Longest Motorway Journey in the UK?

[Shakermaker]

I have just managed to do 542 miles (according to Google maps)

Start at the base of the M275 in Portsmouth docks

M27
M3
M25
M1
M62
M61
M6
A74(M)
M74
M73
M80
M9 - ending just north of Stirling.

Didn't see any non-M road in there, going pretty much North the whole way

[Coldfuse]

You could argue the direction is forward

[Shakermaker]

Coldfuse said:

You could argue the direction is forward

We could set a new Guinness World Record - Longest distance driven in Reverse solely using the UK Motorway Network?

[CalNaughtonJnr]

Slightly O/T but we regularly visit my G/F's brother in Canterbury and from Weston super Mare we can often travel on 6 Motorways (M5, M32, M4, Sat Nav will often try to divert us onto M3, M25 then M2) - what other journeys are such a PITA?

[mcdjl]

843 miles from Exeter to Dunblane. I could do a full lap of the M25 to really pad it out but the Dartford crossing isn't motorway.
long drive

[lostkiwi]

You could do this....
Folkestone M20, M25, M40, M42, M6, M69, M1, M62, M61, M6, M74, M73, M80, M9 to near Stirling.
A bit of a dogleg but it does avoid the M6 motorway roadworks....
Thats about 580 miles I think?

You can pad it out to 664 miles by using the M4/M5 instead of the M40 too but thats taking the piss...

Edited by lostkiwi on Tuesday 6th December 13:04

[redddraggon]

CalNaughtonJnr said:

Slightly O/T but we regularly visit my G/F's brother in Canterbury and from Weston super Mare we can often travel on 6 Motorways (M5, M32, M4, Sat Nav will often try to divert us onto M3, M25 then M2) - what other journeys are such a PITA?

In 60 miles from mine to my parents, I can do M62, M60, M62, M6, M56, M53 (and finally A55 which is basically N. Wales' motorway, with restricted sections).

[bobski1]

Mammasaid said:

Folkestone to Perth - 536 miles

https://goo.gl/maps/T2wBTkZGZFy

The amount of orange ! marks just shows how piss poor the motorways are at the moment.

[C7 JFW]

I did City Airport > Edinburgh a few months ago. I've also done Stansted Airport > Edinburgh > Aberdeen. Felt really satisfying too.

That road between Edinburgh and Aberdeen though - possibly more speed cameras, in the middle of bloody nowhere, than any other main/dual carraigeway road i've driven on. I do wonder who signed off on it.

[Riley Blue]

bobski1 said:

Mammasaid said:

Folkestone to Perth - 536 miles

https://goo.gl/maps/T2wBTkZGZFy

The amount of orange ! marks just shows how piss poor the motorways are at the moment.

They're traffic incidents, they can happen for any number of reasons. Two sets of roadworks in over 500 miles isn't so bad.

[Silver940]

Exeter to the end of the M9 Stirling, 880miles. Think that's all motoroway

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/56.1696567,-3.97...

[Mr Dripping]

Silver940 said:

Exeter to the end of the M9 Stirling, 880miles. Think that's all motoroway

880 miles, I think you may have miscalculated that somewhat…

I was hoping that Pont Abraham at the end of the M4 near Carmarthen to Broxden Junction at the end of the M90 near Perth might pip Folkestone to the post, but sadly only 526 miles (M4-M5-M6-A74(M)-M74-M73-M80-M876-M9-A90 FRB-M90).

[Mr Dripping]

528 miles if you take the M48 over the old Severn Bridge.

[Silver940]

Mr Dripping said:

880 miles, I think you may have miscalculated that somewhat…

No miscalculation, didn't go straight up the M6 though

[akirk]

Longest motorway journey?
M25 in rush hour?!

[The Mad Monk]

williamp said:

How about: M20, M26, M25. Leave and go along the M4 towards Bristol. then NORTH on M5 to Birmingham, back south on M40 towards M25. Once back on M25 head clockwise to J21, take the M1 NORTH, join the M6 at the very start (J18??) to continue rest of the way.

Not a single piece of road used twice.

No sorry.

My thread. my rules - and I said:-

"A 'sensible' trip. No going round the M25 for the heck of it. Keep going in the same general direction".

[The Mad Monk]

mcdjl said:

843 miles from Exeter to Dunblane. I could do a full lap of the M25 to really pad it out but the Dartford crossing isn't motorway.
long drive

No 'fraid not.

At one point you are driving South for a significant distance.

[RedAndy]

Riley Blue said:

They're traffic incidents, they can happen for any number of reasons. Two sets of roadworks in over 500 miles isn't so bad.

knowing the UK road netowrk they are probably both 250 mile contraflows though...

[mcdjl]

The Mad Monk said:

No 'fraid not.

At one point you are driving South for a significant distance.

626 miles or 611 miles without the glasgow loop, or 619 miles via liverpool rather than manchester.

[The Mad Monk]

mcdjl said:

The Mad Monk said:

No 'fraid not.

At one point you are driving South for a significant distance.

626 miles or 611 miles without the glasgow loop, or 619 miles via liverpool rather than manchester.

Tsk. Tsk.

So, apart from driving due East to pick up the M25 (do what?)

Another bit near Manchester

And another bit by Glasgee.

I am terribly sorry, but I don't think you win the grand prize.

The person in the lead at the moment, is, let me see, scrabble through papers, ah yes, here we are, I have it.

At this precise moment in time the leader is da da........................., The Mad Monk. What a good bloke he is.