Route from Ashford to Lewisham

The distance between Ashford and Lewisham is 49.2 miles. Travel time is 57 minutes.

From: Ashford, County: Kent, England
To: Lewisham, County: Greater London, England
49.2 mi , 57 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Ashford to Lewisham on map



Driving directions from Ashford to Lewisham

49.2 mi 57 min
1.
Head northeast on Station Road (A2042)
898 ft
2.
Continue onto Wellesley Road (A2042)
349 ft
3.
Turn left onto Park Street
500 ft
4.
Continue slightly right
0.3 mi
5.
Turn left onto Somerset Road (A292)
115 ft
6.
Continue right onto New Street (A292)
725 ft
7.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chart Road (A292)
52 ft
8.
Exit the roundabout onto Chart Road (A292)
775 ft
9.
Turn right onto A292
259 ft
10.
Turn left onto Maidstone Road (A292)
0.3 mi
11.
Enter Drovers Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Fougeres Way (A20)
436 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout onto Fougeres Way (A20)
0.3 mi
13.
Enter Drovers Interchange and take the 1st exit
21 ft
14.
Exit the roundabout
0.4 mi
15.
Merge right onto M20
24.9 mi
16.
Keep right onto M20
11.2 mi
17.
Continue onto A20
8.5 mi
18.
Enter Cliftons Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sidcup Road (A20)
128 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout onto Sidcup Road (A20)
0.3 mi
20.
Keep left onto Eltham Road (A20)
0.7 mi
21.
Continue onto Lee High Road (A20)
1.1 mi
22.
Continue onto Lewisham High Street (A20)
666 ft
23.
Continue slightly left onto Lewisham Road (A2211)
483 ft
24.
Turn right onto High Street, Lewisham
473 ft
25.
Continue left onto St. Stephen's Grove
385 ft
26.
Turn right onto Lockmead Road
178 ft
27.
Turn right onto Granville Grove
153 ft
28.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the expense of traveling from Ashford to Lewisham by car?

Driving from Ashford to Lewisham costs £8.6 if you use petrol. Break it down. The automobile gets 37.5 mpg and costs 144 pence per litre. If you want to carpool with friends, each of you simply pays £4.3 (£8.6 split by 2). With three friends, it's £2.87 each (£8.6 divided by 3), and with four, it's £2.15 a piece. So that's the trip's finances.

Let's examine how we got these numbers. The fuel cost depends on your car's thirst and distance. About 6 litres of petrol are needed for this trip. This accounts for the £8.6 Ashford-Lewisham fare.

In all, the travel costs £8.6 due to distance, petrol price, and car fuel use. Knowing these prices can help you budget and organise your trip, whether you're flying alone or with company.
 

Diesel cost from Ashford to Lewisham.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 6 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 3 £ (6/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 2 £ (6/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.5 £ (6/4) /p.

When comparing diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of octane rating, there's a significant distinction:

  1. Petrol:

    • Petrol typically has an octane rating ranging from 87 to 95 in most markets.

    • Octane rating measures the fuel's resistance to premature detonation or knocking in spark-ignition engines.

    • Higher octane ratings are crucial for high-performance petrol engines with higher compression ratios or turbocharging, as they help prevent engine knocking and allow for more efficient combustion.

  2. Diesel Fuel:

    • Diesel fuel doesn't have an octane rating in the same sense as petrol because it's not used in spark-ignition engines.

    • Diesel engines rely on compression ignition rather than spark ignition, meaning the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously due to high pressure and temperature.

    • Therefore, diesel fuel is designed to ignite under the high compression conditions found in diesel engines, and its properties are optimized for this type of combustion rather than for octane rating.

In essence, while petrol relies on octane rating to ensure proper combustion in spark-ignition engines, diesel fuel is formulated to ignite under the high-pressure conditions of compression ignition in diesel engines, rendering octane rating irrelevant for diesel fuel.

 

 

 


 

Alternative routes from Ashford to Lewisham

The second route from Ashford to the Lewisham is 50.74 miles and takes 60 minutes.

The third route from Ashford to the Lewisham is 52.4 miles and takes 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Ashford to Lewisham by car?

The cheapest route from Ashford to Lewisham is the first suggested route (49.2mi, 57min) and costs 8.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Ashford to Lewisham is the second suggested route (50.7mi, 60min) and costs 8.9 £.

The most expensive route from Ashford to Lewisham is the third suggested route (52.4mi, 1h 15min) and costs 9.1 £.

For greater safety, the driver should choose the route that passes through the highway (median barrier) and not through smaller roads (curves in the road, bad road conditions, no median barrier).

How to get from Ashford to Lewisham?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 49.2mi (distance from Ashford to Lewisham) and its duration is 57min. The other route is 50.7mi, and its duration is 60min. The slowest route is 52.4mi, and its duration is 1h 15min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Ashford to Lewisham by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Ashford to Lewisham. It provides driving directions from Ashford to Lewisham, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Ashford - Lewisham route, travel time, display of the route on the map, fuel cost (petrol, diesel) and toll (if exist) cost.

In case you share the journey (carpooling) from Ashford to Lewisham with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Ashford located?

Ashford is located in Kent county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 46 meters above sea level. Ashford has coordinates 51.1464659o,0.8750190o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Ashford from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Lewisham?

Lewisham is located in Greater London county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 11 meters above sea level. Lewisham has coordinates 51.4634500o,-0.0091760o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Lewisham from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.