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LondonCardiff
Distance: 242 km·Drive time: 3 h 10 min

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Driving from London to Cardiff takes about via M4. The distance is 242 km. The straight-line distance is 213 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Churchill, Greater London, Hayes, Greater London, Ash Brake, Ridgeway, Bristol, Blackweir. Driving directions

Driving directions

28 · 242 km

From London, you'll be heading west on the M4 towards Cardiff.

  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 180 m
  5. 5 Continue straight onto Pall Mall 560 m
  6. 6 Continue right onto St. James's Street 351 m
  7. 7 Turn left onto Piccadilly 2 km
  8. 8 Merge slightly right onto Brompton Road 783 m
  9. 9 Continue straight onto Thurloe Place 186 m
  10. 10 Continue straight onto Cromwell Gardens 138 m
  11. 11 Continue straight onto Cromwell Road 3 km
  12. 12 Continue straight onto Talgarth Road 743 m
  13. 13 Continue straight onto Hammersmith Flyover 2 km
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Great West Road 2 km
  2. 15 Enter rotary slightly left onto Hogarth Lane 73 m
  3. 16 Exit rotary straight onto Hogarth Lane 418 m
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Ellesmere Road 593 m
  5. 18 Continue straight onto Cedars Road 453 m
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Great West Road 273 m
  7. 20 Keep slightly right 178 km
  8. 21 Keep slightly right 40 km
  9. 22 Take exit slightly left 12 km
  10. 23 Take exit slightly left 361 m
  11. 24 Enter rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 14 m
  12. 25 Exit rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 584 m
  13. 26 Turn right onto Newfoundland Road 135 m
  14. 27 Turn right onto Pen-y-Bryn Road 135 m
  15. 28 Arrive onto Pen-y-Bryn Road

The return trip from Cardiff to London covers roughly the same distance, 242 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from London to Cardiff you pass near Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier, The Little Green Boat Company - Marlow, Harbour Inlet, Chelsea Harbour Pier, St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier.

Questions and answers

Cardiff lies roughly to the west of London.

How far is it from London to Cardiff?

The distance between London and Cardiff is 242 km by road.

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

The drive from London to Cardiff takes approximately 3 h 10 min by car.

What is the best route from London to Cardiff?

The fastest route from London to Cardiff covers 242 km with a driving time of approximately 3 h 10 min.

What is the shortest route from London to Cardiff?

The shortest driving route from London to Cardiff is about 242 km by road.

Sources

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