6 546 m
30.04.2010
5 565 m
21.06.1975
Old length: 5 439 m. Rebuilt and opened for one way traffic on 30.04.2009
5 821 m
30.05.2009
5 670 m
30.05.2009
2010
2nd tube has been under construction since 2006
| Country | Tunnel | Length | Date of opening | Notes |
| Austria | Plabutsch (east tube) | 9 919 m | 27.06.1987 | A9 Pyhrn Autobahn, Graz. West tube: 10085 m (17.12.2004) |
| Japan | Tokyo Aqua | 9 583 m | 18.12.1997 | The World's longest subsea road tunnel, Tokyo bay aqualine. 2nd (in bound) tube : 9576 m |
| Switzerland | Seelisberg | 9 292 m | 12.12.1980 | N2 Shortest tube: 9250 m |
| China | Changxing | 8 950 m | 31.10.2009 | Subsea tunnel. Chongming -Changxing link (-65 m) 2 tubes |
| India | Rohtang | 8 820 m | 2015 | Himachal Pradesh - Jammu on Manali-Leh highway (Kaschmir). Start of work 28.06.2010. |
| Italy | Variante di valico | 8 703 m | 2010 | A1, 2 tubes. Pilot bore started 1999 |
| China | Xiang'an | 8 695 m | 26.04.2010 | Subsea tunnel in Xiamen. Deepest point -68 m. 2 tubes with three lanes + service-tunnel. |
| China | Longtan | 8 664 m | 2 tubes. Hu-Rong Highway, Yichang - Enshi section | |
| Japan | Enasan | 8 646 m | 1985 | 1st tube: 8498 m (1975). Chuo expressway |
| France - Spain | Somport | 8 608 m | 17.01.2003 | N-330 Altitude 1116 m - 1183 m |
| Portugal | Serra da Edtrela | 8 600 m | Under Natural Park | |
| Japan | Yamate | 8 400 m | 7.3.2010 | Central Circular Route in Tokyo (The Central Circular Route’s Shinagawa Route is set to open in 2013. New length: 11 000 m) |
| Norway | Korgfjellet | 8 568 m | 16.09.2005 | E6 Nordland |
| Austria | Gleinalm | 8 320 m | 11.08.1978 | A9 Gleinalm autobahn |
| Norway | Steigen | 8 079 m | 1990 | Rv. 835 Nordland |
| Austria - Slovenia | Karawanken | 8 019 m | 01.06.1991 | A 9, 4 414 m in Austria |
| Italy | Sant' Antonio Morignone | 7 960 m | 18.02.2000 | SS 38 near Bormio Lombardy (3 linked tunnels) |
| Norway | Bømlafjord | 7 931 m | 28.12.2000 | Subaqueous tunnel, E 39 Stavanger - Bergen (-262.5 m) |
| China | Kuocangshan | 7 929 m | 12.2007 | 2 tubes. Zhuji - Yongjia Highway |
| Germany | Rennsteig | 7 916 m | 03.2003 | A 71, 2 tubes with 2 lanes each |
| Norway | Eiksund | 7 765 m | 23.02.2008 | The World's deepest subaqueous road tunnel (-287 m) |
| Norway | Karmøy | 7 720 m | 2013 | Rv. 47 Subaqueous tunnel near Haugesund (T-connection) |
| Norway | Svartisen | 7 615 m | 1987 | Rv. 17 Nordland |
| China | Cangling | 7 605 m | 12.2007 | Taizhou J inyun Expressway |
| China | Fangduoshan | 7 581 m | 05.12.2006 | 2 tubes. Shizong Expressway |
| Norway | Høyanger | 7 543 m | 25.05.1982 | Rv. 55 Sogn og Fjordane |
| Norway | Vallavik | 7 510 m | 27.04.1985 | Rv. 7 Hordaland |
| Slovakia | Višnové | 7 480 m | 2010 | Exploration tunneling since 09.1998 |
| Norway | Åkrafjord | 7 400 m | 05.07.2000 | E 134 Hordaland |
| Norway | Oslofjord | 7 390 m | 29.06.2000 | Subaqueous tunnel near Oslo (-134 m) |
| China | Motianling | 7 353 m | 2 tubes. Shanghai - Chongqing Expressway | |
| Japan | Shinkobe | 7 175 m | 1988 | 1st tube: 6910 m (1976) |
| Iceland | Ólafsfjörður | 7 140 m | 02.10.2010 | Héðinsfjörður - Ólafsfjörður |
| China | Bayun | 7 109 m | 2 tubes. Jieshui Expressway | |
| China | Anyuan | 7 107 m | Guyong Expressway | |
| Austria | Landeck | 6 955 m | 24.06.2000 | A12/B180 Landeck south-east ring |
| China | Xuefengshan | 6 950 m | 08.11.2007 | 2 tubes. Shaoyang-Huaihua Expressway |
