Route from Cardiff to Blackpool

The distance between Cardiff and Blackpool is 227 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 55 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Blackpool, County: Lancashire, England
227 mi , 3 h 55 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Blackpool on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Blackpool

227 mi 3 h 55 min
1.
Head southwest on Kingsway (A4161)
436 ft
2.
Make a U-turn onto Duke Street (A4161)
311 ft
3.
Continue slightly left onto Kingsway (A4161)
394 ft
4.
Make a slight right onto Kingsway
405 ft
5.
Continue slightly right onto Greyfriars Road
847 ft
6.
Turn left onto Park Place
282 ft
7.
Turn right onto Stuttgarter Strasse (A4161)
641 ft
8.
Continue onto Dumfries Place (A4161)
740 ft
9.
Continue onto Newport Road (A4161)
1.8 mi
10.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newport Road (A4161)
83 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout onto Newport Road (A4161)
732 ft
12.
Make a slight left
0.3 mi
13.
Go straight onto Southern Way (A4232)
0.3 mi
14.
Enter Llanedeyrn Interchange and take the 3rd exit towards A48: Newport
714 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout towards A48: Newport
5 mi
16.
Keep left onto A48(M)
0.4 mi
17.
Merge right onto M4
8 mi
18.
Take the ramp on the left onto M4
1137 ft
19.
Keep left onto M4
528 ft
20.
Merge right onto A449
12.9 mi
21.
Continue onto A40
6.9 mi
22.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
212 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
9 mi
24.
Enter Wilton Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
228 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
1.4 mi
26.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A449
190 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto A449
0.5 mi
28.
Enter Travellers Rest and take the 3rd exit onto M50
441 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto M50
21.4 mi
30.
Enter Strensham Interchange and take the 1st exit
74 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout
0.4 mi
32.
Keep right at the fork
0.3 mi
33.
Merge right onto M5
37.8 mi
34.
Keep right onto M5
1.7 mi
35.
Keep left onto M5
0.3 mi
36.
Merge right onto M6
5.9 mi
37.
Keep right onto M6
72 mi
38.
Keep right onto M6
22.8 mi
39.
Take the ramp on the left towards Blackpool
13.3 mi
40.
Continue onto A5230
0.4 mi
41.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ashworth Road
384 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto Ashworth Road
1068 ft
43.
Turn left onto Clifton Road
0.5 mi
44.
Turn right onto Cherry Tree Road North
749 ft
45.
Turn left onto Preston New Road (A583)
0.6 mi
46.
Turn right onto South Park Drive (A587)
0.3 mi
47.
Turn left to stay on West Park Drive
0.6 mi
48.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Beech Avenue
85 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto Beech Avenue
616 ft
50.
Turn left onto Forest Gate
601 ft
51.
Turn right onto Maple Avenue
113 ft
52.
Turn left
91 ft
53.
Turn right
65 ft
54.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What's the cost of a drive from Cardiff to Blackpool?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £39.3. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's thirst of 37.5 miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £19.65 each (£39.3 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £13.1 a head (£39.3 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £9.83 per person (£39.3 divided by 4).

Let's dig into the math behind it. The fuel expenditure hinges on the distance covered and the car's efficiency. For this particular jaunt, you're looking at guzzling down roughly 27.5 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £39.3 total comes from for the trip from Cardiff to Blackpool.
 

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Blackpool.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 24.8 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 12.4 £ (24.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.27 £ (24.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.2 £ (24.8/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Blackpool

The second route from Cardiff to the Blackpool is 214.98 miles and takes 4 hours and 50 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Cardiff to Blackpool by car?

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Blackpool is the second suggested route (215mi, 4h 50min) and costs 37.3 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Blackpool is the first suggested route (227mi, 3h 55min) and costs 39.3 £.

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 Cardiff to Blackpool?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 227mi (distance from Cardiff to Blackpool) and its duration is 3h 55min. The slowest route is 215mi, and its duration is 4h 50min.

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

Where is Cardiff located?

Cardiff is located in Cardiff county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. Cardiff has coordinates 51.4815810o,-3.1790900o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Cardiff from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Blackpool?

Blackpool is located in Lancashire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 16 meters above sea level. Blackpool has coordinates 53.8175053o,-3.0356748o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Blackpool from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.