Your Route From Plymouth PL1 to Manchester M2
Route Summary
282 mi
5 hours 1 min
17
32 Miles
34 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Smithaleigh services
Smithaleigh Service Station, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5AX
Peartree Cross services
Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7RB
Winning Post services
Winning Post Filling Station, A38 Haldon Hill, Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XS
Exeter services
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Exeter Motorway Services Area, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, EX2 7HF
Cullompton
Cullompton Service Station, Honiton Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1PA
Tiverton services
Junction 27 Services, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7HD
Taunton Deane
Taunton Dean Motorway Services, Taunton Deane Motorway Services Area, M5, Trull, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7PF
Bridgwater
Moto Hospitality Services, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS
Gordano
Welcome Break, Gordano Motorway Services Area, M5, Portbury, Bristol, SomersetBS20 7XG
Michaelwood
Welcome Break, Michaelwood Service Area, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD
Gloucester
Gilberts Lane, Brookthorpe, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DN
Strensham
Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Frankley
Moto, Frankley Motorway Services, Illey Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B32 4AR
Hilton Park
Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
Keele
Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Sandbach
RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Knutsford
Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north-east on N Cross Roundabout towards Saltash Rd/
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Exit the roundabout onto Cobourg St/
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At Charles Cross Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Exeter St/
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At Cattedown Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Shapters Rd/
0.75
Continue straight onto Embankment Rd/
1.75
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A38 slip road to Exeter/
0.5
Merge onto Devon Expy/
36.75
Smithaleigh services Smithaleigh Service Station, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5AX
Peartree Cross services Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7RB
Winning Post services Winning Post Filling Station, A38 Haldon Hill, Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XS
Keep right to continue on M5, follow signs for Taunton/
153.75
Exeter services Moto Hospitality Ltd, Exeter Motorway Services Area, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, EX2 7HF
Cullompton Cullompton Service Station, Honiton Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1PA
Tiverton services Junction 27 Services, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7HD
Taunton Deane Taunton Dean Motorway Services, Taunton Deane Motorway Services Area, M5, Trull, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7PF
Bridgwater Moto Hospitality Services, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS
Gordano Welcome Break, Gordano Motorway Services Area, M5, Portbury, Bristol, SomersetBS20 7XG
Michaelwood Welcome Break, Michaelwood Service Area, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD
Gloucester Gilberts Lane, Brookthorpe, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DN
Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Frankley Moto, Frankley Motorway Services, Illey Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B32 4AR
At junction 3, take the A456 exit to Birmingham (W & C)
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At Quinton Interchange, take the 5th exit onto Quinton Expy/
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Turn left onto Perry Hill Ln
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Continue onto Perry Hill Rd
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Continue onto Bleakhouse Rd
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Turn left onto Wolverhampton Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto A4123
0.25
At Oldbury Interchange, take the 1st exit onto the M5 slip road to N.E.C. Arpt/
0.25
Merge onto M5
4.0
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Take the M6 exit towards Walsall/
1.5
Take the slip road onto M6
8.5
Hilton Park Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
Take the exit towards M6
0.75
Take the slip road to M6
0.25
Continue onto M6
50.25
Keele Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Sandbach RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Knutsford Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
At junction 19, take the A556 exit to M'cr(S&C)/
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Keep right to continue on A556
4.25
Keep right
1.0
Merge onto M56
6.25
Continue onto Princess Pkwy/
5.0
Keep left to continue on Medlock St Jct/
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Keep right to stay on Medlock St Jct/
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Turn right onto Great Bridgewater St/
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Turn left onto Charlotte St
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Continue onto Spring Gardens
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Slight right to stay on Spring Gardens
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Turn left onto King St
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Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Brown St
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Arrive at your destination
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