Route from Cardiff to Brentwood

The distance between Cardiff and Brentwood is 187 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 13 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Brentwood, County: Essex, England
187 mi , 3 h 13 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Brentwood on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Brentwood

187 mi 3 h 13 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
36.1 mi
23.
Take the ramp on the left onto M25
1308 ft
24.
Keep right onto M25
357 ft
25.
Enter Brook Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brook Street (A1023)
467 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Brook Street (A1023)
0.6 mi
27.
Continue onto London Road (A1023)
0.8 mi
28.
Continue onto High Street (A1023)
1024 ft
29.
Turn left onto Weald Road
321 ft
30.
Turn right onto Western Road
393 ft
31.
Turn right onto William Hunter Way
0.3 mi
32.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto William Hunter Way
84 ft
33.
Exit the roundabout onto William Hunter Way
270 ft
34.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ongar Road (A128)
68 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto Ongar Road (A128)
240 ft
36.
Turn right onto Wilson's Corner
69 ft
37.
Turn left onto Ingrave Road (A128)
418 ft
38.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from Cardiff to Brentwood with petrol?

Driving from Cardiff to Brentwood costs £32.3 with petrol. The calculation assumes a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's petrol consumption of 37.5 miles per gallon. Carpooling with two passengers brings the cost down to £16.15 per person. With three passengers, it's £10.77 per person, and with four passengers, it's £8.08 per person. The fuel cost for the trip is derived from the distance and car fuel consumption, totaling 22.6 liters of fuel. This results in a £32.3 fuel cost for the journey.
 

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Brentwood.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 20.4 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 10.2 £ (20.4/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.8 £ (20.4/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5.1 £ (20.4/4) /p.

The main reasons diesel cars use less fuel than petrol cars are:

Diesel engines have higher compression ratios than petrol engines, improving thermal efficiency. Diesel engines extract more energy from each fuel unit due to this increased compression ratio, improving thermal efficiency. Diesel automobiles have superior fuel economy than petrol ones.

Diesel engines create more torque at lower RPM than petrol engines. Diesel vehicles perform better in steady-state driving, requiring less throttle input to maintain speed. Thus, diesel cars have reduced fuel consumption, especially on highways.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Brentwood

The second route from Cardiff to the Brentwood is 180.04 miles and takes 3 hours and 23 minutes.

The third route from Cardiff to the Brentwood is 193.07 miles and takes 4 hours and 12 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Brentwood is the second suggested route (180mi, 3h 23min) and costs 31.2 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Cardiff to Brentwood is the first suggested route (187mi, 3h 13min) and costs 32.3 £.

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Brentwood is the third suggested route (193mi, 4h 12min) and costs 33.5 £.

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 Brentwood?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 187mi (distance from Cardiff to Brentwood) and its duration is 3h 13min. The other route is 180mi, and its duration is 3h 23min. The slowest route is 193mi, and its duration is 4h 12min.

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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 Brentwood?

Brentwood is located in Essex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 109 meters above sea level. Brentwood has coordinates 51.6204750o,0.3071749o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Brentwood from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.