The A1 Autoroute, also autoroutes autoroute du Nord (the Northern Motorway), is the busiest of

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

's autoroutes and is part of an environmental zones.(See below) With a length of , it connects

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

with the northern city of

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

. It is managed by the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France (SANEF). The autoroute serves the northern suburbs of Paris, including the

Stade de France Stade de France (, ) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the List of football stadiums in France, largest stadium i ...

Le Bourget Le Bourget () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune features Le Bourget Airport, which in turn hosts the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace (Air and Space Museum). A very ...

, Paris' Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, and

Parc Astérix Parc Astérix () is a theme park in France based on the comic book series ''Asterix'' by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. In 2023, the park welcomed over 2.8 million visitors, making it the second most visited park in France behind Disneyland P ...

. From there it crosses

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...

, without directly passing through any of the major cities of the ''région''. Throughout Hauts-de-France, the A1 runs parallel to the

LGV Nord The (), typically shortened to LGV Nord, is a French -long high-speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgium–France border, Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille. With a maximum speed of , the line appreciably ...

. Around from Paris, between the towns of

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...

and Saint-Quentin and near the ''Aire de service de Cœur des Hauts-de-France'' (the largest motorway plaza in Europe), the A1 crosses over the A29. A few dozen kilometers further north it forms the southern terminus of the A2, which branches off towards

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

. The A1 is also crossed by the A26, the A21 and the A22, and it makes up part of European routes E15, E17, E19 and E42. in its northern terminus, the A1 turns into the A25. Environmental zone: Lille has two environmental zones: Lille ZFE Lille (Lille region) ZPA central Name of the environmental zone: Environmental zone Lille ZFE - France Environmental zone valid since: 01-01-2025 Type of environmental zone: permanently valid, 0:00 - 24:00 Driving bans (temporary): Currently unknow Driving bans (permanent): all vehicles (except L) without sticker Fines: €68.00 - €450.00 Area of the environmental zone: The ZFE applies to the 95 municipalities of the European metropolis of Lille and to the structuring network (A1, A25, A22, A27, A23, N227, N356, N41, N47). Special features: Manual check of police officers Exceptions: Doctor, Fire Department, Military, Classic Car over 30 years old, Police Car, Customs, Snow Plow, City Bus and Ambulance Source

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History

* Lille (porte de la Madeleine) -

Carvin Carvin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about northeast of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens. History During World War I, from October 1914 to October 1 ...

: 1954 *

- Gavrelle: 1958 * Gavrelle -

Bapaume Bapaume (original Dutch name Batpalmen) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region of northern France. Geography Bapaume is a farming and light indus ...

: 1967 *

- Roye: 1966 * Roye -

Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...

: 1965 *

: 1964 *

- Saint-Denis: 1966 * Saint-Denis -

(porte de la Chapelle): 1965.

List of exits and junctions

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Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

, rowspan="1",

, 0.0 , 0.0 , Boulevard Périphérique + , * Périphérique Ouest : France_road_sign_C207

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

( A13) * Périphérique Est : France_road_sign_C207

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

- Nancy ( A4) * Paris Centre : Paris - Porte de la Chapelle , , - , rowspan="7",

Seine-Saint-Denis () is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobi ...

, 2.3 , 1.24 , , Saint-Denis,

, , Entry and exit only from Paris , - , 3.5 , 1.86 , , Saint-Denis,

Pierrefitte-sur-Seine Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (, ) is a former commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France, since 2025 a part of Saint-Denis, following a vote of both municipal councils on 30 May 2024. It forms part of the northern ...

, Villetaneuse , , - , 4.5 , 2.48 , , Stains, Garges-lès-Gonesse,

Sarcelles Sarcelles () is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero#France, centre of Paris. Sarcelles is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of Franc ...

, La Courneuve , Entry and exit only from Paris , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 7.1 , 4.34 , A86 - A1 , France_road_sign_C207

A15,

( A14)

Aubervilliers Aubervilliers () is a communes of France, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis departments of France, department, Île-de-France regions of France, region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. Geography Localisation Aubervilliers is one of th ...

