Your Route From Reading RG5 to Preston PR1
Route Summary
213 mi
3 hours 43 mins
8
46 Miles
46 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Oxford services
Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Cherwell Valley services
Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Warwick
Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
Norton Canes
Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
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
Charnock Richard
Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north-east on Arundel Rd towards Sussex Gardens
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Turn right onto Headley Rd
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Butts Hill Rd
0.75
Continue onto Pound Ln
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Bath Rd/
2.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto New Bath Rd/
3.5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Burchetts Green Rd
1.5
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A404 slip road to Wycombe/
0.25
Merge onto A404
1.5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A404
4.0
Merge onto M40 via the slip road to Birmingham/
74.0
Oxford services Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Cherwell Valley services Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Warwick Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
At junction 3A, take the M42 N exit to M1 N/
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Continue onto M42
6.25
Keep right to stay on M42
5.0
Keep right to stay on M42
2.75
Keep right to continue on M6 Toll
21.25
Norton Canes Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Continue onto M6
83.75
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
Charnock Richard Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
At junction 29, take the M65 exit to Burnley/
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Slight left to merge onto M65 towards Preston/
0.5
At Cuerden Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A6
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto London Way/
0.5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on London Way/
1.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on London Way/
2.0
Continue onto Ring Way/
0.5
Arrive at your destination
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