Route from Burnley to Canterbury

The distance between Burnley and Canterbury is 296 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 57 minutes.

From: Burnley, County: Lancashire, England
To: Canterbury, County: Kent, England
296 mi , 4 h 57 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Burnley to Canterbury on map



Driving directions from Burnley to Canterbury

296 mi 4 h 57 min
1.
Head northwest on Yorkshire Street
7 ft
2.
Make a U-turn and continue on Yorkshire Street
372 ft
3.
Enter Yorkshire Street and take the 3rd exit onto Centenary Way (A671)
281 ft
4.
Exit the roundabout onto Centenary Way (A671)
0.5 mi
5.
Enter Manchester Road and take the 2nd exit onto Trafalgar Street (A671)
207 ft
6.
Exit the roundabout onto Trafalgar Street (A671)
640 ft
7.
Turn left onto Burnham Gate
0.4 mi
8.
Continue onto B6239
830 ft
9.
Enter Burnley Barracks Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto Cavalry Way (A671)
201 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto Cavalry Way (A671)
598 ft
11.
Take the ramp on the left
0.5 mi
12.
Merge right onto M65
2 mi
13.
Take the ramp on the left
699 ft
14.
Keep left at the fork
709 ft
15.
Merge right onto Accrington Bypass (A56)
4.1 mi
16.
Enter Rising Bridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Haslingden Bypass (A56)
236 ft
17.
Exit the roundabout onto Haslingden Bypass (A56)
2.9 mi
18.
Continue onto Edenfield Interchange (A56)
0.3 mi
19.
Keep right onto Edenfield Interchange (A56)
1.5 mi
20.
Continue onto M66
8.4 mi
21.
Take the ramp on the left towards M60: Ring Road
747 ft
22.
Keep right towards M60: Ring Road
563 ft
23.
Enter Simister Island and take the 3rd exit towards M62
982 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout towards M62
0.3 mi
25.
Continue onto M60
6.9 mi
26.
Take the ramp on the left towards M62
644 ft
27.
Keep right towards M62
8.5 mi
28.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
29.
Keep left at the fork
1.2 mi
30.
Merge right onto M6
60 mi
31.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
32.
Keep right onto M6
37.9 mi
33.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: The SOUTH
1.6 mi
34.
Merge right onto M1
57.4 mi
35.
Take the ramp on the left towards A414: Hemel Hempstead
0.5 mi
36.
Keep right towards A414: St Albans
0.4 mi
37.
Merge right onto A414
3.7 mi
38.
Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A414)
218 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A414)
1.9 mi
40.
Enter London Colney Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1081
359 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
1.3 mi
42.
Enter The Bell Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto M25
243 ft
43.
Exit the roundabout onto M25
34.9 mi
44.
Continue towards M25: (M20
5.3 mi
45.
Take the ramp on the left towards A2: (M2) Canterbury
1 mi
46.
Merge right onto Dartford Bypass (A2)
1.8 mi
47.
Continue onto Watling Street (A2)
6.4 mi
48.
Continue onto M2
25.3 mi
49.
Take the ramp on the left towards A2: Canterbury
0.3 mi
50.
Enter Brenley Corner and take the 4th exit towards Canterbury
753 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout towards Canterbury
4.9 mi
52.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
53.
Continue onto A2050
1 mi
54.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rheims Way (A2050)
137 ft
55.
Exit the roundabout onto Rheims Way (A2050)
0.5 mi
56.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto St. Peter's Place (A290)
38 ft
57.
Exit the roundabout onto St. Peter's Place (A290)
1242 ft
58.
Turn right onto North Lane
1048 ft
59.
Turn right onto The Causeway
457 ft
60.
Turn left onto Pound Lane
291 ft
61.
Continue onto St Radigund's Street
358 ft
62.
Turn right onto Knott's Lane
310 ft
63.
Turn right onto King Street
812 ft
64.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much does it cost to drive from Burnley to Canterbury?

If you're using petrol, it's gonna set you back 51.7 quid. In this calculation, they're saying the petrol price is 144 pence per liter, and the car's gonna guzzle down 37.5 miles for every gallon of that stuff.

Now, if you're carpooling, the cost gets split up between everyone riding. So, if there are two people in the car, it's gonna be 25.85 quid each (£51.7 divided by 2). With three buddies on board, it works out to around 17.23 quid per person (£51.7 divided by 3). And if you've got a full car with four people, it's only 12.93 quid per person (£51.7 divided by 4).

Breaking down the numbers, the fuel cost is calculated based on how far you're going and how much gas your car chugs. For this trip, you're gonna need about 35.9 liters of fuel. They figured that out by dividing the distance of 296 miles by the car's fuel consumption rate of 37.5 miles per gallon, and then converting that to liters 'cause, you know, the UK uses liters.

So, you take the fuel needed, which is 35.9 liters, and you multiply it by the price per liter, which is 144 pence. And voilà, you got yourself the total fuel cost for the trip from Burnley to Canterbury: 51.7 quid.

 

Diesel cost from Burnley to Canterbury.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 35.8 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 17.9 £ (35.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 11.93 £ (35.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 8.95 £ (35.8/4) /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 Burnley to Canterbury

An alternative route from Burnley to the Canterbury is 280 miles and takes 5 hours and 1 minute.

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

The cheapest route from Burnley to Canterbury is the second suggested route (280mi, 5h 1min) and costs 48.9 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Burnley to Canterbury is the first suggested route (296mi, 4h 57min) and costs 51.7 £.

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 Burnley to Canterbury?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 296mi (distance from Burnley to Canterbury) and its duration is 4h 57min. The slowest route is 280mi, and its duration is 5h 1min.

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

Burnley is located in Lancashire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 119 meters above sea level. Burnley has coordinates 53.7892877o,-2.2405035o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Burnley 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.