Lancaster Forest Heath by car, distance and driving time

The distance between Lancaster and Forest Heath by car is 247 miles. The driving time is 4 hours and 8 minutes.

How far is Forest Heath from Lancaster? The driving distance is 247 miles, depending on the selected route and traffic conditions.

From: Lancaster, County: Lancashire, England
To: Forest Heath, County: Suffolk, England
247 mi , 4 h 8 min
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Route from Lancaster to Forest Heath on map



Driving directions from Lancaster to Forest Heath

247 mi 4 h 8 min
1.
Head northwest on King Street (A6)
383 ft
2.
Turn right onto Common Garden Street
425 ft
3.
Continue onto Brock Street
370 ft
4.
Turn right onto Thurnham Street (A6)
1061 ft
5.
Continue onto South Road (A6)
1076 ft
6.
Enter The Pointer and take the 2nd exit onto Greaves Road (A6)
211 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto Greaves Road (A6)
0.3 mi
8.
Continue onto Scotforth Road (A6)
3.5 mi
9.
Continue onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
0.4 mi
10.
Enter Hampson Green Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards M6: Preston
78 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout towards M6: Preston
554 ft
12.
Keep right towards M6(S): Preston
19.7 mi
13.
Keep right onto Preston Bypass (M6)
86 mi
14.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
15.
Keep right onto M6
38.9 mi
16.
Continue towards A14: Felixstowe
58.2 mi
17.
Keep left onto A14
19.1 mi
18.
Keep left onto A11
6.2 mi
19.
Enter Five Ways Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1065
240 ft
20.
Exit the roundabout onto A1065
2.2 mi
21.
Turn left onto B1112
1.7 mi
22.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B1112
10 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto B1112
1 mi
24.
Turn right onto South Road
633 ft
25.
You have arrived at your destination
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What's the cost of a drive from Lancaster to Forest Heath?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £43.2. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's thirst of 37.5 miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £21.6 each (£43.2 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £14.4 a head (£43.2 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £10.8 per person (£43.2 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 30 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £43.2 total comes from for the trip from Lancaster to Forest Heath.
 

Diesel cost from Lancaster to Forest Heath.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 30 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 15 £ (30/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 10 £ (30/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 7.5 £ (30/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Lancaster to Forest Heath

The second route from Lancaster to the Forest Heath is 256.7 miles and takes 4 hours and 18 minutes.

The third route from Lancaster to the Forest Heath is 230.79 miles and takes 4 hours and 49 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Lancaster to Forest Heath by car?

The cheapest route from Lancaster to Forest Heath is the third suggested route (231mi, 4h 49min) and costs 40.3 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Lancaster to Forest Heath is the first suggested route (247mi, 4h 8min) and costs 43.2 £.

The most expensive route from Lancaster to Forest Heath is the second suggested route (257mi, 4h 18min) and costs 44.8 £.

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 Lancaster to Forest Heath?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 247mi (distance from Lancaster to Forest Heath) and its duration is 4h 8min. The other route is 257mi, and its duration is 4h 18min. The slowest route is 231mi, and its duration is 4h 49min.

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

Where is Lancaster located?

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.

What is the location of Forest Heath?

Forest Heath is located in Suffolk county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 11 meters above sea level. Forest Heath has coordinates 52.4027189o,0.5357353o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Forest Heath from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.