Route from Bolton to Southend-on-Sea by car

From: Bolton, County: Greater Manchester, England
To: Southend-on-Sea, County: Essex, England
242 mi
4 h 6 min
Fuel consumption:
Fuel cost:
Passengers:



How many miles from Bolton to Southend-on-Sea?

How far is from Bolton to Southend-on-Sea?


The driving distance between Bolton and Southend-on-Sea is 242 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 6 minutes by car.






242 mi 4 h 6 min
1.
Head northwest on Back Mawdsley Street
76 ft
2.
Make a U-turn onto Mawdsley Street
296 ft
3.
Turn left onto Great Moor Street (B6204)
396 ft
4.
Turn right onto Bradshawgate (A575)
841 ft
5.
Turn left onto Bridgeman Place (A579)
755 ft
6.
Continue onto Bradford Street (A579)
366 ft
7.
Turn right onto A666
1214 ft
8.
Merge right onto St. Peter's Way (A666)
2.3 mi
9.
Continue towards M60
1.1 mi
10.
Continue towards M60
1.1 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
637 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
37.9 mi
20.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: The SOUTH
1.6 mi
21.
Merge right onto M1
57.5 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left towards A414: Hemel Hempstead
0.4 mi
23.
Keep right towards A414: St Albans
0.4 mi
24.
Merge right onto A414
3.7 mi
25.
Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A414)
244 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A414)
1.9 mi
27.
Enter London Colney Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1081
359 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
1.3 mi
29.
Enter The Bell Roundabout and take the 2nd exit
243 ft
30.
Exit the roundabout
0.4 mi
31.
Merge right towards M25: (M11
28.9 mi
32.
Take the ramp on the left towards A127: Southend
0.4 mi
33.
Enter Cranham Interchange and take the 1st exit
143 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
35.
Merge right onto Southend Arterial Road (A127)
15.7 mi
36.
Continue onto Southend Arterial Road (A127)
1.1 mi
37.
Continue onto Prince Avenue (A127)
0.7 mi
38.
Enter Tesco Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Prince Avenue (A127)
330 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto Prince Avenue (A127)
0.9 mi
40.
Enter Cuckoo Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Victoria Avenue (A127)
211 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Avenue (A127)
0.8 mi
42.
Turn left onto Carnarvon Road
86 ft
43.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from Bolton to Southend-on-Sea?

The fuel cost by car depend on several factors such as the distance traveled, the driving conditions (traffic jam, slow driving, normal driving, race driving), fuel consumption of the vehicle, and the current price of fuel.

The trip with petrol fuel costs 41.9 £. In the above calculation, the petrol price is considered to be 143 pence per liter and the petrol consumption of the car is 37.5 miles per gallon.
For 2 passengers in carpooling, the cost of this trip is 20.95 £ (41.9/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 13.97 £ (41.9/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip are 10.48 £ (41.9/4) per passenger.


Fuel cost = (241.59 mi / 37.5 mpg) x 143 pence per liter = 41.9 £

In more detail, the result is obtained:

Fuel needed = Distance / Car fuel consumption = miles * 4.54609 / carConsumtion = 241.59 mi * 4.54609 / 37.5 mpg = 29.3 liters

Fuel needed = 29.3 lt

Fuel cost = Fuel needed x Price per liter = 29.3 liters x 143 pence per liter = 41.9 £

Fuel cost from Bolton to Southend-on-Sea = 41.9 £

Why do I multiply miles by 4.54609?

Consumption is measured in miles per gallon. 37.5 mpg means that a car could travel 37.5 miles with a gallon petrol fuel. The price of fuel is in pence per liter. Gallons should be converted to liters so that the final fuel consumption on a trip is in liters. 1 gallon is 4.54609 liters, so multiply by 4.54609.


The trip with diesel fuel costs 26.5 £. In the above calculation, the diesel price is considered to be 151 pence per liter and the diesel consumption of the car is 62.7 mpg. For only one passenger the cost of the trip is 26.5 £.
For 2 passengers in carpooling, the cost of this trip is 13.25 £ (26.5/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 8.83 £ (26.5/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 6.63 £ (26.5/4) per passenger.