(as D 905 from Dijon to Poligny, RN 5 until La Cure and D 1005 until Geneva (Switzerland)) The D 905 now forms part of a ring road around the south of the city heading southeast as the Rue d'Auxonne and then the Avenue du Mont Blanc, through traffic takes the A 38.
The road crosses open countryside past Genlis and over the A 39 skirting the Bois de Mondragon.
The D 905 bypasses the town to the west while the old road is now classed the D 405 past the Forêt de Chaux.
The D 1005 heads along the Chaîne du Jura to the southwest in the Valmijoux before crossing the mountains towards Switzerland at the Col de la Faucille (1320 m).
The road heading southeast passes through Gex and enters Switzerland at Ferney-Voltaire and Geneva Airport.
The road passes through the town of Douvaine, before reaching the shores of the lake at the village of Sciez.
After Thonon the road crosses the River Dranse, and enters Amphion les Bains and then the town of Évian-les-Bains.
The road now hugs the shores of the lake as the mountains climb steeply to the south with Mont Bénant.