Route from Preston to Thanet

The distance between Preston and Thanet is 300 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 59 minutes.

From: Preston, County: Lancashire, England
To: Thanet, County: Kent, England
300 mi , 4 h 59 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Preston to Thanet on map



Driving directions from Preston to Thanet

300 mi 4 h 59 min
1.
Head west
86 ft
2.
Turn right
49 ft
3.
Turn right
604 ft
4.
Turn left
51 ft
5.
Turn left onto North Street
101 ft
6.
Turn left onto Walker Street
800 ft
7.
Turn left onto Lancaster Road
404 ft
8.
Turn right onto Melling Street
372 ft
9.
Turn right onto North Road (A6)
498 ft
10.
Keep left at the fork
389 ft
11.
Merge left onto Ring Way (A59)
0.3 mi
12.
Continue onto Stanley Street (A59)
834 ft
13.
Keep right onto London Road (A6)
0.7 mi
14.
Go straight onto Victoria Road (A6)
696 ft
15.
Continue onto London Way (A6)
0.7 mi
16.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Way (A6)
216 ft
17.
Exit the roundabout onto London Way (A6)
1 mi
18.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Way (A6)
187 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout onto London Way (A6)
0.5 mi
20.
Keep right at the fork
287 ft
21.
Keep left onto A6
734 ft
22.
Continue onto M65
0.3 mi
23.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
24.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit
1052 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
26.
Merge right onto M6
84 mi
27.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
28.
Keep right onto M6
37.9 mi
29.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: The SOUTH
1.6 mi
30.
Merge right onto M1
57.4 mi
31.
Take the ramp on the left towards A414: Hemel Hempstead
0.5 mi
32.
Keep right towards A414: St Albans
0.4 mi
33.
Merge right onto A414
3.7 mi
34.
Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A414)
218 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A414)
1.9 mi
36.
Enter London Colney Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1081
359 ft
37.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
1.3 mi
38.
Enter The Bell Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto M25
243 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto M25
34.9 mi
40.
Continue towards M25: (M20
5.3 mi
41.
Take the ramp on the left towards A2: (M2) Canterbury
1 mi
42.
Merge right onto Dartford Bypass (A2)
1.8 mi
43.
Continue onto Watling Street (A2)
6.4 mi
44.
Continue onto M2
25.8 mi
45.
Continue onto Thanet Way (A299)
11.7 mi
46.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
47.
Continue straight
0.5 mi
48.
Merge right onto Thanet Way (A299)
3.6 mi
49.
Enter St Nicholas-at-Wade Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thanet Way (A299)
278 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto Thanet Way (A299)
1 mi
51.
Enter Monkton Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Canterbury Road West (A299)
147 ft
52.
Exit the roundabout onto Canterbury Road West (A299)
1.6 mi
53.
Enter Minster Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Minster Road (B2190)
39 ft
54.
Exit the roundabout onto Minster Road (B2190)
1096 ft
55.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B2190
167 ft
56.
Exit the roundabout onto B2190
585 ft
57.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Spitfire Way (B2190)
167 ft
58.
Exit the roundabout onto Spitfire Way (B2190)
0.4 mi
59.
Turn left onto Alland Grange Lane
0.7 mi
60.
Continue onto Woodchurch Road
0.6 mi
61.
Make a slight right
173 ft
62.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What's the cost of a drive from Preston to Thanet?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £51.9. 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 £25.95 each (£51.9 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £17.3 a head (£51.9 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £12.98 per person (£51.9 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 36.3 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £51.9 total comes from for the trip from Preston to Thanet.
 

Diesel cost from Preston to Thanet.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 32.8 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 16.4 £ (32.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 10.93 £ (32.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 8.2 £ (32.8/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Preston to Thanet

The most time-consuming route from Preston to Thanet spans a distance of 325.77 miles and requires a travel time of 5 hours and 25 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Preston to Thanet by car?

The cheapest route from Preston to Thanet is the first suggested route (300mi, 4h 59min) and costs 51.9 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Preston to Thanet is the second suggested route (326mi, 5h 25min) and costs 56.5 £.

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 Preston to Thanet?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 300mi (distance from Preston to Thanet) and its duration is 4h 59min. The slowest route is 326mi, and its duration is 5h 25min.

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

Where is Preston located?

Preston is located in Lancashire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 35 meters above sea level. Preston has coordinates 53.7632010o,-2.7030900o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Preston from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Thanet?

Thanet is located in Kent county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 32 meters above sea level. Thanet has coordinates 51.3602516o,1.3484663o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Thanet from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.