Route from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay

The distance between Cardiff and Colwyn Bay is 183 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 38 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Colwyn Bay, County: Colwyn Bay, Wales
183 mi , 3 h 38 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay

183 mi 3 h 38 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
4 mi
18.
Take the ramp on the left onto M4
0.3 mi
19.
Keep left at the fork
249 ft
20.
Go straight onto Malpas Road (A4051)
1.5 mi
21.
Enter Woodlands roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4042
287 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto A4042
1054 ft
23.
Make a slight left
337 ft
24.
Merge right onto Llantarnam Bypass (A4042)
1.1 mi
25.
Enter Llantarnam Bypass and take the 3rd exit onto Turnpike Road (A4042)
307 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Turnpike Road (A4042)
0.8 mi
27.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Croesyceiliog Bypass (A4042)
168 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout onto Croesyceiliog Bypass (A4042)
1.3 mi
29.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4042
261 ft
30.
Exit the roundabout onto A4042
1 mi
31.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4042
478 ft
32.
Exit the roundabout onto A4042
0.9 mi
33.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A4042
574 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout onto A4042
0.9 mi
35.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Usk Road (A4042)
318 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto Usk Road (A4042)
0.9 mi
37.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Usk Road (A4042)
221 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto Usk Road (A4042)
7.2 mi
39.
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A40
395 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
428 ft
41.
Keep left onto A465
22 mi
42.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Belmont Road (A465)
208 ft
43.
Exit the roundabout onto Belmont Road (A465)
1.1 mi
44.
Merge right onto Victoria Street (A49)
0.6 mi
45.
Enter Edgar Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Edgar Street (A49)
55 ft
46.
Exit the roundabout onto Edgar Street (A49)
0.5 mi
47.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Newtown Road (A49)
3 ft
48.
Exit the roundabout onto Newtown Road (A49)
1236 ft
49.
Make a slight right onto Holmer Road (A49)
0.6 mi
50.
Enter Holmer Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A49
93 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto A49
7.6 mi
52.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A49
108 ft
53.
Exit the roundabout onto A49
3 mi
54.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A49
269 ft
55.
Exit the roundabout onto A49
0.8 mi
56.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A49
150 ft
57.
Exit the roundabout onto A49
10.1 mi
58.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Shrewsbury
117 ft
59.
Exit the roundabout towards Shrewsbury
0.9 mi
60.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Shrewsbury
149 ft
61.
Exit the roundabout towards Shrewsbury
1.4 mi
62.
Continue onto Bromfield Road (A49)
6.5 mi
63.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Shrewsbury
70 ft
64.
Exit the roundabout towards Shrewsbury
12.3 mi
65.
Continue onto A49
5.9 mi
66.
Enter Bayston Hill Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards North Wales
125 ft
67.
Exit the roundabout towards North Wales
2 mi
68.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5
221 ft
69.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
0.9 mi
70.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5
206 ft
71.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
1 mi
72.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5
135 ft
73.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
4.2 mi
74.
Enter Felton Butler Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5
205 ft
75.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
2.8 mi
76.
Enter Wolfshead Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5
148 ft
77.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
6.2 mi
78.
Enter Mile End Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5
208 ft
79.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
1.3 mi
80.
Enter Whittington Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5
132 ft
81.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
0.9 mi
82.
Enter Five Crosses and take the 2nd exit onto A5
125 ft
83.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
2.5 mi
84.
Enter Gledrid Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A5
267 ft
85.
Exit the roundabout onto A5
2.2 mi
86.
Enter Halton Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A483
198 ft
87.
Exit the roundabout onto A483
16.4 mi
88.
Enter Posthouse Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A55: Conwy
49 ft
89.
Exit the roundabout towards A55: Conwy
0.3 mi
90.
Merge right onto North Wales Expressway (A55)
1.7 mi
91.
Continue onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway (A55)
35.7 mi
92.
Take the ramp on the left towards B5113: Colwyn Bay
1027 ft
93.
Turn left onto Victoria Avenue (B5113)
557 ft
94.
Turn left onto Greenfield Road (B5113)
383 ft
95.
Turn right onto A547
538 ft
96.
Turn left onto Rhiw Road
521 ft
97.
Turn right onto Claughton Road
236 ft
98.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What's the expense of traveling from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay by car?

The trip fueled by petrol comes to £31.7. This calculation is based on a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and the car's consumption rate of 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those interested in carpooling, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, each person's share is £15.85 (£31.7/2). For three passengers, the cost per person reduces to £10.57 (£31.7/3), and with four passengers, it further decreases to £7.93 (£31.7/4).

To delve deeper into the calculation, let's examine how we arrive at the result:

Firstly, we determine the fuel required by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey of 182.67 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 182.67 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 22.1 liters of fuel needed.

Next, we calculate the fuel cost by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. With 22.1 liters of fuel at 143 pence per liter, the total cost comes to £31.7.

In summary, the fuel cost for the trip from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay amounts to £31.7.

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 20 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 10 £ (20/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.67 £ (20/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5 £ (20/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay

The second route from Cardiff to the Colwyn Bay is 184.39 miles and takes 3 hours and 47 minutes.

The third route from Cardiff to the Colwyn Bay is 185.68 miles and takes 3 hours and 42 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay by car?

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay is the first suggested route (183mi, 3h 38min) and costs 31.7 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay is the second suggested route (184mi, 3h 47min) and costs 32 £.

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay is the third suggested route (186mi, 3h 42min) and costs 32.2 £.

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 Colwyn Bay?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 183mi (distance from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay) and its duration is 3h 38min. The other route is 186mi, and its duration is 3h 42min. The slowest route is 184mi, and its duration is 3h 47min.

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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 Colwyn Bay?

Colwyn Bay is located in Colwyn Bay county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 35 meters above sea level. Colwyn Bay has coordinates 53.2931820o,-3.7276400o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Colwyn Bay from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.