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Autopista AP-8
Autopista del Cantábrico (Spanish) Kantauriko autobidea (Basque)
Route information
Part of E5 / E70 / E80
Length	110.99 km (68.97 mi)
Major junctions
From	Irun
To	Bilbao
Location
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Provinces	Biscay, Gipuzkoa
Highway system
Highways in Spain Autopistas and autovías National Roads

The Autopista AP-8 is a toll autopista in the north of Spain, crossing the Basque Country from east to west. It is known as the Autopista del Cantábrico (Spanish for 'Motorway of the Cantabrian', Basque: Kantauriko autobidea) and connects the French border with Bilbao via San Sebastián, Zarautz, Eibar and Durango. At Bilbao the AP-8 continues as the toll-free Autovía A-8, which runs along the Spanish northern coast to Gijón and eventually the region of Galicia.

The first section of the AP-8 opened in 1971 between Amorebieta and Basauri. It was finished in 1976, with the opening of the international connection to the A63 autoroute in France. Additionally, the new southern ring road of Bilbao, designated as AP-8 and commonly known as the Supersur [es], opened in 2011.

List of junctions

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Junction number & name	Northbound exits	Southbound exits
	France Border	Spain Border
1	N-121A, Irun, Pamplona	N-121A, Irun, San Sebastián, Donostia Pamplona
2	GI-636, GI-3154, Irun, Hondarribia	GI-636, GI-3154, Irun, Hondarribia
	Zerbitzugunea Oiartzun Area de Servicio	Zerbitzugunea Oiartzun Area de Servicio
3	GI-2134, Oiartzun, Errenteria	GI-2134, Oiartzun, Errenteria
12	GI-2132, GI-2134, Oiartzun, Errenteria, Pasaia	GI-20, Donostia, San Sebastian
19	GI-41, GI-41-0, Hernani, Donostia, Astigarraga, San Sebastian	GI-41, GI-41-0, Hernani, Donostia, Astigarraga, San Sebastian
24	Access to AP-8 Northbound Only	E-5, N-1, Lasarte-Oria, Pamplona
27	GI-20, Donostia, San Sebastian	Access to AP-8 Southbound Only
33	Access to AP-8 Northbound Only	N-634, Zarautz, Igeldo
11	N-634, Zarautz	N-634, Zarautz, Getaria
12	GI-631, Zestoa, Zumaia, Azpeitia	GI-631, Zestoa, Zumaia, Azpeitia
13	GI-3295, Deba, Itziar, Zerbitzugunea Are de Itziar	GI-3295, Deba, Itziar, Zerbitzugunea Are de Itziar
14	N-634, Elgoibar, Mendaro, Azkoitia	N-634, Elgoibar, Mendaro, Azkoitia
15a	AP-1, Bergara, Arrasate, Mondragon	AP-1, Bergara, Arrasate, Mondragon
15b	N-634, GI-627, Eibar, Soraluze	N-634, GI-627, Eibar, Soraluze
75	N-634, Ermua, Eibar	N-634, Ermua, Eibar
88	BI-623, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Durango, Iurreta	BI-623, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Durango, Iurreta
18	No Access	BI-635, Amorebieta-Etxano, Gernika-Lumo
100	BI-635, Amorebieta-Etxano, Gernika-Lumo	No Access
103	Entrance Only	N-637, Santander, Bilbao
104	N-637, Santander, Bilbao	Entrance Only
105	N-240, N-634, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Galdakao	N-240, N-634, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Galdakao
107	Galdakao	[No Access
109	No Access	N-634 Bilbao
110	BI-625, Basauri, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos	BI-625, Basauri, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos

Notes

1. The segment in Biscay is 31.05 km (19.29 mi), not including the Supersur [es]. The segment in Gipuzkoa is 79.94 km (49.67 mi) long.

References

1. "NORMA FORAL 5/2021, de 20 de octubre, de carreteras de Bizkaia" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de Bizkaia (in Spanish) (205): 48. 25 October 2021.
2. "Catálogo de Carreteras de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa". Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
3. "Amorebieta-Basauri: 10 minutos". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 26 June 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
4. "La autopista Bilbao-Behobia, terminada". El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco (in Spanish). 30 June 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
5. "La Supersur de Bilbao estará operativa a mediados del 2023". El Canal Marítimo y Logístico (in Spanish). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
6. de las Heras, Ainhoa; Igea, Octavio (11 September 2011). "Los vizcaínos llenan la nueva autopista con «curiosidad» y animados por la gratuidad de los primeros días". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.

External links

• Media related to Autopista AP-8 at Wikimedia Commons

• Roads in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
• Autopistas and autovías in Spain