The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans is part closed circuit, part public road, closed to traffic for the duration of the race proceedings (from 03:30 on 18 August to 18:00 on 22 August). Account for the following road closures when planning your route:

• D 338 between the Tertre Rouge roundabout at the top of the Mulsanne Straight and the roundabout at Mulsanne Corner;
• D 140 between Mulsanne and Arnage Corners;
• D 139 between Arnage corner and the Porsche curves (where the circuit becomes a closed track);
• D 92 at the crossroads with the Mulsanne Straight.

Follow the links for details on road closures and diversions.

Getting to the circuit

By road

• From Paris – 205 km – 2 hours (via A11)
• From Nantes – 184 km – 1 hour 55 mins (via A11)
• From Rennes – 152 km – 1 hour 35 mins (via A81)
• From Caen – 185 km – 1 hour 40 mins (via A88 and A28)
• From Tours – 100 km – 1 hour (via A28)
• From Alençon – 55 km – 40 mins (via A28)

By train

There are several high-speed rail links to Le Mans, from Paris, the major cities in the west of France (Nantes and Rennes) as well as Lyon, Lille, Marseille and Montpellier.

• From Paris Montparnasse - 54 minutes
• from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport  - 1 hour 40 mins
• from Orly airport - 1 hour 30
• From Rennes - 1 hour 15 mins
• From Nantes - 1 hour 15 mins
• From Lille - 2 hours 30 mins
• From Lyon - 3 hours
• From Marseille - 4 hours 45 mins
• From Grenoble - 4 hours 15 mins
• From Brussels - 3 hours 30 mins
• From London - 4 hours 30 mins

Access to the circuit from Le Mans railway station via line number 1 (Antarès - MMArena) - is less than 20 minutes).

The Pays de la Loire region has a partnership with SNCF to offer a return ticket costing €5 to Le Mans from a station in the area for major events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans 24.

By public transport

​Tramway:

Line 1 Towards Antares MMA Arena. Service more frequent during the race. 20 minutes from the railway station. 24 minutes from the République (town centre).
East gate (Green garage): take the tram to Antarès-MMArena.

​Bus:

Town centre to the circuit: Line 5 to Centre des Expositions then a 15-minute walk.

Taxi

Radio Taxis Le Mans 24/7 - Tel: +33 (0)2 43 24 92 92
ABC taxi - Tel: +33 (0)2 43 42 42 42
Taxis alliance - Tel: +33 (0)2 43 42 13 76
Central Taxis - Tel: +33 (0)2 43 88 88 88

Aerodrome

The Le Mans-Arnage aerodrome is located right on the edge of the circuit. 1,420 metre runway - IFR and ILS

More information on +33 (0)2 43 84 00 43

See below for a map of the circuit.

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