Route from Bolton to Colchester

The distance between Bolton and Colchester is 246 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 7 minutes.

From: Bolton, County: Greater Manchester, England
To: Colchester, County: Essex, England
246 mi , 4 h 7 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Bolton to Colchester on map



Driving directions from Bolton to Colchester

246 mi 4 h 7 min
1.
Head northwest on Back Mawdsley Street
76 ft
2.
Make a U-turn onto Mawdsley Street
296 ft
3.
Turn right onto Great Moor Street (B6204)
315 ft
4.
Turn left onto Newport Street (B6204)
887 ft
5.
Turn left to stay on Trinity Street (A579)
669 ft
6.
Continue onto Bridgeman Place (A579)
788 ft
7.
Continue onto Bradford Street (A579)
366 ft
8.
Turn right onto A666
1214 ft
9.
Merge right onto St. Peter's Way (A666)
2.3 mi
10.
Continue towards M60
2.2 mi
11.
Keep right towards M60: Manchester Airport
0.5 mi
12.
Keep left onto M60
2.4 mi
13.
Take the ramp on the left towards M62
644 ft
14.
Keep right towards M62
8.5 mi
15.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
16.
Keep left at the fork
1.2 mi
17.
Merge right onto M6
60 mi
18.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
19.
Keep right onto M6
38.9 mi
20.
Continue towards A14: Felixstowe
58.2 mi
21.
Keep right onto Huntingdon Road (A14)
0.3 mi
22.
Continue onto M11
27.5 mi
23.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
24.
Enter Birchanger Green Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
15 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
0.4 mi
26.
Enter Priory Wood Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A120
819 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto A120
17 mi
28.
Enter Galleys Corner Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Braintree Bypass (A120)
133 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto Braintree Bypass (A120)
0.9 mi
30.
Enter Marks Farm Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
267 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
3.4 mi
32.
Continue onto Coggeshall Bypass (A120)
2.4 mi
33.
Continue onto Colchester Road (A120)
1 mi
34.
Continue onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
2.3 mi
35.
Enter Marks Tey Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A120
127 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto A120
858 ft
37.
Take the ramp on the left onto A12
2.8 mi
38.
Take the ramp on the left onto A12
0.9 mi
39.
Enter Spring Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cymbeline Way (A133)
254 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto Cymbeline Way (A133)
1.2 mi
41.
Enter Colne Bank and take the 3rd exit onto Westway (A134)
323 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto Westway (A134)
701 ft
43.
Make a slight left
236 ft
44.
Turn left onto Rotary Way
448 ft
45.
Turn left
60 ft
46.
You have arrived at your destination
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What's the expense of traveling from Bolton to Colchester by car?

The trip fueled by petrol comes to £43. This calculation is based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and the car's consumption rate of 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those interested in carpooling, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, each person's share is £21.5 (£43/2). For three passengers, the cost per person reduces to £14.33 (£43/3), and with four passengers, it further decreases to £10.75 (£43/4).

To delve deeper into the calculation, let's examine how we arrive at the result:

Firstly, we determine the fuel required by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey of 246.03 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 246.03 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 29.8 liters of fuel needed.

Next, we calculate the fuel cost by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. With 29.8 liters of fuel at 144 pence per liter, the total cost comes to £43.

In summary, the fuel cost for the trip from Bolton to Colchester amounts to £43.

Diesel cost from Bolton to Colchester.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 29.8 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 14.9 £ (29.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 9.93 £ (29.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 7.45 £ (29.8/4) /p.

Significant factors contributing to diesel cars generally having lower fuel consumption than petrol cars are:

  1. Higher Thermal Efficiency: Diesel engines typically operate at higher compression ratios than petrol engines. This higher compression ratio allows diesel engines to extract more energy from each unit of fuel, resulting in greater thermal efficiency. As a result, diesel vehicles can achieve better fuel economy compared to petrol vehicles.

  2. More Torque at Lower RPM: Diesel engines tend to produce more torque at lower engine speeds (RPM) compared to petrol engines. This characteristic enables diesel vehicles to perform more efficiently during steady-state driving conditions, requiring less throttle input to maintain speed. Consequently, diesel cars often exhibit lower fuel consumption, especially in highway driving scenarios.

Alternative routes from Bolton to Colchester

The second route from Bolton to the Colchester is 247.22 miles and takes 4 hours and 9 minutes.

The third route from Bolton to the Colchester is 242.58 miles and takes 4 hours and 60 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Bolton to Colchester by car?

The cheapest route from Bolton to Colchester is the third suggested route (243mi, 4h 60min) and costs 42.4 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Bolton to Colchester is the first suggested route (246mi, 4h 7min) and costs 43 £.

The most expensive route from Bolton to Colchester is the second suggested route (247mi, 4h 9min) and costs 43.2 £.

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 Bolton to Colchester?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 246mi (distance from Bolton to Colchester) and its duration is 4h 7min. The other route is 247mi, and its duration is 4h 9min. The slowest route is 243mi, and its duration is 4h 60min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Bolton to Colchester by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Bolton to Colchester. It provides driving directions from Bolton to Colchester, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Bolton - Colchester 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 Bolton to Colchester with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Bolton located?

Bolton is located in Greater Manchester county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 100 meters above sea level. Bolton has coordinates 53.5768647o,-2.4282192o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Bolton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Colchester?

Colchester is located in Essex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 8 meters above sea level. Colchester has coordinates 51.8959270o,0.8918740o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Colchester from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.