Route from Cardiff to Braintree

The distance between Cardiff and Braintree is 208 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 33 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Braintree, County: Essex, England
208 mi , 3 h 33 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Braintree on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Braintree

208 mi 3 h 33 min
1.
Head southwest on Kingsway (A4161)
436 ft
2.
Make a U-turn onto Duke Street (A4161)
311 ft
3.
Continue slightly left onto Kingsway (A4161)
394 ft
4.
Make a slight right onto Kingsway
405 ft
5.
Continue slightly right onto Greyfriars Road
847 ft
6.
Turn left onto Park Place
282 ft
7.
Turn right onto Stuttgarter Strasse (A4161)
641 ft
8.
Continue onto Dumfries Place (A4161)
740 ft
9.
Continue onto Newport Road (A4161)
1.8 mi
10.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newport Road (A4161)
83 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout onto Newport Road (A4161)
732 ft
12.
Make a slight left
0.3 mi
13.
Go straight onto Southern Way (A4232)
0.3 mi
14.
Enter Llanedeyrn Interchange and take the 3rd exit towards A48: Newport
714 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout towards A48: Newport
5 mi
16.
Keep left onto A48(M)
0.4 mi
17.
Merge right onto M4
13.4 mi
18.
Keep right onto M4
111 mi
19.
Take exit 4B on the left towards M25 North: Watford
0.3 mi
20.
Keep left towards M25 North: Oxford
0.5 mi
21.
Merge right onto M25
14.3 mi
22.
Keep right onto M25
27.8 mi
23.
Take the ramp on the left towards M11 (N): Cambridge
0.5 mi
24.
Keep left towards M11: Stansted
0.7 mi
25.
Merge right onto M11
13.4 mi
26.
Take the ramp on the left towards A120(W)|A120(W)
0.4 mi
27.
Enter Birchanger Green Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
1098 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
0.4 mi
29.
Enter Priory Wood Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A120
819 ft
30.
Exit the roundabout onto A120
14.4 mi
31.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
32.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B1256
115 ft
33.
Exit the roundabout onto B1256
0.5 mi
34.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rayne Road (B1256)
188 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto Rayne Road (B1256)
0.7 mi
36.
Make a slight left
48 ft
37.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to travel from Cardiff to Braintree by car?

The journey, fueled by petrol, comes to £36. In this calculation, we've assumed a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and the car's petrol consumption at 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those considering carpooling, with two passengers, the cost per person is £18 (£36/2). With three passengers, the cost reduces to £12 per person (£36/3). And for four passengers, it further decreases to £9 per person (£36/4).

To break it down further, here's how we arrive at the result:

The fuel required is determined by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption. For a journey of 207.5 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 207.5 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 25.2 liters of fuel needed.

The fuel cost is then calculated by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. For 25.2 liters of fuel at 143 pence per liter, the total comes to £36.

In conclusion, the fuel cost from Cardiff to Braintree amounts to £36.

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Braintree.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 22.7 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 11.35 £ (22.7/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 7.57 £ (22.7/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5.68 £ (22.7/4) /p.

For these reasons, diesel cars use less fuel than petrol cars:

Diesel fuel has more energy per litre than petrol. Diesel engines can drive farther and provide more power for the same fuel volume, reducing fuel consumption.

Diesel engines have higher compression ratios than petrol engines, increasing thermal efficiency. Diesel engines get more energy from each fuel unit due to this increased compression ratio. Because diesel engines are thermally efficient, they use less fuel.

Diesel engines create more torque at lower RPM than petrol engines. Diesel vehicles require less throttle input to maintain speed, which improves fuel efficiency, especially during steady-state driving.

Diesel cars consume less fuel than petrol cars due to these considerations.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Braintree

The slowest route from Cardiff to the Braintree is 208.05 miles and takes 4 hours and 17 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Cardiff to Braintree by car?

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Braintree is the first suggested route (208mi, 3h 33min) and costs 36 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Braintree is the second suggested route (208mi, 4h 17min) and costs 36.1 £.

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 Cardiff to Braintree?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 208mi (distance from Cardiff to Braintree) and its duration is 3h 33min. The slowest route is 208mi, and its duration is 4h 17min.

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

Where is Cardiff located?

Cardiff is located in Cardiff county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. Cardiff has coordinates 51.4815810o,-3.1790900o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Cardiff from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Braintree?

Braintree is located in Essex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 73 meters above sea level. Braintree has coordinates 51.8800870o,0.5509269o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Braintree from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.