La Défense La Défense () is a major business district in France's Paris metropolitan area, west of the city limits. It is located in Île-de-France region's Departments of France, department of Hauts-de-Seine in the Communes of France, communes of Courbe ...

, Saint-Denis - La Plaine, Stade de France , Entry and exit only from Lille , - , 8.3 , 4.9 , ,

Le Blanc-Mesnil () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, between Charles de Gaulle Airport and Le Bourget Airport. Name The name Le Blanc-Mesnil was recorded for the first time in the 11th centu ...

, La Courneuve,

Drancy Drancy () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in northern France. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the center of Paris. History Toponymy The name Drancy comes from Medieval Lati ...

, Paris-Porte de la Villette , , - , 11.4 , 6.83 , A3 - A1 , Bobigny,

Aulnay-sous-Bois Aulnay-sous-Bois () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in the Île-de-France region in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero of France. The commune has been awarded fo ...

, Paris-Porte de Bagnolet, A86 (A4), Garonor , , - , rowspan="7",

Val d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.< ...

, 12.5 , 7.45 , A170 & D 170 - A1 ,

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital ...

, Z.I. Paris-Nord 2, Parc des Expositions de Villepinte, ( A104)

Marne-la-Vallée Marne-la-Vallée () (English language, English: Marne Valley) is a new town located near Paris, France. Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park, Val d'Europe, University of Marne la Vallée, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, ESIEE Par ...

Gonesse Gonesse () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. The commune lies approximately eight kilometres (five miles) north of Le Bourget Airport, and it is ...

, , - , 15.3 , 9.32 , ,

Roissy-en-France Roissy-en-France (, "Roissy-in-France" after the Pays de France), colloquially simply called Roissy, is a commune in the northeastern outer suburbs of Paris, France, in the Val-d'Oise department. It is located from the centre of Paris. One-q ...

, Aéroport CDG, Louvres, Goussainville, ''Z.I. Paris-Nord 2'', Aéroville, , , - , 21.7 , 13.04 , A104 & RN 104 - A1 ,

( A16),

Cergy Cergy () is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, to the northwest of Paris. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated commun ...

Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official (capital) of the Val-d'Oise '' département'', although in reality the ' ...

(A15),

via D317,

, Louvres, Goussainville, (A5)

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

, (A4) Metz-Nancy, Torcy, Marne-la-Vallée,

Meaux Meaux () is a Communes of France, commune on the river Marne (river), Marne in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, Franc ...

, Le Mesnil-Amelot , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 27.3 , 16.7 , ,

Chantilly Chantilly may refer to: Places France *Chantilly, Oise, a city ** US Chantilly, a football club *Château de Chantilly United States * Chantilly, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Chantilly (Charlotte neighborhood), North Carolina ...

, Survilliers,

Ermenonville Ermenonville () is a commune in the Oise department, northern France. Located near Paris, Ermenonville is notable for its park named for Jean-Jacques Rousseau by René Louis de Girardin. Rousseau's tomb was designed by the painter Hubert Robe ...

, Fosses , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , rowspan="43",

, rowspan="10",

Oise Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.< ...

, 33.0 , 20.5 , ,

, , - , 42.3 , 26.1 , ,

Creil Creil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction. History Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late ...

Crépy-en-Valois Crépy-en-Valois (, ) is a commune located in the Oise department in northern France. It is located in the Paris Metropolitan Area, northeast of the center of Paris. History Crépy-en-Valois was founded in the tenth century by the count of ...

, , - , colspan="5"style="text-align:center; , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 57.5 , 35.4 , ,

Pont-Sainte-Maxence Pont-Sainte-Maxence () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department in northern France, in the region of Hauts-de-France. It is named after Saint Maxentia of Beauvais, whose relics were taken here. Pont-Sainte-Ma ...

Compiègne Compiègne (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department of northern France. It is located on the river Oise (river), Oise, and its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois'' (). Administration Compiègne is t ...

- sud , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 66.4 , 41.0 , , Compiègne,

Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; ) is a town and Communes of France, commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise Departments of France, département, in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, north of Paris. The Communes of France, commune o ...

Noyon Noyon (; ; , Noviomagus of the Viromandui, Veromandui, then ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, Northern France. Geography Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, about northeast of Paris. The ...

