Your Route From Preston PR1 to Cambridge CB2
Route Summary
202 mi
3 hours 36 mins
12
31 Miles
31 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Charnock Richard
Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
Knutsford
Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Sandbach
RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Keele
Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Norton Canes
Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Corley
Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
Rugby
Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Rothwell services
A14 Eastbound, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1SS
Kettering services
A14 Services, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1RW
Thrapston services
Thrapston Service Area, Thrapston, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4UR
Spaldwick services
High Street, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TD
Cambridge services
Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north-east on Ring Way/
0.75
Continue onto London Rd/
1.5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto London Way/
1.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on London Way/
0.5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A6
0.25
Keep left to continue on M65, follow signs for Burnley/
0.25
Take the slip road to M6
0.25
At Bamber Bridge Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the M6 slip road to M58/
0.5
Merge onto M6
27.75
Charnock Richard Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
At junction 20, take the A50/
0.25
At Lymm Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the M6/
0.25
Merge onto M6 via the slip road to Birmingham
55.5
Knutsford Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Sandbach RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Keele Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Keep right to continue on M6 Toll
23.5
Norton Canes Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
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Take the exit on the right towards M6/
3.25
Merge onto M6
22.25
Corley Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
Rugby Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Continue onto A14
30.0
Rothwell services A14 Eastbound, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1SS
Kettering services A14 Services, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1RW
At junction 13, take the A605/
0.25
Thrapston services Thrapston Service Area, Thrapston, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4UR
At Thrapston Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the A14 slip road to Cambridge/
0.25
Merge onto A14
27.75
Spaldwick services High Street, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TD
Cambridge services Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
Continue onto M11
3.5
At junction 12, exit towards Cambridge/
0.25
Merge onto Grantchester Rd
0.0
At Haggis Farm Interchange, take the 1st exit onto Barton Rd/
1.75
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Fen Causeway/
0.5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Trumpington Rd
0.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Lensfield Rd/
0.25
Turn right onto Hills Rd/
0.25
Arrive at your destination
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