Route from Reading to Canterbury

The distance between Reading and Canterbury is 105 miles. Travel time is 1 hour and 53 minutes.

From: Reading, County: Berkshire, England
To: Canterbury, County: Kent, England
105 mi , 1 h 53 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
Fuel consumption:
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Route from Reading to Canterbury on map



Driving directions from Reading to Canterbury

105 mi 1 h 53 min
1.
Head west
88 ft
2.
Turn left onto Inner Distribution Road
704 ft
3.
Enter Castle Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit
204 ft
4.
Exit the roundabout
562 ft
5.
Go straight onto Inner Distribution Road (A329)
0.4 mi
6.
Continue onto Queen's Road (A329)
548 ft
7.
Continue onto Queens Road (A329)
1025 ft
8.
Make a slight left onto Watlington Street
265 ft
9.
Keep right onto Watlington Street
167 ft
10.
Turn right onto King's Road
478 ft
11.
Keep left onto King's Road
0.5 mi
12.
Keep left towards A4: A4 East
0.5 mi
13.
Enter Sutton Seeds Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A3290
601 ft
14.
Exit the roundabout onto A3290
2.3 mi
15.
Go straight onto A329(M)
5.2 mi
16.
Keep left onto Berkshire Way (A329)
593 ft
17.
Keep right onto Berkshire Way (A329)
0.6 mi
18.
Enter Doncastle Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Berkshire Way (A329)
81 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout onto Berkshire Way (A329)
0.6 mi
20.
Enter Twin Bridges Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Downshire Way (A322)
261 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto Downshire Way (A322)
0.6 mi
22.
Enter Horse and Groom Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Bagshot Road (A322)
496 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto Bagshot Road (A322)
0.5 mi
24.
Enter Sports Centre Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A322
363 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto A322
2.7 mi
26.
Keep left onto Bracknell Road (A322)
0.9 mi
27.
Continue onto Bagshot Bypass (A322)
0.8 mi
28.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
29.
Merge right onto M3
6.3 mi
30.
Take the ramp on the left towards M25
1258 ft
31.
Keep right towards M25: Gatwick
0.8 mi
32.
Merge right onto M25
34.8 mi
33.
Keep right towards M26: Dover
0.7 mi
34.
Continue towards M26: Maidstone
10.1 mi
35.
Merge right onto M20
7.9 mi
36.
Take exit 7 on the left towards A249: Sheerness
0.3 mi
37.
Keep left towards A249: Sittingbourne
592 ft
38.
Merge right onto Sittingbourne Road (A249)
1.1 mi
39.
Continue onto Detling Hill (A249)
4.3 mi
40.
Take the ramp on the left onto M2
12.7 mi
41.
Take the ramp on the left towards A2: Canterbury
0.3 mi
42.
Enter Brenley Corner and take the 4th exit towards Canterbury
753 ft
43.
Exit the roundabout towards Canterbury
4.9 mi
44.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
45.
Continue onto A2050
1 mi
46.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rheims Way (A2050)
137 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto Rheims Way (A2050)
0.5 mi
48.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto St. Peter's Place (A290)
38 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto St. Peter's Place (A290)
1242 ft
50.
Turn right onto North Lane
1048 ft
51.
Turn right onto The Causeway
457 ft
52.
Turn left onto Pound Lane
291 ft
53.
Continue onto St Radigund's Street
358 ft
54.
Turn right onto Knott's Lane
310 ft
55.
Turn right onto King Street
812 ft
56.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
0 ft


If you were to travel from Reading to Canterbury, how much would it charge you?

A trip with petrol gasoline will cost you 18.3 pounds. According to the figure presented above, the price of petrol corresponds to 144 pence per litre, and the amount of petrol that the vehicle consumes is equivalent to 37.5 miles per gallon.
Through carpooling, the cost of this trip is 9.15 pounds for each of the two passengers.
When there are three people in the automobile, the cost of this trip is 6.1 pounds (18.3/3) for each individual passenger.
This trip will cost you 4.58 pounds for each of the four people who are travelling in the automobile.


The cost of fuel is equal to (104.61 miles / 37.5 miles per gallon) multiplied by 144 pence a litre, which is 18.3 pounds.

A more in-depth explanation of the result is as follows:

Fuel usage is miles multiplied by 4.54609 divided by the distance travelled by the vehicle.Consumption is 104.61 miles multiplied by 4.54609 divided by 37.5 miles per gallon, which equals 12.7 litres

It takes 12.7 litres of fuel.

The cost of fuel is equal to the amount of fuel required multiplied by the price per litre, which is 12.7 litres multiplied by 144 pence a litre, which is 18.3 pounds.

The cost of fuel from Reading to Canterbury is 18.3 pounds.
 

Diesel cost from Reading to Canterbury.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 12.7 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 6.35 £ (12.7/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 4.23 £ (12.7/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 3.18 £ (12.7/4) /p.

The main reasons diesel cars use less fuel than petrol cars are:

Diesel engines have higher compression ratios than petrol engines, improving thermal efficiency. Diesel engines extract more energy from each fuel unit due to this increased compression ratio, improving thermal efficiency. Diesel automobiles have superior fuel economy than petrol ones.

Diesel engines create more torque at lower RPM than petrol engines. Diesel vehicles perform better in steady-state driving, requiring less throttle input to maintain speed. Thus, diesel cars have reduced fuel consumption, especially on highways.

Alternative routes from Reading to Canterbury

The second route from Reading to the Canterbury is 113.23 miles and takes 2 hours and 1 minute.

The third route from Reading to the Canterbury is 116.52 miles and takes 2 hours and 49 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Reading to Canterbury by car?

The cheapest route from Reading to Canterbury is the first suggested route (105mi, 1h 53min) and costs 18.3 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Reading to Canterbury is the second suggested route (113mi, 2h 1min) and costs 19.8 £.

The most expensive route from Reading to Canterbury is the third suggested route (117mi, 2h 49min) and costs 20.3 £.

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 Reading to Canterbury?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 105mi (distance from Reading to Canterbury) and its duration is 1h 53min. The other route is 113mi, and its duration is 2h 1min. The slowest route is 117mi, and its duration is 2h 49min.

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

Where is Reading located?

Reading is located in Berkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 43 meters above sea level. Reading has coordinates 51.4542645o,-0.9781303o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Reading from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Canterbury?

Canterbury is located in Kent county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 13 meters above sea level. Canterbury has coordinates 51.2802330o,1.0789089o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Canterbury from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.