Bolton Lancaster by car, distance and driving time

The distance between Bolton and Lancaster by car is 42.5 miles. The driving time is 50 minutes.

How far is Lancaster from Bolton? The driving distance is 42.5 miles, depending on the selected route and traffic conditions.

From: Bolton, County: Greater Manchester, England
To: Lancaster, County: Lancashire, England
42.5 mi , 50 min
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Route from Bolton to Lancaster on map



Driving directions from Bolton to Lancaster

42.5 mi 50 min
1.
Head northwest on Back Mawdsley Street
76 ft
2.
Make a U-turn onto Mawdsley Street
296 ft
3.
Turn right onto Great Moor Street (B6204)
315 ft
4.
Turn right onto Great Moor Street
489 ft
5.
Turn left to stay on Great Moor Street
392 ft
6.
Continue right onto Ormrod Street
431 ft
7.
Turn left onto Moor Lane (A676)
461 ft
8.
Continue onto Deane Road (A676)
0.7 mi
9.
Continue onto Wigan Road (A676)
1.7 mi
10.
Continue onto Snydale Way (A58)
819 ft
11.
Enter Hunger Hill Interchange and take the 3rd exit
865 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout
104 ft
13.
Continue onto M61
34.2 mi
14.
Take exit 33 on the left towards A6: Lancaster (South)
0.3 mi
15.
Enter Hampson Green Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
355 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
0.5 mi
17.
Continue onto Main Road (A6)
1 mi
18.
Make a slight right
286 ft
19.
Turn left onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
2.5 mi
20.
Continue onto Greaves Road (A6)
0.3 mi
21.
Enter The Pointer and take the 3rd exit onto South Road (A6)
275 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto South Road (A6)
1079 ft
23.
Continue onto Penny Street (A6)
397 ft
24.
Continue onto King Street (A6)
406 ft
25.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What's the expense of traveling from Bolton to Lancaster by car?

Driving from Bolton to Lancaster costs £7.4 if you use petrol. Break it down. The automobile gets 37.5 mpg and costs 144 pence per litre. If you want to carpool with friends, each of you simply pays £3.7 (£7.4 split by 2). With three friends, it's £2.47 each (£7.4 divided by 3), and with four, it's £1.85 a piece. So that's the trip's finances.

Let's examine how we got these numbers. The fuel cost depends on your car's thirst and distance. About 5.2 litres of petrol are needed for this trip. This accounts for the £7.4 Bolton-Lancaster fare.

In all, the travel costs £7.4 due to distance, petrol price, and car fuel use. Knowing these prices can help you budget and organise your trip, whether you're flying alone or with company.
 

Diesel cost from Bolton to Lancaster.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 5.1 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 2.55 £ (5.1/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 1.7 £ (5.1/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.28 £ (5.1/4) /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 Bolton to Lancaster

The second route from Bolton to the Lancaster is 41.03 miles and takes 54 minutes.

The third route from Bolton to the Lancaster is 42.72 miles and takes 1 hour and 13 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Bolton to Lancaster is the second suggested route (41mi, 54min) and costs 7.2 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Bolton to Lancaster is the first suggested route (42.5mi, 50min) and costs 7.4 £.

The most expensive route from Bolton to Lancaster is the third suggested route (42.7mi, 1h 13min) and costs 7.5 £.

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 Bolton to Lancaster?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 42.5mi (distance from Bolton to Lancaster) and its duration is 50min. The other route is 41mi, and its duration is 54min. The slowest route is 42.7mi, and its duration is 1h 13min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Bolton to Lancaster by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Bolton to Lancaster. It provides driving directions from Bolton to Lancaster, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Bolton - 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 Bolton 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 Bolton located?

Bolton is located in Greater Manchester county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 100 meters above sea level. Bolton has coordinates 53.5768647o,-2.4282192o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Bolton 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.