Calais>Duisburg Road: Information and Alternative Routes

[heyhococo]

Calais to Duisburg Road: Information and Alternative Routes

 

Hi!

 

I’ve decided to write this thread as some advice for people who want to avoid the Calais to Duisburg road in ETS2, whether because you have a serious load you want to do, or if you just don’t like the chaos, or don’t have the time to sit and stare at a queue of traffic for ages- in this case, this is the thread for you!

 

I want to note something before you continue reading: No, I’m not forcing you or others to take the following routes, these are here purely for your reference and you can still take the Calais>Duisburg road should you wish to. Of course, these won’t guarantee you won’t find trolls, but it should hopefully minimise the number of trolls you find on your way. If all you’re here for is to say “Oh, people will still take the Calais>Duisburg road anyway”, you’ve found the wrong thread to reply to.

 

It’s also important to note that as of the latest ETS2 update, the GPS may take a longer but quicker route, so your job may not use the Calais>Duisburg road anyway. This means other alternative routes could end up busier due to GPS routing, so it’s often a good idea to check the traffic conditions here: ets2map.com (Live map of the servers) and https://traffic.krashnz.com/ (Traffic information)

 

Also remember that the alternative routes are mostly motorways which have easier overtaking with 3 lanes, a hard shoulder to stop at, and frequent fuel stops and cities for truck repairs. "Excessive traffic" rules also don't normally apply here, as the motorways are mostly free flowing.

 

First, I think it’s important for those who don’t know what I’m talking about to establish what is the Calais>Duisburg road and what are it’s characteristics? I’ve attached a screenshot of the map here:

 

 

The Calais>Duisburg road is a country road, starting in France just outside Calais, through Belgium and into Germany, ending just outside Duisburg. It’s single carriageway all the way (One lane in each direction) and contains many bends and hills that can cause easily dangerous driving by those who are inexperienced. There are two small fuel stops, 2 junctions with motorways along the way and a train level crossing, which often causes crashes and queues. The main accident hit points are at these areas.

 

Another important note: If you have an accident or get severe damage, it’s important to get moving as soon as possible. If you just need to repair, use the /fix command, or use F7 + Enter to teleport to the nearest service station. If you’ve tipped, flipped or landed on a roadside barrier, use F7 + Enter to teleport away, to make sure you’re out of the way and the road is made safe again.

 

There are also some "Excessive Traffic" rules specifically made to deal with busy areas such as the Calais>Duisburg road, so take note of these: (Last updated: April 8th, 2018)

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§2.4 Incorrect Way / Inappropriate Overtaking*

Driving the incorrect way down a road. Overtaking or undertaking another player in an area of extremely low FPS and/or in areas with large amounts of traffic, overtaking resulting in an accident or anything similar. This also includes overtaking on any one-lane in each direction road where there is excessive traffic such as a traffic jam. Areas with a large amount of traffic are considered to be 25+ players.

 

§2.6 Useless Traffic / Inappropriate parking*

Repeatedly driving to and from an area of high population with no aim other than to cause more traffic. Parking or stopping in areas of high population for no reason. This applies to areas with 25+ users. Using the designated car parks is fine when there is low traffic in the area.

 

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This road attracts many players, often hundreds at a time. Therefore there’re lots of queues along the way. So therefore, alternative routes are good things to know about in case you need to take a serious load for World of Trucks, or for your VTC, etc.

 

If you’re headed towards Duisburg from the north, you can use this route pictured:

 

 

Continue on the motorway, past Brussels, towards Liege and Koln, past Dusseldorf and you’re into Duisburg. There’s also another way to Duisburg by going via Amsterdam, pictured here:

 

 

If you’re going to Calais from the North, you can go via the Brussels>Lille country road, pictured here:

 

 

Where you’ll rejoin the motorway towards Calais as if you were on the C>D road. If you have time, you could also go from Rotterdam to Calais via the UK, pictured here:

 

Although do remember that the UK drives on the left side of the road, don't get caught making a small mistake!

 

Hopefully, these helped you in some way and you’ve avoided the crowds of the Calais>Duisburg road. Have a safe trip!

