Route from Wakefield to Falkirk by car

The driving distance between Wakefield and Falkirk is 231 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 15 minutes by car.

From: Wakefield, County: West Yorkshire, England
To: Falkirk, County: Falkirk, Scotland
231 mi , 4 h 15 min
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Route from Wakefield to Falkirk on map



Driving directions from Wakefield to Falkirk

231 mi 4 h 15 min
1.
Head northwest
129 ft
2.
Turn left onto Mulberry Way (A650)
942 ft
3.
Continue onto Bond Street (A650)
433 ft
4.
Continue onto Wentworth Street (A650)
1277 ft
5.
Continue onto Bradford Road (A650)
513 ft
6.
Make a slight right onto Snow Hill View (A650)
324 ft
7.
Continue onto Leeds Road (A61)
743 ft
8.
Keep left onto A650
888 ft
9.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A650
196 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto A650
846 ft
11.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A650
252 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout onto A650
0.9 mi
13.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A650
138 ft
14.
Exit the roundabout onto A650
0.8 mi
15.
Enter Carrgate Interchange and take the 3rd exit
850 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
17.
Merge right onto M1
0.7 mi
18.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
19.
Keep left at the fork
0.4 mi
20.
Merge right onto M62
9 mi
21.
Take the ramp on the left towards M606: Bradford
0.4 mi
22.
Enter Chainbar Roundabout and take the 6th exit towards M606: Bradford
0.4 mi
23.
Exit the roundabout towards M606: Bradford
0.4 mi
24.
Merge right onto M606
1.7 mi
25.
Take the ramp on the left onto M606
1143 ft
26.
Enter Staygate Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rooley Lane (A6177)
244 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto Rooley Lane (A6177)
585 ft
28.
Continue onto Mayo Avenue (A6177)
0.4 mi
29.
Continue onto Smiddles Lane (A6177)
1203 ft
30.
Continue onto Southfield Road (A6177)
0.3 mi
31.
Continue onto Southfield Lane (A6177)
0.3 mi
32.
Go straight onto Hudson Avenue (A6177)
1256 ft
33.
Continue onto Cross Lane (A6177)
860 ft
34.
Continue onto Beckside Road
0.5 mi
35.
Continue onto Cemetery Road
0.8 mi
36.
Turn left onto Thornton Road (B6145)
32 ft
37.
Turn right onto Allerton Road
846 ft
38.
Turn right onto Squire Lane
0.3 mi
39.
Turn left onto Duckworth Lane
0.3 mi
40.
Turn right onto Daisy Hill Lane
0.3 mi
41.
Continue onto Heights Lane
0.3 mi
42.
Turn right onto Haworth Road (B6144)
923 ft
43.
Turn left onto Bingley Road (B6269)
0.6 mi
44.
Continue onto Cottingley Cliffe Road (B6269)
0.8 mi
45.
Continue onto Bradford Old Road (B6146)
619 ft
46.
Continue onto Cottingley New Road (B6146)
0.3 mi
47.
Turn right onto Bradford Road (B6265)
801 ft
48.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sir Fred Hoyle Way (A650)
28 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto Sir Fred Hoyle Way (A650)
2.7 mi
50.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
218 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
1.5 mi
52.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
238 ft
53.
Exit the roundabout onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
0.3 mi
54.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hard Ings Road (A650)
194 ft
55.
Exit the roundabout onto Hard Ings Road (A650)
0.4 mi
56.
Keep right onto A629
124 ft
57.
Keep left onto Aire Valley Bypass (A629)
2.4 mi
58.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aire Valley Bypass (A629)
145 ft
59.
Exit the roundabout onto Aire Valley Bypass (A629)
1.7 mi
60.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Skipton Road (A629)
299 ft
61.
Exit the roundabout onto Skipton Road (A629)
1.4 mi
62.
Continue onto Keighley Road (A629)
1.2 mi
63.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rotary Way (A629)
77 ft
64.
Exit the roundabout onto Rotary Way (A629)
1.2 mi
65.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rotary Way (A629)
83 ft
66.
Exit the roundabout onto Rotary Way (A629)
1.2 mi
67.
Enter Gargrave Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Skipton Road (A65)
135 ft
68.
Exit the roundabout onto Skipton Road (A65)
3 mi
69.
Continue left onto High Street (A65)
677 ft
70.
Continue slightly right onto Skipton Road (A65)
5.1 mi
71.
Continue onto Main Road (A65)
1053 ft
72.
Continue onto Kendal Road (A65)
1.6 mi
73.
Continue onto Main Street (A65)
3 mi
74.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A65
73 ft
75.
Exit the roundabout onto A65
15.8 mi
76.
Turn right
581 ft
77.
Make a slight right onto Long Lane
0.9 mi
78.
Continue onto Wandales Lane
0.8 mi
79.
Go straight onto Bents Lane
896 ft
80.
Turn left onto Flush Brow
136 ft
81.
Turn right to stay on Flush Brow
762 ft
82.
Turn right onto A683
6.5 mi
83.
Go straight onto B6256
1.1 mi
84.
Turn left onto Scotch Jeans (A684)
2.1 mi
85.
Take the ramp towards M6: The North
0.3 mi
86.
Merge right onto M6
53.1 mi
87.
Continue onto A74(M)
48.9 mi
88.
Continue onto M74
29.2 mi
89.
Take exit 4 on the left towards M73: Stirling
0.3 mi
90.
Keep right towards M73: Stirling
7.4 mi
91.
Merge right onto M80
7.2 mi
92.
Keep left towards M876: Kincardine Bridges
2.2 mi
93.
Take exit 1 on the left towards A883: Falkirk
287 ft
94.
Continue towards A883: Falkirk
658 ft
95.
Turn left onto A883
0.3 mi
96.
Enter Checkbar Roundabout and take the 2nd exit
183 ft
97.
Exit the roundabout
106 ft
98.
Go straight onto A883
1.3 mi
99.
Enter Three Bridges and take the 1st exit towards Falkirk
89 ft
100.
Exit the roundabout towards Falkirk
0.9 mi
101.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Main Street (A803)
103 ft
102.
Exit the roundabout onto Main Street (A803)
0.4 mi
103.
Enter Rosebank Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Camelon Road (A803)
179 ft
104.
Exit the roundabout onto Camelon Road (A803)
0.6 mi
105.
Continue onto West Bridge Street (A803)
571 ft
106.
Turn left onto Hope Street (A803)
458 ft
107.
Continue onto Garrison Place (A803)
918 ft
108.
Enter Garrison Place Roundabout and exit onto Garrison Place Roundabout (A803)
64 ft
109.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What's the cost of a drive from Wakefield to Falkirk?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £40. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's thirst of miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £20 each (£40 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £13.33 a head (£40 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £10 per person (£40 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 28 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £40 total comes from for the trip from Wakefield to Falkirk.
 

Diesel cost from Wakefield to Falkirk.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 25.3 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 12.65 £ (25.3/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.43 £ (25.3/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.33 £ (25.3/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Wakefield to Falkirk

The second route from Wakefield to the Falkirk is 227.57 miles and takes 4 hours and 23 minutes.

The third route from Wakefield to the Falkirk is 256.76 miles and takes 4 hours and 56 minutes.