Route from Ashford to Lancaster

The distance between Ashford and Lancaster is 303 miles. Travel time is 5 hours and 5 minutes.

From: Ashford, County: Kent, England
To: Lancaster, County: Lancashire, England
303 mi , 5 h 5 min
Tolls: Stations
Fuel consumption:
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Route from Ashford to Lancaster on map



Driving directions from Ashford to Lancaster

303 mi 5 h 5 min
1.
Head northeast on Station Road (A2042)
898 ft
2.
Continue onto Wellesley Road (A2042)
349 ft
3.
Turn left onto Park Street
500 ft
4.
Continue slightly right
0.3 mi
5.
Turn left onto Somerset Road (A292)
115 ft
6.
Continue right onto New Street (A292)
725 ft
7.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chart Road (A292)
52 ft
8.
Exit the roundabout onto Chart Road (A292)
775 ft
9.
Turn right onto A292
259 ft
10.
Turn left onto Maidstone Road (A292)
0.3 mi
11.
Enter Drovers Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Fougeres Way (A20)
436 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout onto Fougeres Way (A20)
0.3 mi
13.
Enter Drovers Interchange and take the 1st exit
21 ft
14.
Exit the roundabout
0.4 mi
15.
Merge right onto M20
18 mi
16.
Take the ramp on the left towards A20: Maidstone
0.3 mi
17.
Keep left towards Maidstone
1152 ft
18.
Enter The Running Horse Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards M20: Ashford
10 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout towards M20: Ashford
0.3 mi
20.
Enter Cobtree Roundabout and take the 1st exit
152 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout
1143 ft
22.
Merge right onto A229
2.2 mi
23.
Take the ramp
1024 ft
24.
Enter Lord Lees Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A229
718 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto A229
1079 ft
26.
Enter Taddington Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto M2
57 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto M2
0.4 mi
28.
Keep right onto M2
5.7 mi
29.
Continue onto Watling Street (A2)
6.2 mi
30.
Continue onto Dartford Bypass (A2)
2 mi
31.
Take the ramp on the left towards A282: Dartford Crossing
1 mi
32.
Merge right onto Canterbury Way (A282)
1.5 mi
33.
Keep left onto Canterbury Way (A282)
2.9 mi
34.
Continue towards M25: (M11
23.5 mi
35.
Continue onto M25
11.8 mi
36.
Take the ramp on the left towards A1081: St Albans
1021 ft
37.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1081
244 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
896 ft
39.
Enter The Bell Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1081
404 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
1.3 mi
41.
Enter London Colney Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A414)
313 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A414)
1.9 mi
43.
Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A414
352 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto A414
3.5 mi
45.
Take the ramp towards M1: The NORTH
53.6 mi
46.
Keep right onto M1
5.1 mi
47.
Take the ramp on the left towards M6: The N. WEST
22.8 mi
48.
Keep left onto M6
14.2 mi
49.
Keep right onto M6
7.9 mi
50.
Keep right onto M6
72 mi
51.
Keep right onto M6
36.7 mi
52.
Take exit 33 on the left towards A6: Lancaster (South)
0.3 mi
53.
Enter Hampson Green Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
355 ft
54.
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
0.5 mi
55.
Continue onto Main Road (A6)
1 mi
56.
Make a slight right
286 ft
57.
Turn left onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
2.5 mi
58.
Continue onto Greaves Road (A6)
0.3 mi
59.
Enter The Pointer and take the 3rd exit onto South Road (A6)
275 ft
60.
Exit the roundabout onto South Road (A6)
1079 ft
61.
Continue onto Penny Street (A6)
397 ft
62.
Continue onto King Street (A6)
406 ft
63.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much does it cost to drive from Ashford to Lancaster?

Well, using petrol, it's £52.5. The petrol price we're talking about here is 143 pence per liter, and the car guzzles up 37.5 miles per gallon. Now, if you're carpooling with two buddies, each of you only chips in £26.25 for the trip (£52.5 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £17.5 each (£52.5 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £13.13 each (£52.5 divided by 4). The fuel cost for the journey is calculated based on how far you're driving and how much fuel your car drinks up. So, for this journey, you'd need about 36.7 liters of fuel. And that's where the £52.5 comes from for the trip from Ashford to Lancaster.


Diesel cost from Ashford to Lancaster.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 33.2 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 16.6 £ (33.2/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 11.07 £ (33.2/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 8.3 £ (33.2/4) /p.

One key factor contributing to diesel cars generally having lower fuel consumption than petrol cars is their higher thermal efficiency. Diesel engines typically operate at higher compression ratios than petrol engines, allowing them to extract more energy from each unit of fuel. This increased efficiency means diesel vehicles can travel farther on the same amount of fuel compared to petrol vehicles, resulting in lower fuel consumption overall.


Alternative routes from Ashford to Lancaster

The most time-consuming route from Ashford to Lancaster spans a distance of 315.13 miles and requires a travel time of 5 hours and 14 minutes.


Which is the cheapest route from Ashford to Lancaster by car?

The cheapest route from Ashford to Lancaster is the first suggested route (303mi, 5h 5min) and costs 52.5 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Ashford to Lancaster is the second suggested route (315mi, 5h 14min) and costs 54.6 £.

For greater safety, the driver should choose the route that passes through the highway (median barrier) and not through smaller roads (curves in the road, bad road conditions, no median barrier).


How to get from Ashford to Lancaster?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 303mi (distance from Ashford to Lancaster) and its duration is 5h 5min. The slowest route is 315mi, and its duration is 5h 14min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Ashford to Lancaster by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Ashford to Lancaster. It provides driving directions from Ashford to Lancaster, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Ashford - Lancaster route, travel time, display of the route on the map, fuel cost (petrol, diesel) and toll (if exist) cost.

In case you share the journey (carpooling) from Ashford to Lancaster with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.


Where is Ashford located?

Ashford is located in Kent county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 46 meters above sea level. Ashford has coordinates 51.1464659o,0.8750190o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Ashford from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.


What is the location of Lancaster?

Lancaster is located in Lancashire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 24 meters above sea level. Lancaster has coordinates 54.0465750o,-2.8007399o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Lancaster from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.