Combles lies 30 miles (48 km) north-east of Amiens and 10 miles (16 km) east of Albert, on the D 20 Rancourt–Guillemont road, 8 miles (13 km) south of Bapaume, in the Combles valley a hollow between outcrops of Bazentin Ridge, between Morval to the north, Ginchy to the north-west and Falfemont Farm to the west. North of the village the valley widens into a basin, which forks north-east around the Morval Spur.