, Clermont, Estrées-Saint-Denis, Arsy , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 80.1 , 49.7 , , Compiègne - nord,

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée Saint-Just-en-Chaussée (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department in northern France. Saint-Just-en-Chaussée station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil and Paris. History Its name refers to Saint Jus ...

, Montdidier, Ressons-sur-Matz , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , rowspan="12",

Somme __NOTOC__ Somme or The Somme may refer to: Places *Somme (department), a department of France * Somme, Queensland, Australia * Canal de la Somme, a canal in France *Somme (river), a river in France Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Somme'' (book), ...

, - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 101.4 , 64.0 , , Roye,

Chauny Chauny () is a Communes of France, commune in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History There has been a settlement on the site, more or less continuously, since at least the Carolingian era. Kno ...

, Tergnier , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
(''Closed'') , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 118.7 , 73.32 , A29 - A1 ,

, Saint-Quentin,

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

( A26) , , - , 121.2 , 75.1 , , Péronne , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; , , - , 131.6 , 81.4 , , Albert, Péronne , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; , , - , 137.4 , 85.12 , A2 - A1 ,

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

Bruxelles Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital ...

Mons Mons commonly refers to: * Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium * Mons pubis (mons Venus or mons veneris), in mammalian anatomy, the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone * Mons (planetary nomenclature), a sizable extraterrestrial mountain * Batt ...

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

Cambrai Cambrai (, ; ; ), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river. A sub-pref ...

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Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...

, - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; , , - , 147.1 , 91.3 , ,

, Albert , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; , , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 165.9 , 102.52 , ,

Arras Arras ( , ; ; historical ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a ...

, , - , 170.3 , 105.6 , A26 - A1 ,

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...

, Lyon (A5- A31),

(A4),

Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a town in northern France, Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department. Geography Béthune is located in the Provinces of Fran ...

Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Boul ...

, , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; , , - , 174.8 , 108.11 , ,

Douai Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord département in northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe (rive ...

- centre, Arras - centre, Biache-Saint-Vaast,

Vitry-en-Artois Vitry-en-Artois (; literally "Vitry in Artois"; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vitry-en-Artois is situated some northeast of A ...

, , - , 182.4 , 113.0 , ,

Hénin-Beaumont Hénin-Beaumont (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of Franc about east of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens. History The commune came into existence in 1970, the r ...

, Drocourt, Rouvroy , , - , 184.7 , 114.33 , , Noyelles-Godault , , - , 185.3 , 114.9 , A21 - A1 ,

Lens A lens is a transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction. A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (''elements'') ...

- nord, Hénin-Beaumont - centre , , - , 189.6 , 117.4 , , Plate-forme multimodale de Dourges , , - , 192.8 , 119.3 , ,

, Libercourt,

Oignies Oignies (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France northeast of Lens. Heraldry Population Notable people * Guy Drut, born there in 1950, Olympic track athlete. * Michel Jazy, Olympic track ...

, , - , rowspan="6", Nord , - , colspan="5" style="text-align:center; ,
, - , 201.3 , 125.1 , , Seclin , , - , 205.7 , 127.4 , , Faches-Thumesnil, Aéroport de Lille-Lesquin , , - , 207.4 , 128.6 , A22 & A1a - A1 , Gand,

Roubaix Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...

Villeneuve-d'Ascq Villeneuve-d'Ascq (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students, it is one of the main cities of the Métro ...

Tourcoing Tourcoing (; ; ; ) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two ca ...

, Bruxelles ( A27) , , - , 211.0 , 131.1 , A25 & RN 356 - A1 , * A25 :

Dunkerque Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

Armentières Armentières (; , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. The motto of the town is ''Pauvre mais fi� ...

, Tunnel sous la Manche,

- sud, * RN 356 : La Madeleine, Hellemmes-Lille, Lille - centre, Saint-Maurice,

Euralille Euralille is an urban quarter in the centre of Lille, France. Conceived as a major European business district in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it is strategically located at the intersection of the high-speed railway lines linking Paris, Brussel ...

Gares Puente la Reina (Spanish language, Spanish meaning "the Queen's bridge"; ) is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. Puente la Reina li ...

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