| China | Mingzhu | 6 900 m | Getun (Gejiu-Mengzi) Highway | |
| Norway | Nordkapp | 6 875 m | 15.06.1999 | Ev. 69 Finnmark, subaqueous tunnel (-150 m) |
| France | Maurice Lemaire | 6 872 m | 1976 | Railway 1937 - 1973, RN 159, closed 2000 |
| Austria | Tauern | 6 765 m 6 546 m |
21.06.1975 30.04.2010 |
A 10, 2 tubes |
| Norway | Frudal | 6 758 m | 29.10.1995 | Rv. 5 Sogn og Fjordane |
| Austria | Pfänder | 6 718 m | 10.12.1980 | A14 near Bregenz. 2nd tube, 6 745 m, under construction since october 2007. Work of TBM will be finished in 2012. |
| China | Yangjiao | 6 707 m | 2 tubes. Jieshui Expressway | |
| China | Wuchiba | 6 700 m | 2 tubes. HuRong Expressway, Enshi - Lichuan section | |
| China | Lvjia Liang | 6 664 m | 2 tubes. HuRong Expressway | |
| Japan | Karisaka | 6 625 m | 1998 | |
| Norway | Fodnes | 6 604 m | 29.09.1995 | Rv. 5 Sogn og Fjordane |
| Nederland | Westerschelde | 6 600 m | 14.03.2003 | 2 tubes. Subaqueous tunnel (-65 m) |
| Switzerland | San Bernardino | 6 596 m | 01.12.1967 | N13 |
| Norway | Innfjord | 6 594 m | 1991 | Ev. 136 Møre og Romsdal |
| China | Mingyueshan | 6 559 m | 2 tubes. HuRong Expressway | |
| South Korea | Chang Su | 6 400 m | Under construction, Taejon - Hamyang Expressway | |
| Norway | Fjærland | 6 397 m | 31.05.1986 | Rv. 5 Sogn og Fjordane |
| Norway | Sørdals | 6 370 m | 01.12.2007 | E 10 Lofoten connection |
| Japan | Higo | 6 340 m | 1989 | 2nd tube: 6328 m (1999). Kiusyu expressway |
| Colombia | Tunnel 1 | 6 330 m | ? | Carretera Tobiagrande - Puerto Salgar |
| Iran | Alborz | 6 300 m | 2 tubes on new Shamal Freeway linking Teheran with Chalus. 2450 m above sea level. Excavation of the Service Tunnel began from the northern portal in September 2004. | |
| China | Gaoling | 6 268 m | ||
| Japan | Kakuto | 6 255 m | 1995 | 2nd tube under construction: 6251 m. Kiusyu expressway |
| Vietnam | Haûi Vaân Pass | 6 247 m | 05.06.2005 | 1172 m above sea level |
| China | Qinling Erhao | 6 200 m | ||
| China | Shuangfeng | 6 187 m | 12.2007 | 2 tubes. 6180 m. Zhuji - Yongjia Expressway |
| China | Qing - Huang | 6 170 m | 2010 | Subsea tunnel, Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao City. Works started: 27.12.2006 |
| Italy | Pretunnel Grand St. Bernard South | 6 150 m | T2, Covered road | |
| China | Qinling Yihao | 6 144 m | Jingkun Expresway | |
| Faeroe Islands | Nordoyatunnilin | 6 100 m | 29.04.2006 | Subsea tunnel, Eysturoy - Bordoy |
| China | Zhongxing | 6 092 m | Jinshui Expresway | |
| China | Tiefengshan 2 | 6 022 m | 2 tubes. Wankai Expressway | |
| Norway | Naustdal | 5 970 m | 18.08.1995 | Rv. 5 Sogn og Fjordane |
| Norway | Øksendal | 5 965 m | 28.10.2000 | Rv. 62 Møre og Romsdal |
| Italy | Guinza | 5 937 m | 2006 | E78 |
| Japan | Hakamagoshi | 5 932 m | 2000 | Tokai - Hokuriku expressway |
| Austria | Katschberg | 5 898 m 5 565 m |
4.04.2008 21.06.1975 |
A10 Old length: 5 439 m. Rebuilt and opened for one way traffic on 30.04.2009 |
| Norway | Byfjord | 5 875 m | 30.11.1992 | E39 Rogaland, Subaqueous tunnel (-223 m) |
| Norway | Tosen | 5 857 m | 1986 | Rv. 76 Nordland |
| Italy - Switzerland | Grand St. Bernard | 5 854 m | 19.03.1964 | T 2 "World's longest" 1964 - 1978 |
| Austria | Strengen | 5 851 m | 16.12.2005 | 2 tubes. S 16, near Landeck |
| Iceland | Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng | 5 850 m | 09.09.2005 | Length including 200 m overbuilt extensions |