[Guest]

Good to know. Thanks, should avoid them giant queues now

[Amazed]

Since the traffic is so heavy on Duisburg - Calais I always use this route. A friend of mine doubt that it is faster so we tried it and it is faster.

[antrax737]

U failed at first picture, thats the long way, if u go Rott-> Amsterdam and then south it is very short trip... but you know you didnt have to make that tutorial xD people use that road because they like chaos, not because they would have to

[SgtBreadStick]

Thanks to that because duisburg road is closed everyone is going on it XD but good tip.

[Glanshon]

Very helpful post @heyhococo!

 

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[Aestrial]

Thanks for the info @heyhococo

 

I shall use this route from now on, to avoid the ridiculous shambles of the jams of Calais - Duisburg (yes, I hate traffic with a passion).

[heyhococo]

Just noticed (At least for me) that the images have broken themselves- I'll fix this tomorrow when I get back from holiday. Sorry about that. 

 

Edit: Hmm, apparently they're fine again. Oh well- perhaps just an issue with the image hoster yesterday.

 

Edit 2: Turns out the image hoster I used is going down due to an issue on their part- so I'll update OP using a different image hoster soon enough.

[SuliHD]

Some people just don't listen, there are similar roads available to use like Frankfurt am Main to Praha, Dortmund to Dresden, Liverpool to Swansea. It's not only Calais to Duisburg road. People should meet other drivers in different places not in one packed road that puts admins under-pressure but I must admit Admins are the Key to this game!!! Great Job!

[fudji73]

Hello! it's amazing how people can be nice to help othe players to take better roads

 

Thx heyhococo !

 

[[0413][NL]MarocTelecom.]

I love how to see that other people help other people <3

[The Flying Scotsman]

It is nice 2 see others help each other nice 2 be nice the way a see it nice 2 see people that r nice in this world  though

[Juan Antonio]

Ok. Thanks!!!! it's a good route!!!

[_.Queen Rosalie._]

What ive noticed with this route is that its okay, until everyone starts using it, or until traffic builds up on the A1/A16. Then it falls apart, the better alternative from Rotterdam is to go straight up to Amsterdam and follow the road that way round, and from Calais, go south down towards The border with Belgium, then head east from that point onwards.

[Craigals]

Or during peak flow traffic you can use this route (highlighted in red) to go from Calais - Duisburg and vice versa 

 

 

[[Founder] Cooper]

All routes that don't hit this drama road, are good alternatives !! I rather drive around then get hit by speed rocket  

[BoxyChart22FX]

The solution possible is enlarge the road? For example two lanes road...

[Knucklecurve]

35 minutes ago, BoxyChart22FX said:

The solution possible is enlarge the road? For example two lanes road...

 

Thats a mapping suggestion so you'll have to suggest it on the SCS forums: http://forum.scssoft.com/viewforum.php?f=5 

[BoxyChart22FX]

2 hours ago, Captain.Slow said:

 

Thats a mapping suggestion so you'll have to suggest it on the SCS forums: http://forum.scssoft.com/viewforum.php?f=5 

Ok thanks you! 

[[ARG] Alfa131313]

Those are good alternatives, but i think that the Calais-Duisburg route is still a faster option

[sgpch1983]

looks like after 1.26/viva la france dlc, the road is clear and open again becouse anyone moved to paris.

[Lollypop (SLO)]

Recently I had few deliveries on the C-D road during off-peak hours. Everything went quite fine except multitude on the road spawns which caught my truck resulting in huge damage.

[antrax737]

I got spawned on in saturday too wasnt sure what it was at first xD 51% damage to my truck

[FernandoCR [ESP]]

On 3/12/2016 at 5:12 PM, Alfa131313 said:

Those are good alternatives, but i think that the Calais-Duisburg route is still a faster option

Only out of peak hours or if not many drivers are on it. At peak hours, that route may be shorter, but never a faster option, unless you use NC hack to drive through the traffic jams.

 

EDIT: And if you drive like me, respecting the speed limits, even if the road is empty it isn't faster, there are some 60 Km/h stretches. The alternative routes use mostly highways.

[StatelyMouse]

thanks