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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: strapping young lad on March 21, 2004, 00:16:51
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i am going to take the wife and child to brum international airport by 6.30am on friday morning!
yep im a loon for doing it but then again im out with the boys in cardiff on saturday so cant complain too much!
anyway my question is this.. i need to get back to warrington by 9am (for work)
whats brum like at 6.30 in the morning and how much trouble am i likely to forsee to and from the airport down the m6?
ta
dyf
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About 6.30 - 7.00 is when the motorway starts to get busy, so I'd say you want to be out of the airport by 6.30 latest. It'll take about an hour and half to get to airport at that time (unless something unforeseen happens). Your problem if you have one will probably be Thelwall at 8.00 - 8.30.
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I'd agree about the traffic, best bet to get back on time would be to go earlier, or if they can let them stay in a motel for the night near the airport
Kev
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Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 88.4 miles (1 hour, 24 minutes)
06:30 0.0 Depart Birmingham Airport Tourist Info [Main Avenue, Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham, B26 3, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 121-7677145] on Main Avenue (East) 120 yds
06:30 0.1 Bear LEFT (East) onto International Drive 87 yds
06:31 0.1 Stay on International Drive (South) 98 yds Long and Short Stay Parking / Car Hire Return
06:31 0.2 Continue (South) on Airport Way 65 yds
06:32 0.2 Continue (South) on Local road(s) 0.2 mi
06:33 0.4 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit 10 yds
06:33 0.4 Exit roundabout onto Airport Way 0.2 mi
06:34 0.6 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit 21 yds
06:34 0.6 Exit roundabout onto Airport Way 109 yds
06:34 0.7 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 76 yds
06:34 0.7 Exit roundabout onto Bickenhill Lane 0.1 mi
06:34 0.9 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit 131 yds
06:35 0.9 Exit roundabout onto Bickenhill Lane 0.1 mi
06:35 1.1 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit 21 yds
06:35 1.1 Exit roundabout onto Ramp 142 yds
06:35 1.2 Bear LEFT (East) onto A45 [Coventry Road] 0.3 mi
06:36 1.5 Bear LEFT (East) onto Ramp 0.1 mi
06:36 1.7 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 98 yds
06:36 1.7 Exit roundabout onto Ramp 0.2 mi M42 / M1 & M6 / M1 / The North / London / Lichfield / Tamworth
06:37 1.9 Continue (North) on M42 1.7 mi
06:38 3.6 At M42 Exit 7, continue (North) on Ramp 0.6 mi M6 / The North West / B'ham (E,N and Cent)
06:39 4.3 Continue (North-West) on M6 12.4 mi
06:49 16.6 At M6 Exit 8, stay on M6 (West) 66.0 mi M6 / M1 / M40 / London / Birmingham (N. E. and Cen) / N.E.C. and Airport
07:42 82.6 At M6 Exit 20, continue (North-West) on Ramp 0.2 mi M56 / A50 / Runcorn / Airport B'head / N. Wales / Lymm and Warrington
07:42 82.8 Stay on Ramp (North-West) 0.8 mi A50 / Lymm and Warrington
07:43 83.6 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit 43 yds
07:43 83.6 Exit roundabout onto A50 [Cliff Lane] 0.2 mi
07:43 83.8 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 43 yds
07:43 83.8 Exit roundabout onto A50 [Cliff Lane] 3.8 mi
07:51 87.6 Continue (West) on A49 [Knutsford Road] 32 yds
07:51 87.7 Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto Local road(s) 10 yds
07:51 87.7 Bear RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 54 yds
07:52 87.7 Turn LEFT (West) onto A5061 [Barbauld Street] 0.6 mi
07:54 88.3 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Sankey Street 153 yds
07:54 88.4 Arrive Warrington [Sankey Street, Warrington, WA1 1, United Kingdom]
SUMMARY
Driving distance: 88.4 miles
Trip duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes
Driving time: 1 hour, 24 minutes
As you can see Auto Route Takes you M42/M6 but maybe you would consider the M6 Toll road as this is not too busy and unless you are in a 12 seater landy (they may class this as a bus) it will cost a pound or two.
You pays your money and takes you chioce, be aware that I believe some breakdown services will not rescue you off the toll road unless you pay there toll which could be £20 if a flat bed recovery is required.
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Coming down the 6 should be fine, get off at J4 (2mins from me but too early!)
Coming back the traffic will be starting to build up so go back via 42 then
toll road which will take you up to J12 of the 6.
I commuted daily to Old Trafford for three years and used to leave at 7 to get to the office for 9, wasn't a slow Tdi then tho :wink:
Safe journey.