| Switzerland | Pretunnel Grand St. Bernard Nord | 5 850 m | N 21 Covered road | |
| Croatia | Mala Kapela | 5 780 m 5 821 m |
15.06.2005 30.05.2009 |
A1, Bosiljevo – Zadar on Zagreb - Split motorway |
| Iceland | Hvalfjarðargöng | 5 770 m | 01.07.1998 | Subaqueous tunnel (-165 m) |
| Norway | Finnøy | 5 766 m | 30.10.2009 | Rennesøy - Finnøy + a 1450 m long tunnel to Talgje. Subaqueous (-150 m) |
| Switzerland | Kerenzer | 5 760 m | 09.04.1986 | A3 |
| Norway | Atlanterhav (Averøy) | 5 727 m | 19.12.2009 | Rv. 67 Møre og Romsdal (-245 m) |
| Norway | Haukeli | 5 682 m | 09.1968 | E 134 Hordaland |
| Croatia | Sveti Rok | 5 679 m 5 670 m |
30.06.2003 30.05.2009 |
A1, under Velebit on Zagreb - Split motorway |
| China | Yanmenguan | 5 650 m | 08.2005 | 2 tubes. Datong - Yuncheng Expressway |
| Norway | Hitra | 5 645 m | 08.12.1994 | Rv. 714 Subaqueous tunnel (-264 m) |
| China | Meigulin | 5 580 m | 2005 | 2 tubes |
| Japan | Hanna | 5 578 m | 1997 | 2nd tube: 5576 m. Daini - Hanna expressway |
| Denmark | Kallsoyar | 5 526 m | 1985 | Faeroe Islands |
| Switzerland | Mappo - Morettina | 5 518 m | 13.06.1996 | A 13 Locarno bypass |
| Austria | Bosruck | 5 500 m | 21.10.1983 | A9 Gleinalm autobahn, 2nd tube planned, 5428 m |
| Albania | Thirrë-Kalimash | 5 475 m | 06.2010 | 2 tubes on the motorway between Durres and Morine, on the north east border with Kosovo. Breakthrough in the north tube on 31.05.2009. South tube on 04.06.2009. |
| China | Jiulingshan | 5 473 m | 2 tubes. Daguang Expressway | |
| Iceland | Bolungarvikurgöng (Óshlið) | 5 435 m | 25.09.2010 | |
| Japan | Kanpuzan | 5 432 m | 1999 | Under Mt. Kanpu (Island of Shikoku) |
| Serbia - Montenegro | Sozina | 5 400 m | ||
| Colombia | Tunnel 11 | 5 370 m | ? | Carretera Tobiagrande - Puerto Salgar |
| Norway | Frøya | 5 305 m | 23.06.2000 | Subaqueous tunnel, Rv. 714 Hitra - Frøya (-164 m) |
| Austria | Felbertauern | 5 304 m | 1967 | B108 Felberntauernstrasse |
| China | Huling | 5 300 m | 2 tubes. Fuyin Expressway | |
| China | Qipanguan | 5 300 m | 2 tubes. Jingkun Expressway | |
| Norway | Heggur | 5 277 m | 1984 | Fv. 92 Tafjord, Møre og Romsdal |
| Italy | Cels | 5 245 m | 08.12.1992 | A32, 2 tubes. Torino - Frejus tunnel |
| Spain | Alfonso XIII (Vielha) Photo | 5 240 m | 1948 | N230 "World's longest" 1948 - 1964 (5 133 m) |
| Spain | Juan Carlos I (New Vielha) | 5 230 m | 2005 | Three lanes. Altitude: 1595 m |
| China | Jiahuoyan | 5 200 m | 2 tubes. Hurong Expressway | |
| China | Tongluoshan | 5 200 m | 2 tubes. Hurong Expressway | |
| Switzerland | Sachseln | 5 191 m | 24.09.1997 | A8 Near Sarnen |
| Austria | Scmitten | 5 111 m | 27.06.1996 | B 311 near Zell am see |
| Austria | Roppen | 5 095 m | 06.07.1990 2010 |
A 12 between Innsbruck
and Landeck 2nd tube has been under construction since 2006 |
| Norway | Freifjord | 5 086 m | 1992 | Rv. 70, Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, subaqueous tunnel (-130 m) |
| Croatia | Ucka | 5 062 m | 1981 | A8 northwest of Rijeka |
| Norway | Flenja | 5 053 m | 1986 | (Ev. 16) Sogn og Fjordane |
| Spain | del Cadì | 5 026 m | 29.10.1984 | Altitude 1236 - 1176 m |
| Tajikistan | Anzob | 5 000 m | 26.07.2006 | Dushumbe - Khujand road |
| China | Baipan | 5 000 m | 2 tubes. Jinji Expressway | |
| Italy | Pozzano | 5 000 m | 2006 | SS145. Also named: Seiano or Vico Equense, 1497 m, opened in 1989 |
Warm thanks to: Eugenio A. Merzagora
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