Longest route of the Asian Highway Network
This article is about a route of the Asian Highway Network. For the single engine helicopter gunship, see
AH-1 Cobra . For the dual engine helicopter gunship, see
AH-1 SuperCobra . For other uses, see
AH-1 .
Asian Highway 1 Length 20,557 km (12,774 mi) East end Tokyo , Japan 35°41′03″N 139°46′29″E / 35.68417°N 139.77472°E / 35.68417; 139.77472 West end Kapıkule , Turkey 41°43′01″N 26°21′10″E / 41.71694°N 26.35278°E / 41.71694; 26.35278
Countries Japan , South Korea , North Korea , China , Vietnam , Cambodia , Thailand , Myanmar , India , Bangladesh , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Iran , Turkey
Asian Highway 1 (AH1 ) is the longest east-west route of the Asian Highway Network , running 20,557 km (12,774 mi) from Tokyo, Japan via Korea , China , Southeast Asia , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria west of Istanbul where it joins end-on with European route E80 , running all the way to Lisbon , Portugal .