on July 5 and between Lille and Wallers on July 6 from Hauts-de-France stations .

  • Tour de France Pass 1 day: 12 euros
  • Tour de France Pass 2 days: 17 euros.

From Dunkirk station, free bus :

  • Line C2 – Grévy stop
  • Line C3 – Fénelon or Geeraert stops
  • Line C4 – Fenelon stop

By car

Coming from Lille via the A25 motorway:

  • Exit A16/A40 towards Ostend
  • Exit 58 towards Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

Coming from Calais or Belgium via the A16

  • Exit 58 towards Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

In all cases, free parking at the Môle 2 relay car park in Dunkirk.

Parking and traffic in Calais

Traffic and parking will be prohibited Avenue Pierre de Coubertin Monday July 4 from 11 a.m. to Tuesday July 5 at 11:30 p.m.

Prohibition to drive on the county 940 between Sangatte and Blériot-Plage on Tuesday July 5 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and from Blériot-Plage to the water tower on Tuesday July 5 from 3:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

L’Verdun Ave. and the May 8 Boulevard are closed to traffic on Tuesday July 5 from 3:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Parking will be free on Tuesday July 5 all day in the city’s twelve car parks, with the exception of the Calais Coeur de Vie car park (free from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.). Free parking is also available for people with reduced mobility (Parking PMR), near the finish line.

If you arrive before 1 p.m. on Tuesday July 5, you can park in one of the twelve car parks in the city. If you arrive after 1 p.m., you will only be able to access the Epopée car park. To access the finish line, you have two bus lines: 2 and 4.

How to come to Calais?

By car

If you arrive in Calais before 1 p.m.use exit 46 of the A16 motorway and park in car parks 1 to 12 in the city.

If you arrive after 1 p.m., use the Rocade port n°3 exit of the A216 (Calais-centre – ZA Marcel Doret – Center universitaire) and park in the Epopée parking lot. You can take a free bus to get to the finish site: lines 2 and 4.

By train

The Region and the TER Hauts-de-France are setting up a Tour de France pass which allows free movement between Dunkirk, Saint Omer and Calais on July 5 and between Lille and Wallers on July 6 from Hauts-de-France stations .

  • Tour de France Pass 1 day: 12 euros
  • Tour de France Pass 2 days: 17 euros.

Calais station is close to the finish line. You can walk there.

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