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BelfastCardiff
Distance: 592 km·Drive time: 9 h 5 min

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Driving from Belfast to Cardiff takes about via A470. The distance is 592 km. The straight-line distance is 390 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Belfast, Ballsbridge, Llancynfelyn, Newbridge on Wye, Whitchurch, Cardiff. Driving directions

Driving directions

124 · 592 km

Take the A49, heading south, and you’ll end up in Cardiff.

  1. 1 Depart right onto Donegall Square South 83 m
  2. 2 Continue straight onto Howard Street 202 m
  3. 3 Continue straight onto Grosvenor Road 446 m
  4. 4 Take ramp slightly left 361 m
  5. 5 Merge slightly right onto Westlink 825 m
  6. 6 Continue straight 14 km
  7. 7 Take exit slightly left 193 m
  8. 8 Keep slightly right 242 m
  9. 9 Enter rotary slightly left 93 m
  10. 10 Exit rotary straight 332 m
  11. 11 Keep slightly left 3 km
  12. 12 Enter rotary slightly left 69 m
  13. 13 Exit rotary left 50 km
  1. 14 Continue straight onto Newry Dundalk Link Road 9 km
  2. 15 Continue straight onto Dundalk Western Bypass 12 km
  3. 16 Continue straight onto Dunleer Dundalk Motorway 16 km
  4. 17 Continue straight onto Dunleer Bypass 7 km
  5. 18 Continue straight onto Drogheda Bypass 20 km
  6. 19 Continue straight onto Balbriggan Bypass 11 km
  7. 20 Continue straight onto Lissenhall Balbriggan Motorway 9 km
  8. 21 Continue straight onto Cloghran Lissenhall Motorway 7 km
  9. 22 Continue straight onto Airport Motorway 4 km
  10. 23 Continue straight onto Dublin Tunnel 5 km
  11. 24 Take exit slightly left onto Dublin Tunnel 386 m
  12. 25 Turn straight onto Promenade Road 119 m
  13. 26 Continue slightly right onto Promenade Road 418 m
  14. 27 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Promenade Road 41 m
  15. 28 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Promenade Road 355 m
  16. 29 Continue straight 971 m
  17. 30 Continue straight onto Terminal Road North 118 m
  18. 31 Turn left onto Alexandra Road Extension 117 m
  19. 32 Turn right onto Terminal Road South 269 m
  20. 33 Enter roundabout slightly left 9 m
  21. 34 Exit roundabout straight 87 m
  22. 35 Continue straight onto Terminal 1 Car Check-in 364 m
  23. 36 At end of road, turn right 78 m
  24. 37 Keep slightly left 83 m
  25. 38 Turn left 18 m
  26. 39 Turn left onto RO-RO ramp number 9 97 m
  27. 40 Continue straight onto Dublin - Holyhead (Irish Ferries) (fast) 111 km
  28. 41 Continue straight 200 m
  29. 42 At end of road, turn left 2 km
  30. 43 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Llanfawr Road 18 m
  31. 44 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Llanfawr Road 120 m
  32. 45 Turn right onto London Road 131 m
  33. 46 Turn left onto Victoria Road 205 m
  34. 47 Enter rotary straight onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway 49 m
  35. 48 Exit rotary straight onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway 35 km
  36. 49 Take exit slightly left 297 m
  37. 50 Enter rotary straight 92 m
  38. 51 Exit rotary slightly left 343 m
  39. 52 Enter rotary slightly left 3 m
  40. 53 Exit rotary straight 989 m
  41. 54 Enter rotary left onto Y Felinheli Bypass 102 m
  42. 55 Exit rotary straight onto Y Felinheli Bypass 6 km
  43. 56 Enter rotary left onto Caernarfon Bypass 36 m
  44. 57 Exit rotary slightly left onto Caernarfon Bypass 4 km
  45. 58 Enter rotary slightly left onto Caernarfon Bypass 37 m
  46. 59 Exit rotary slightly left onto Caernarfon Bypass 3 km
  47. 60 Enter rotary slightly left onto Bontnewydd Bypass 67 m
  48. 61 Exit rotary left onto Bontnewydd Bypass 4 km
  49. 62 Enter rotary left 49 m
  50. 63 Exit rotary straight 2 km
  51. 64 Enter roundabout left 52 m
  52. 65 Exit roundabout left 966 m
  53. 66 Enter roundabout straight 30 m
  54. 67 Exit roundabout slightly left 3 km
