List of longest tunnels


This list of longest tunnels ranks tunnels that are at least long. Only continuous tunnels are included. Pipelines, even those that are buried, are excluded. The longest tunnels have been constructed for water distribution, followed by tunnels for railways.

World's longest tunnels (in use)

World's longest tunnels (under construction)

World's longest tunnels (advanced planning stage)

TypeNameLocationLengthYearComment
Road & RailTaiwan Strait Tunnel/
Taiwan Strait
150,000 m
???Plans to link Taiwan and Mainland China as part of the G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway. Approved since 2013 on Chinese side
RailwayBohai Strait tunnel Bohai Strait, China???Tunnel between Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula and Yantai on the Shandong Peninsula.
RailwayTalsinki
Helsinki, FinlandTallinn, Estonia
after 2030Awaiting financing
Water supplyQinling Tunnel, Han River Diversion to Wei River Shaanxi, China???
RailwayMont d'Ambin Base Tunnel Cottian Alps, FranceItaly2029Part of the Lyon-Turin high-speed railway. Reconnaissance tunnels under construction; start of construction planned for 2019
MetroAthens Metro Line 4 Athens, Greece2028Start of construction planned for 2019
MetroMass Rapid Transit : Cross Island Line Singapore, Singapore 2029
2030/2031
Start of Phase 1 construction planned for 2020
Phase 2 route not announced
RailwayBarrandov Tunnel PragueBeroun???Project is on hold
Road and railwayFehmarn Belt Fixed Link Germany–Denmark2028Start of construction planned for 2020
Road twin tubeKresna Gorge Tunnel Kresna, BulgariacancelledPart of Struma motorway, connecting Sofia and Athens.
Road twin tubeAgua Negra Tunnel Chile–Argentina???Awaiting ratification by Chile
Ship TunnelStad Ship Tunnel Selje, Norway2023Canal tunnel. Possible construction start in 2021

World's longest tunnels (abandoned)