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LondonBelfast
Distance: 718 km·Drive time: 10 h

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Driving from London to Belfast takes about via M1. The distance is 718 km. The straight-line distance is 518 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Mayfair, Finham, Toxteth, Irishtown (Dublin), Belfast City Centre. Driving directions

Driving directions

126 · 718 km

Take the M1 north from London, and you'll end up in Belfast.

  1. 1 Depart right onto King Charles I Island 10 m
  2. 2 Keep slightly right onto Charing Cross 110 m
  3. 3 Keep slightly left onto Trafalgar Square 46 m
  4. 4 Continue straight onto Cockspur Street 278 m
  5. 5 Turn right onto Waterloo Place 170 m
  6. 6 Keep slightly right onto Regent Street St James's 300 m
  7. 7 Continue left onto Regent Street 915 m
  8. 8 Turn left onto Margaret Street 76 m
  9. 9 Continue straight onto Cavendish Square 133 m
  10. 10 Continue straight onto Henrietta Place 256 m
  11. 11 At end of road, turn right onto Marylebone Lane 116 m
  12. 12 Turn left onto Wigmore Street 347 m
  13. 13 Continue straight onto Portman Square 152 m
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Seymour Street 361 m
  2. 15 Turn right onto Edgware Road 2 km
  3. 16 Continue straight onto Maida Vale 2 km
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Kilburn High Road 2 km
  5. 18 Continue straight onto Shoot-up Hill 690 m
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Cricklewood Broadway 2 km
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Edgware Road 808 m
  8. 21 Continue straight onto Edgware Road 523 m
  9. 22 Enter rotary left 113 m
  10. 23 Exit rotary slightly left 96 m
  11. 24 Take exit left 114 km
  12. 25 Keep slightly right 9 km
  13. 26 Take exit slightly left 37 km
  14. 27 Keep slightly left 23 km
  15. 28 Keep slightly right 13 km
  16. 29 Keep slightly left 18 km
  17. 30 Take exit slightly left 419 m
  18. 31 Enter rotary slightly left onto Newport Road 277 m
  19. 32 Exit rotary straight onto Newport Road 5 km
  20. 33 Enter roundabout slightly left 49 m
  21. 34 Exit roundabout straight 8 km
  22. 35 Enter roundabout slightly left 43 m
  23. 36 Exit roundabout straight 993 m
  24. 37 Enter roundabout slightly left 69 m
  25. 38 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 km
  26. 39 Enter roundabout slightly left 51 m
  27. 40 Exit roundabout straight 17 km
  28. 41 Enter roundabout slightly left 21 m
  29. 42 Exit roundabout straight 12 km
  30. 43 Enter roundabout left onto Heath Road 87 m
  31. 44 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Heath Road 2 km
  32. 45 Continue straight onto Heath Road 912 m
  33. 46 Enter roundabout left onto Whitchurch Bypass 33 m
  34. 47 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Whitchurch Bypass 3 km
  35. 48 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Whitchurch Bypass 52 m
  36. 49 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Whitchurch Bypass 2 km
  37. 50 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Chester Road 4 m
  38. 51 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Chester Road 2 km
  39. 52 Continue straight onto Whitchurch Road 4 km
  40. 53 Continue straight onto No Man's Heath Bypass 2 km
  41. 54 Continue straight onto Whitchurch Road 2 km
  42. 55 Enter roundabout left onto Whitchurch Road 41 m
  43. 56 Exit roundabout left onto Whitchurch Road 6 km
  44. 57 At roundabout, take exit straight onto Whitchurch Road 14 km
  45. 58 Keep slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 22 m
  46. 59 Take exit slightly left 205 m
  47. 60 Continue straight 2 km
  48. 61 Merge slightly right onto North Wales Expressway 8 km
  49. 62 Continue straight onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway 73 km
  50. 63 Enter rotary slightly left onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway 39 m
  51. 64 Exit rotary slightly left onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway 5 km
  52. 65 Enter rotary slightly left onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway 39 m
  53. 66 Exit rotary straight onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway 51 km
  54. 67 Enter rotary slightly left onto Victoria Road 80 m
