Route from Bearsden to Reading by car

The driving distance between Bearsden and Reading is 394 miles. Travel time is 6 hours and 46 minutes by car.

From: Bearsden, County: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
To: Reading, County: Berkshire, England
394 mi , 6 h 46 min
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Route from Bearsden to Reading on map



Driving directions from Bearsden to Reading

394 mi 6 h 46 min
1.
Head southeast on Drymen Road (A809)
0.9 mi
2.
Turn left to stay on Drymen Road (A809)
101 ft
3.
Enter Canniesburn Toll and take the 2nd exit onto Maryhill Road
232 ft
4.
Exit the roundabout onto Maryhill Road
0.7 mi
5.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Maryhill Road (A81)
149 ft
6.
Exit the roundabout onto Maryhill Road (A81)
2.3 mi
7.
Continue onto Garscube Road (A81)
0.9 mi
8.
Turn left onto Dobbie's Loan (A804)
0.3 mi
9.
Turn left onto Craighall Road (A879)
158 ft
10.
Turn right
71 ft
11.
Take the ramp on the right towards M8: Edinburgh
1.8 mi
12.
Keep right onto M8
4.7 mi
13.
Take exit 8 on the left towards A8: Coatbridge
920 ft
14.
Keep right towards M73: Carlisle
1.4 mi
15.
Keep left towards M74: Carlisle
0.5 mi
16.
Keep right towards M74: Carlisle
29.5 mi
17.
Continue onto A74(M)
49 mi
18.
Continue onto M6
98 mi
19.
Keep right onto Preston Bypass (M6)
86 mi
20.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
21.
Keep right onto M6
11.7 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left
0.9 mi
23.
Keep right at the fork
0.4 mi
24.
Continue onto M42
12.2 mi
25.
Take exit 3A on the left towards M40: London
1 mi
26.
Merge right onto M40
44.4 mi
27.
Take exit 9 on the left towards A41: Bicester Central
0.3 mi
28.
Enter Wendlebury Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A34
1021 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto A34
11.8 mi
30.
Take the ramp on the left towards A432: Ring Road
1215 ft
31.
Merge right onto Hinksey Hill Interchange
40 ft
32.
Keep left onto Southern By-pass Road (A423)
1.2 mi
33.
Enter Heyford Hill Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A4074
341 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
3.7 mi
35.
Enter Golden Balls Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4074
127 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
1.3 mi
37.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oxford Road (A4074)
173 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto Oxford Road (A4074)
2.7 mi
39.
Continue straight onto Henley Road (A4074)
1 mi
40.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4074
223 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
2 mi
42.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Port Way (A4074)
203 ft
43.
Exit the roundabout onto Port Way (A4074)
0.7 mi
44.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4074
32 ft
45.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
10.8 mi
46.
Turn right onto Bridge Street (A4155)
857 ft
47.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Caversham Road (A4155)
127 ft
48.
Exit the roundabout onto Caversham Road (A4155)
1240 ft
49.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Caversham Road (A329)
165 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto Caversham Road (A329)
956 ft
51.
Make a slight left onto Inner Distribution Road (A329)
48 ft
52.
Make a slight right onto Caversham Road (A329)
281 ft
53.
Continue onto Inner Distribution Road (A329)
0.3 mi
54.
Make a slight left
489 ft
55.
Enter Castle Hill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Castle Street
65 ft
56.
Exit the roundabout onto Castle Street
627 ft
57.
Turn left
1000 ft
58.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the cost of a drive from Bearsden to Reading?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £68.3. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's thirst of miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £34.15 each (£68.3 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £22.77 a head (£68.3 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £17.08 per person (£68.3 divided by 4).

Let's dig into the math behind it. The fuel expenditure hinges on the distance covered and the car's efficiency. For this particular jaunt, you're looking at guzzling down roughly 47.8 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £68.3 total comes from for the trip from Bearsden to Reading.
 

Diesel cost from Bearsden to Reading.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 43.1 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 21.55 £ (43.1/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 14.37 £ (43.1/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 10.78 £ (43.1/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of fuel efficiency:

  • Diesel Fuel: Diesel engines are generally more fuel-efficient than petrol engines. This is primarily due to the higher energy density of diesel fuel and the higher thermal efficiency of diesel engines. Diesel fuel contains more energy per liter or per gallon compared to petrol, allowing diesel engines to extract more energy from each unit of fuel. Additionally, diesel engines operate at higher compression ratios, which further improves their thermal efficiency. As a result, diesel vehicles typically achieve better fuel economy and can travel farther on a gallon or liter of fuel compared to petrol vehicles of similar size and performance.

  • Petrol (Gasoline): Petrol engines are generally less fuel-efficient than diesel engines. While petrol is still an efficient fuel for internal combustion engines, it typically has a lower energy density compared to diesel fuel. This means that petrol engines may require more fuel to achieve the same level of performance as diesel engines. However, advancements in petrol engine technology, such as turbocharging and direct injection, have improved fuel efficiency in recent years, narrowing the gap between petrol and diesel vehicles.