Route from Wakefield to Preston

The distance between Wakefield and Preston is 72 miles. Travel time is 1 hour and 17 minutes.

From: Wakefield, County: West Yorkshire, England
To: Preston, County: Lancashire, England
72 mi , 1 h 17 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Wakefield to Preston on map



Driving directions from Wakefield to Preston

72 mi 1 h 17 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
37.3 mi
21.
Continue onto M60
3.8 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left towards M61: Preston
0.7 mi
23.
Continue onto M61
0.5 mi
24.
Keep left towards M61: Preston
18.5 mi
25.
Take the ramp on the left onto M61
0.3 mi
26.
Keep left at the fork
0.3 mi
27.
Merge right onto M65
1.9 mi
28.
Keep right at the fork
216 ft
29.
Keep left onto London Way (A6)
0.5 mi
30.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Way (A6)
172 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout onto London Way (A6)
1 mi
32.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Way (A6)
349 ft
33.
Exit the roundabout onto London Way (A6)
0.7 mi
34.
Continue onto Victoria Road (A6)
696 ft
35.
Go straight onto London Road (A6)
0.7 mi
36.
Continue slightly left onto Stanley Street (A59)
864 ft
37.
Continue onto Ring Way (A59)
0.3 mi
38.
Turn right onto North Road (A6)
210 ft
39.
Turn left onto Walker Street
1247 ft
40.
Turn right onto North Street
101 ft
41.
Turn right
51 ft
42.
Turn right
397 ft
43.
Turn left
87 ft
44.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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If you were to travel from Wakefield to Preston, how much would it charge you?

A trip with petrol gasoline will cost you 12.5 pounds. According to the figure presented above, the price of petrol corresponds to 143 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 6.25 pounds for each of the two passengers.
When there are three people in the automobile, the cost of this trip is 4.17 pounds (12.5/3) for each individual passenger.
This trip will cost you 3.13 pounds for each of the four people who are travelling in the automobile.


The cost of fuel is equal to (72.14 miles / 37.5 miles per gallon) multiplied by 143 pence a litre, which is 12.5 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 72.14 miles multiplied by 4.54609 divided by 37.5 miles per gallon, which equals 8.7 litres

It takes 8.7 litres of fuel.

The cost of fuel is equal to the amount of fuel required multiplied by the price per litre, which is 8.7 litres multiplied by 143 pence a litre, which is 12.5 pounds.

The cost of fuel from Wakefield to Preston is 12.5 pounds.
 

Diesel cost from Wakefield to Preston.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 7.9 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 3.95 £ (7.9/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 2.63 £ (7.9/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.98 £ (7.9/4) /p.

Diesel engines vs petrol engines:

  • Spark Ignition (Petrol Engines): Ignition is initiated by a spark plug igniting the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber.

  • Compression Ignition (Diesel Engines): Ignition occurs when the air-fuel mixture is compressed by the piston, leading to spontaneous combustion of diesel fuel without the need for a spark plug.

Alternative routes from Wakefield to Preston

The second route from Wakefield to the Preston is 73.14 miles and takes 1 hour and 21 minutes.

The third route from Wakefield to the Preston is 67.99 miles and takes 1 hour and 39 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Wakefield to Preston is the third suggested route (68mi, 1h 39min) and costs 11.8 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Wakefield to Preston is the first suggested route (72mi, 1h 17min) and costs 12.5 £.

The most expensive route from Wakefield to Preston is the second suggested route (73mi, 1h 21min) and costs 12.7 £.

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 Wakefield to Preston?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 72mi (distance from Wakefield to Preston) and its duration is 1h 17min. The other route is 73mi, and its duration is 1h 21min. The slowest route is 68mi, and its duration is 1h 39min.

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

Where is Wakefield located?

Wakefield is located in West Yorkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 43 meters above sea level. Wakefield has coordinates 53.6832980o,-1.5059240o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Wakefield from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Preston?

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.