drive london to Holyhead

roughan

im buying a car tomorrow in London how long will it take me to drive to holyhead from London City would 6 hours be ok to do it in ?

Saruman

Lets put it this way. It took 8 hours on the train last time i did it back in the 90's
Probably quicker now with new motorways etc so 6 might be realistic.

whippet

depends on the time of the day and where-abouts in london you will be starting from.

If you have to negotiate much of the M25 you could be stuck for hours .. but from the start of the M1 .. it's about 6 - 8 hours depending on regular stops, traffic and your speed

gary the great

I had a thread a few weeks ago dealing with Ferries and most people said this could be done in about 4hours, allowing for a number of coffee breaks

galwaytt

I brought back a car last Fri night from Watford to Birkenhead (Liverpool), for the overnight ferry. Took 3.5 hours to do the 310 kms........

Holyhead is a bit further, should take you about 4.5 hours. Make sure you're at the Ferry at least an hour before sailing.....

WizZard

I'm made the trip in just under 4 hours (damn all traffic), but you should allocate around 4-5 hours, depending on tiredness, speed, day of the week, time of day etc.

RAC RoutePlanner says: 5hrs 12mins

MrPudding

Going from Milton Keynes (1 hour closer to Holyhead than London) to Holyhead on a motorbike, in decent weather, I took 3.5 hours. In a car you could struggle.

The problem with the AA time is that, for a given journey, it will assume you are travelling at the maximum speed for each section of road. This can be quite difficult in some section on a bike let alone a car. Added to this, there are some road works on the motorway with speed reductions in place, I am not sure if the AA have taken this into consideration. And go for the M6 toll, it will cost you nearly a fiver but is well worth it is traffic is bad and you are in a hurry.

MrP

wexford12

As they said before depends where in London aslp bare in mind you dont know your way im guessing if your asking how long i have drove that many times to be safe i would say 6 to 7 hours bepends how often you stop use the toll M6 is worth the money if your hitting some traffic.

roughan

frm london city airport

gary the great

And i'll be going to Walton on thames in Surrey (well its nearly London), so that should cut 40mins of so off.

I'll be driving down on a saturday afternoon, so traffic shouldnt be to bad (hopefully)

Thnaks for the tip about getting the ferry an hour early, i was planning on getting there a half hour before sail!

Henry Ford III

5 hours 38 minutes according to the AA.

wexford12

no sure where london city airport is but im guessing its in the centre ish i would still laeave 7 hours to give yourself a break on the way also M6 can be bumper to bumper at peak times not to mention M25 have you a sat nav for london or are you using a-z if so plan as much as you can also if you go into Pay control dont forget to pay you have to ring and pay by credit card saves getting fined

roughan

huh whats paycontrol do they not have a like toll bridge on the mororways i have sat nav in the car

WizZard

roughan wrote:

frm london city airport

Add roughly an hour to estimates

kensutz

gary the great wrote:

I'll be driving down on a saturday afternoon, so traffic shouldnt be to bad (hopefully)

Don't forget about football traffic depending on where you go and when

roughan

going tomorrow morning