East
To travel the shortest route from the US to Europe, you would typically head east. The shortest distance between the two continents is across the North Atlantic Ocean, often taking flights that cross over parts of Canada and the northeastern United States before reaching destinations in Western Europe, like the UK or France.
The shortest route from the US to Europe would be to head east across the Atlantic Ocean. The shortest route would be a great circle route from the western most extreme of Europe to the eastern most extreme of the US.
The Mediterranean Sea is between Europe and the middle east.
There are several waterways around the UK. A few of the waterways are the West Midlands Waterways, South Wales and Severn Waterways, and the North East Waterways.
about 2900 miles
In the shortest direction, to go from France (in Europe) to China (in Asia), you would go east.
80 km
The Ottomans grew wealthy by taxing trade between Europe and East Asia.
The Crusades increased the population of trade between Europe and the Middle East.
Trade between Europe and the East increased.
Trade between Europe and the East increased.