How far are the Somme and Ypres from places like Calais and CDG airport (Paris)?
The Somme battlefield is just under a two-hour drive south-east from Calais and about the same drive-time from CDG (Paris). The Ypres battlefield is about one hour’s drive east from Calais and about three hours’ drive north from CDG (Paris). Ypres is about one and a half hour’s drive north from the Somme battlefield.
