Route from Cardiff to Inverness

The distance between Cardiff and Inverness is 548 miles. Travel time is 9 hours and 20 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Inverness, County: Highland, Scotland
548 mi , 9 h 20 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
Fuel consumption:
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Route from Cardiff to Inverness on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Inverness

548 mi 9 h 20 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
116 mi
39.
Continue onto A74(M)
48.9 mi
40.
Continue onto M74
29.2 mi
41.
Take exit 4 on the left towards M73: Stirling
0.3 mi
42.
Keep right towards M73: Stirling
7.4 mi
43.
Merge right onto M80
7.2 mi
44.
Keep right towards Perth
6.6 mi
45.
Merge left onto M9
6.1 mi
46.
Enter Keir Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A9
414 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto A9
26.2 mi
48.
Enter Broxden Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A9: Inverness
37 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout towards A9: Inverness
2.4 mi
50.
Enter Inveralmond Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A9
224 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto A9
108 mi
52.
Take the ramp on the left onto A9
454 ft
53.
Continue slightly left onto Sir Walter Scott Drive (A8082)
981 ft
54.
Enter Inshes Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Old Perth Road (B9006)
409 ft
55.
Exit the roundabout onto Old Perth Road (B9006)
0.3 mi
56.
Continue straight onto Culcabock Road (B853)
0.4 mi
57.
Continue onto Damfield Road (B853)
876 ft
58.
Turn right onto Annfield Road (B853)
0.3 mi
59.
Turn left onto Southside Road
217 ft
60.
Turn right onto Mayfield Road
1160 ft
61.
Turn right onto Culduthel Road (B861)
761 ft
62.
Continue onto Castle Street (B861)
866 ft
63.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much does it cost to drive from Cardiff to Inverness?

If you're using petrol, it's gonna set you back 95 quid. In this calculation, they're saying the petrol price is 143 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 47.5 quid each (£95 divided by 2). With three buddies on board, it works out to around 31.67 quid per person (£95 divided by 3). And if you've got a full car with four people, it's only 23.75 quid per person (£95 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 66.4 liters of fuel. They figured that out by dividing the distance of 547.79 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 66.4 liters, and you multiply it by the price per liter, which is 143 pence. And voilà, you got yourself the total fuel cost for the trip from Cardiff to Inverness: 95 quid.

 

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Inverness.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 60 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 30 £ (60/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 20 £ (60/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 15 £ (60/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Inverness

An alternative route from Cardiff to the Inverness is 532.36 miles and takes 9 hours and 43 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Inverness is the second suggested route (532mi, 9h 43min) and costs 92.3 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Inverness is the first suggested route (548mi, 9h 20min) and costs 95 £.

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 Inverness?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 548mi (distance from Cardiff to Inverness) and its duration is 9h 20min. The slowest route is 532mi, and its duration is 9h 43min.

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

Inverness is located in Highland county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 18 meters above sea level. Inverness has coordinates 57.4777730o,-4.2247210o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Inverness from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.