  55. 68 Exit rotary slightly left onto Victoria Road 205 m
  56. 69 Turn right onto London Road 140 m
  57. 70 At end of road, turn left onto Llanfawr Road 122 m
  58. 71 Enter roundabout straight 25 m
  59. 72 Exit roundabout slightly left 38 m
  60. 73 Turn slightly left 2 km
  61. 74 Keep slightly right 78 m
  62. 75 Turn sharp right 33 m
  63. 76 Turn left 186 m
  64. 77 Continue straight onto Dublin - Holyhead (Irish Ferries) (fast) 111 km
  65. 78 Continue straight onto RO-RO ramp number 9 318 m
  66. 79 Keep slightly right 261 m
  67. 80 Turn left onto Tolka Quay Road 290 m
  68. 81 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Tolka Quay Road 25 m
  69. 82 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Tolka Quay Road 760 m
  70. 83 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Tolka Quay Road 14 m
  71. 84 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Tolka Quay Road 180 m
  72. 85 Turn right 204 m
  73. 86 Continue left onto Promenade Road 504 m
  74. 87 Take ramp right onto Dublin Tunnel 201 m
  75. 88 Merge slightly right onto Dublin Tunnel 58 m
  76. 89 Keep slightly right onto Dublin Tunnel 5 km
  77. 90 Continue straight onto Airport Motorway 2 km
  78. 91 Keep slightly right onto Airport Motorway 2 km
  79. 92 Keep slightly right onto Cloghran Lissenhall Motorway 7 km
  80. 93 Continue straight onto Lissenhall Balbriggan Motorway 9 km
  81. 94 Continue straight onto Balbriggan Bypass 10 km
  82. 95 Continue straight onto Drogheda Bypass 22 km
  83. 96 Continue straight onto Dunleer Bypass 7 km
  84. 97 Continue straight onto Dunleer Dundalk Motorway 16 km
  85. 98 Continue straight onto Dundalk Western Bypass 12 km
  86. 99 Continue straight onto Newry Dundalk Link Road 10 km
  87. 100 Continue straight onto Dublin Road 14 km
  88. 101 Continue straight onto Belfast Road 628 m
  89. 102 Continue straight onto Newry By-pass 3 km
  90. 103 Continue straight onto Belfast Road 3 km
  91. 104 Continue straight onto Dublin Road 6 km
  92. 105 Continue straight onto Newry Road 3 km
  93. 106 Continue straight onto Banbridge By-pass 7 km
  94. 107 Continue straight onto Halfway Road 4 km
  95. 108 Continue straight onto Banbridge Road 13 km
  96. 109 Enter rotary slightly left onto Hillsborough Road 43 m
  97. 110 Exit rotary straight onto Hillsborough Road 2 km
  98. 111 Enter roundabout straight onto Hillsborough Road 57 m
  99. 112 Exit roundabout straight onto Hillsborough Road 410 m
  100. 113 Enter rotary left 60 m
  101. 114 Exit rotary straight 722 m
  102. 115 Merge slightly right 14 km
  103. 116 Continue straight onto Westlink 800 m
  104. 117 Take exit slightly left 290 m
  105. 118 Keep slightly right 45 m
  106. 119 Turn right onto Grosvenor Road 538 m
  107. 120 Turn left onto Fisherwick Place 57 m
  108. 121 Turn right onto Wellington Street 96 m
  109. 122 Turn right onto Upper Queen Street 112 m
  110. 123 Continue left onto James Street South 204 m
  111. 124 Turn left onto Linenhall Street 58 m
  112. 125 Turn left onto Donegall Square South 8 m
  113. 126 Arrive right onto Donegall Square South

The return trip from Belfast to London covers roughly the same distance, 718 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from London to Belfast you pass near Port of Holyhead, Isle of Man Sea Terminal, Twelve Quays, Fishguard ferry port, Seacombe Ferry Terminal.

Questions and answers

Belfast lies roughly to the north-west of London.

How far is it from London to Belfast?

The distance between London and Belfast is 718 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from London to Belfast?

The drive from London to Belfast takes approximately 10 h by car.

What is the best route from London to Belfast?

The fastest route from London to Belfast covers 718 km with a driving time of approximately 10 h.

What is the shortest route from London to Belfast?

The shortest driving route from London to Belfast is about 718 km by road.

Are there charging stations between London and Belfast?

Yes. You can charge along the route from London to Belfast, including 146 Cabra Rd, Dublin (400 kW), Citywest Rd, Citywest (400 kW), Clonshaugh Rd, Clonshaugh (400 kW). Charging points on this route: 607.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .