Birmingham Canterbury by car, distance and driving time

The distance between Birmingham and Canterbury by car is 184 miles. The driving time is 3 hours and 7 minutes.

How far is Canterbury from Birmingham? The driving distance is 184 miles, depending on the selected route and traffic conditions.

From: Birmingham, County: West Midlands, England
To: Canterbury, County: Kent, England
184 mi , 3 h 7 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Birmingham to Canterbury on map



Driving directions from Birmingham to Canterbury

184 mi 3 h 7 min
1.
Head east on Aston Street
84 ft
2.
Turn right to stay on Aston Street
550 ft
3.
Turn left onto James Watt Queensway (B4114)
729 ft
4.
Turn right onto Dale End
341 ft
5.
Turn right onto Newton Street
357 ft
6.
Turn right onto Corporation Street
687 ft
7.
Turn right onto James Watt Queensway (B4114)
441 ft
8.
Enter Lancaster Circus and take the 3rd exit onto Corporation Street
506 ft
9.
Exit the roundabout onto Corporation Street
0.3 mi
10.
Continue onto Aston Expressway (A38(M))
1.6 mi
11.
Take the ramp on the left onto M6
426 ft
12.
Keep right onto M6
31.5 mi
13.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: The SOUTH
1.6 mi
14.
Merge right onto M1
57.4 mi
15.
Take the ramp on the left towards A414: Hemel Hempstead
0.5 mi
16.
Keep right towards A414: St Albans
0.4 mi
17.
Merge right onto A414
3.7 mi
18.
Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A414)
218 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A414)
1.9 mi
20.
Enter London Colney Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1081
359 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
1.3 mi
22.
Enter The Bell Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto M25
243 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto M25
34.9 mi
24.
Continue towards M25: (M20
5.3 mi
25.
Take the ramp on the left towards A2: (M2) Canterbury
1 mi
26.
Merge right onto Dartford Bypass (A2)
1.8 mi
27.
Continue onto Watling Street (A2)
6.4 mi
28.
Continue onto M2
25.3 mi
29.
Take the ramp on the left towards A2: Canterbury
0.3 mi
30.
Enter Brenley Corner and take the 4th exit towards Canterbury
753 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout towards Canterbury
4.9 mi
32.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
33.
Continue onto A2050
1 mi
34.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rheims Way (A2050)
137 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto Rheims Way (A2050)
0.5 mi
36.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto St. Peter's Place (A290)
38 ft
37.
Exit the roundabout onto St. Peter's Place (A290)
1242 ft
38.
Turn right onto North Lane
1048 ft
39.
Turn right onto The Causeway
457 ft
40.
Turn left onto Pound Lane
291 ft
41.
Continue onto St Radigund's Street
358 ft
42.
Turn right onto Knott's Lane
310 ft
43.
Turn right onto King Street
812 ft
44.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much is the expense of driving from Birmingham to Canterbury?

The expense of driving from Birmingham to Canterbury using petrol amounts to £32.1. This computation is based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's fuel efficiency of 37.5 miles per gallon. For those considering carpooling arrangements, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, the cost per person is £16.05 (£32.1 divided by 2). With three passengers, it's approximately £10.7 per person (£32.1 divided by 3), and with four passengers, it's £8.03 per person (£32.1 divided by 4).

To delve deeper into the calculations, we can explore the fuel cost calculation. This is determined by the distance traveled and the car's fuel consumption rate. For this journey, approximately 22.3 liters of fuel would be required. Multiplying this by the petrol price per liter results in the total fuel cost of £32.1 for the trip from Birmingham to Canterbury.
 

Diesel cost from Birmingham to Canterbury.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 22.2 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 11.1 £ (22.2/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 7.4 £ (22.2/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5.55 £ (22.2/4) /p.

When comparing diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of octane rating, there's a significant distinction:

  1. Petrol:

    • Petrol typically has an octane rating ranging from 87 to 95 in most markets.

    • Octane rating measures the fuel's resistance to premature detonation or knocking in spark-ignition engines.

    • Higher octane ratings are crucial for high-performance petrol engines with higher compression ratios or turbocharging, as they help prevent engine knocking and allow for more efficient combustion.

  2. Diesel Fuel:

    • Diesel fuel doesn't have an octane rating in the same sense as petrol because it's not used in spark-ignition engines.

    • Diesel engines rely on compression ignition rather than spark ignition, meaning the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously due to high pressure and temperature.

    • Therefore, diesel fuel is designed to ignite under the high compression conditions found in diesel engines, and its properties are optimized for this type of combustion rather than for octane rating.

In essence, while petrol relies on octane rating to ensure proper combustion in spark-ignition engines, diesel fuel is formulated to ignite under the high-pressure conditions of compression ignition in diesel engines, rendering octane rating irrelevant for diesel fuel.

 

 

 


 

Alternative routes from Birmingham to Canterbury

The second route from Birmingham to the Canterbury is 200.47 miles and takes 3 hours and 23 minutes.

The third route from Birmingham to the Canterbury is 177.08 miles and takes 4 hours and 11 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Birmingham to Canterbury by car?

The cheapest route from Birmingham to Canterbury is the third suggested route (177mi, 4h 11min) and costs 30.9 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Birmingham to Canterbury is the first suggested route (184mi, 3h 7min) and costs 32.1 £.

The most expensive route from Birmingham to Canterbury is the second suggested route (200mi, 3h 23min) and costs 35 £.

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 Birmingham to Canterbury?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 184mi (distance from Birmingham to Canterbury) and its duration is 3h 7min. The other route is 200mi, and its duration is 3h 23min. The slowest route is 177mi, and its duration is 4h 11min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Birmingham to Canterbury by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Birmingham to Canterbury. It provides driving directions from Birmingham to Canterbury, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Birmingham - Canterbury 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 Birmingham to Canterbury with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Birmingham located?

Birmingham is located in West Midlands county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 124 meters above sea level. Birmingham has coordinates 52.4862430o,-1.8904010o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Birmingham from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Canterbury?

Canterbury is located in Kent county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 13 meters above sea level. Canterbury has coordinates 51.2802330o,1.0789089o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Canterbury from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.