Karawanken Tunnel (motorway)

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Karawanken tunnel
Karavanke tunel
Tunnel
none View of the south entrance to the Karawanken tunnel
View of the south entrance to the Karawanken tunnel
Countries Slovenia, Austria
Length 7.864 km (5 mi)
See also Karawanken Tunnel (railway)

The Karawanken Tunnel (German: Karawankentunnel, Slovene: Predor Karavanke) is a motorway tunnel partly in Austria, partly in Slovenia, with total length of 7864 m (8019 m). It was built from 1986 and opened on June 1, 1991. It connects the motorways A11 in Austria and A2 in Slovenia.


Coordinates: 46°31′09″N 14°01′22″E / 46.51917, 14.02278