Your Route From Swansea SA4 to Leicester LE2 Via Birmingham B48
Route Summary
262 mi
4 hours 49 mins
5
161 Miles
175 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Swansea West
M O T O, Swansea West Services, M4 Junction 47, Penllergaer, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA4 9GT
Monmouth services
Monmouth Raglan Service Area, Dingestow, Monmouth, MonmouthshireNP25 4BG
Symonds Yat services
Symonds Yat Services, Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6DP
Ross Spur services
Ross Spur Services Forecourt, Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7QJ
Strensham
Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north-west on Brownhills towards Princess St
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Continue onto Brynteg Rd
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Turn right onto Pontardulais Rd/
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Turn left onto Cecil Rd
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Turn left onto High St/
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At the roundabout, continue straight onto A48
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Swansea West M O T O, Swansea West Services, M4 Junction 47, Penllergaer, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA4 9GT
At Penllergaer Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the M4 slip road to Cardiff/
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Merge onto M4
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At junction 43, take the A465 exit to Neath/
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At Llandarcy Interchange, take the 1st exit onto A465
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At Resolven Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A465
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At Cwmgwrach Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A465
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Keep right to continue on Heads of the Valleys Rd/
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Slight right onto A465
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Hardwick Gyratory/
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Slight right to stay on Hardwick Gyratory/
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Keep left to continue on A40
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At Raglan Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Take the A40 slip road to The Midlands/
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Continue onto A40
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Monmouth services Monmouth Raglan Service Area, Dingestow, Monmouth, MonmouthshireNP25 4BG
At Dixton Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Symonds Yat services Symonds Yat Services, Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6DP
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Ross Spur services Ross Spur Services Forecourt, Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7QJ
At Over Ross Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A449
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At Traveller's Rest, take the 3rd exit onto M50 heading to The Midlands/
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At Strensham Interchange, take the 1st exit onto the M5 slip road to The Midlands/
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Merge onto M5
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Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Slight left onto M42 (signs for N.E.C.&Airport)
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At junction 2, take the A441 exit to Birmingham (S)
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At Hopwood Park Interchange, take the 4th exit onto A441
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Head south on A441
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At Cobbs Barn Roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A441
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At Hopwood Park Interchange, take the 1st exit onto the M42 slip road to Worcester/
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Merge onto M42
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Merge onto M5
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At junction 8, take the M50 exit to S Wales/
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At Strensham Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto M50 heading to South Wales/
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At Traveller's Rest, take the 1st exit onto A449
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At Over Ross Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A40
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A40
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At Dixton Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Slight leftA40 onto the slip road to Abergavenny/
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Continue onto A40
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At Raglan Roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A40
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Heads of the Valleys Rd/
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Keep right to continue on A465
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Merge onto Heads of the Valleys Rd
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Continue onto A465
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At Cwmgwrach Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A465
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At Resolven Roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A465
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At Llandarcy Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the M4 slip road to Carmarthen/
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Merge onto M4
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At junction 47, take the A483/
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At Penllergaer Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto A48
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At the roundabout, continue straight onto Gorseinon Rd/
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Turn right onto Princess St
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Turn left onto Brownhills
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Arrive at your destination
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