1 – Lærdal, Norway, between Lærdal and Aurland: measuring 24.51 kilometres in length, built in 2000.
2 – Yamate Tunnel, Japan, in Tokyo: measuring 18.2 kilometres in length, built in 2015.
3 – Zhongnanshan Tunnel, China, in Shaanxi: measuring 18.04 kilometres in length, built in 2017.
4 – Jinpingshan Tunnel, Sichuan, China: measuring 17.54 kilometres in length, built in 2011.
5 – St. Gotthard, Switzerland, between Göschenen and Airolo: measuring 16.84 kilometres in length, built in 1980.
6 – Tiantaishan Tunnel, China, in Shaanxi: measuring 15.56 kilometres in length, built in 2021.
7 – Ryfylke Tunnel, Norway, between Stavanger and Ryfylke: measuring 14.46 kilometres in length, built in 2019.
8 – Mount Ovit Tunnel, in Turkey, between Ikizdere and İspir: measuring 14.346 kilometres in length, built in 2018.
9 – Arlberg, Austria, between Vorarlberg and Tyrol: measuring 13.972 kilometres in length, built in 1978.
10 – Micangshan Tunnel, Sichuan, China: measuring 13.8 kilometres in length, built in 2018.
Interestingly, the oldest tunnels on the list of the world’s ten longest road tunnels are along the Alpine arc, in Switzerland and Austria. The top ten is largely dominated by China, which has built many long tunnels over the last decade, two in Sichuan alone.