  55. 68 Enter roundabout slightly left 43 m
  56. 69 Exit roundabout straight 19 km
  57. 70 Enter roundabout left onto Tremadog Bypass 51 m
  58. 71 Exit roundabout left onto Tremadog Bypass 2 km
  59. 72 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Porthmadog Bypass 19 m
  60. 73 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Porthmadog Bypass 4 km
  61. 74 Enter rotary left 13 m
  62. 75 Exit rotary straight 11 km
  63. 76 Continue straight 22 km
  64. 77 Enter roundabout slightly left 25 m
  65. 78 Exit roundabout slightly left 2 km
  66. 79 Enter roundabout straight 11 m
  67. 80 Exit roundabout straight 3 km
  68. 81 At roundabout, take exit straight 17 km
  69. 82 Enter roundabout slightly left 29 m
  70. 83 Exit roundabout left 10 km
  71. 84 At roundabout, take exit left 3 km
  72. 85 Turn slightly left 6 km
  73. 86 Turn right 24 km
  74. 87 At roundabout, take exit left onto Victoria Avenue 422 m
  75. 88 Enter roundabout straight 74 m
  76. 89 Exit roundabout slightly left 8 km
  77. 90 Enter roundabout straight 17 m
  78. 91 Exit roundabout straight 36 km
  79. 92 Enter roundabout slightly left onto Station Road 76 m
  80. 93 Exit roundabout slightly left onto Station Road 436 m
  81. 94 At end of road, turn right onto Broad Street 74 m
  82. 95 Continue straight onto High Street 195 m
  83. 96 Turn left onto Market Street 73 m
  84. 97 Continue right onto Brecon Road 3 km
  85. 98 Turn slightly right 24 km
  86. 99 Turn right onto Maendu Street 261 m
  87. 100 At end of road, turn left onto The Avenue 369 m
  88. 101 Turn right onto Bridge Street 237 m
  89. 102 Continue straight onto Orchard Street 375 m
  90. 103 Continue straight onto Newgate Street 678 m
  91. 104 Enter rotary slightly left 64 m
  92. 105 Exit rotary left 26 km
  93. 106 Enter roundabout slightly left 36 m
  94. 107 Exit roundabout slightly left 97 m
  95. 108 Enter roundabout straight 66 m
  96. 109 Exit roundabout straight 2 km
  97. 110 Enter roundabout slightly left 60 m
  98. 111 Exit roundabout straight 2 km
  99. 112 Enter roundabout slightly left 79 m
  100. 113 Exit roundabout slightly left 3 km
  101. 114 Enter rotary slightly left 80 m
  102. 115 Exit rotary slightly left 9 km
  103. 116 Enter rotary slightly left 100 m
  104. 117 Exit rotary straight 22 km
  105. 118 Take exit slightly left onto North Road 131 m
  106. 119 Keep slightly right onto North Road 115 m
  107. 120 Enter rotary straight onto Whitchurch Road 104 m
  108. 121 Exit rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 584 m
  109. 122 Turn right onto Newfoundland Road 135 m
  110. 123 Turn right onto Pen-y-Bryn Road 135 m
  111. 124 Arrive onto Pen-y-Bryn Road

The return trip from Cardiff to Belfast covers roughly the same distance, 592 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from Belfast to Cardiff you pass near Port of Holyhead, Isle of Man Sea Terminal, Fishguard ferry port, Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal, A Bay To Remember.

Questions and answers

Cardiff lies roughly to the south-east of Belfast.

How far is it from Belfast to Cardiff?

The distance between Belfast and Cardiff is 592 km by road.

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

The drive from Belfast to Cardiff takes approximately 9 h 5 min by car.

What is the best route from Belfast to Cardiff?

The fastest route from Belfast to Cardiff covers 592 km with a driving time of approximately 9 h 5 min.

What is the shortest route from Belfast to Cardiff?

The shortest driving route from Belfast to Cardiff is about 592 km by road.

Are there charging stations between Belfast and Cardiff?

Yes. You can charge along the route from Belfast to Cardiff, including 146 Cabra Rd, Dublin (400 kW), Clonshaugh Rd, Clonshaugh (400 kW), Dublin Rd, Bray (400 kW). Charging points on this route: 625.

Sources

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