200 miles taking this route: Take M62 LIVERPOOL or M56 LIVERPOOL from Manchester to M6 BIRMINGHAM (via A556 [at J7] if you are coming from M56). Take M6 to the SOUTH EAST to BIRMINGHAM to either M1...
215 miles.213 UK miles
213.1 miles and it should take 4 hours 29 mins to drive according to AA route planner.
According to the AA route planner it is 215.6 miles by road.
36 straight line miles, or the shortest driving distance is 41.8 miles.