Route from Cardiff to Brighton

The distance between Cardiff and Brighton is 191 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 25 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Brighton, County: East Sussex, England
191 mi , 3 h 25 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Brighton on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Brighton

191 mi 3 h 25 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
92 mi
19.
Take the ramp on the left towards A329(M): Reading (E)
0.3 mi
20.
Keep right towards A329(M)
0.9 mi
21.
Merge right onto A329(M)
2.8 mi
22.
Keep left onto Berkshire Way (A329)
593 ft
23.
Keep right onto Berkshire Way (A329)
0.6 mi
24.
Enter Doncastle Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Berkshire Way (A329)
81 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto Berkshire Way (A329)
0.6 mi
26.
Enter Twin Bridges Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Downshire Way (A322)
261 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto Downshire Way (A322)
0.6 mi
28.
Enter Horse and Groom Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Bagshot Road (A322)
496 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto Bagshot Road (A322)
0.5 mi
30.
Enter Sports Centre Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A322
363 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout onto A322
2.7 mi
32.
Keep left onto Bracknell Road (A322)
0.9 mi
33.
Continue onto Bagshot Bypass (A322)
0.8 mi
34.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
35.
Merge right onto M3
6.3 mi
36.
Take the ramp on the left towards M25
1258 ft
37.
Keep right towards M25: Gatwick
0.8 mi
38.
Merge right onto M25
22.2 mi
39.
Take the ramp on the left towards M23: Croydon
0.4 mi
40.
Keep right towards M23 (S): Brighton
0.9 mi
41.
Merge right onto M23
5.7 mi
42.
Continue onto M23
8.3 mi
43.
Continue onto A23
7.5 mi
44.
Continue onto London Road (A23)
5.2 mi
45.
Continue onto Dale Hill (A23)
3 mi
46.
Enter Mill Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Mill Road
301 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto Mill Road
1.1 mi
48.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dyke Road Avenue
16 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto Dyke Road Avenue
2.3 mi
50.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Buckingham Place (A2010)
67 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto Buckingham Place (A2010)
1175 ft
52.
Continue onto Terminus Road (A2010)
798 ft
53.
Make a slight right onto Queen's Road (A2010)
924 ft
54.
Turn left onto North Road
301 ft
55.
Turn right onto Spring Gardens
454 ft
56.
Continue onto Portland Street
523 ft
57.
Turn left onto North Street (B2066)
1312 ft
58.
Turn left onto Old Steine (A23)
500 ft
59.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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If you were to travel from Cardiff to Brighton, how much would it charge you?

A trip with petrol gasoline will cost you 33.1 pounds. According to the figure presented above, the price of petrol corresponds to 143 pence per litre, and the amount of petrol that the vehicle consumes is equivalent to 37.5 miles per gallon.
Through carpooling, the cost of this trip is 16.55 pounds for each of the two passengers.
When there are three people in the automobile, the cost of this trip is 11.03 pounds (33.1/3) for each individual passenger.
This trip will cost you 8.28 pounds for each of the four people who are travelling in the automobile.


The cost of fuel is equal to (191.1 miles / 37.5 miles per gallon) multiplied by 143 pence a litre, which is 33.1 pounds.

A more in-depth explanation of the result is as follows:

Fuel usage is miles multiplied by 4.54609 divided by the distance travelled by the vehicle.Consumption is 191.1 miles multiplied by 4.54609 divided by 37.5 miles per gallon, which equals 23.2 litres

It takes 23.2 litres of fuel.

The cost of fuel is equal to the amount of fuel required multiplied by the price per litre, which is 23.2 litres multiplied by 143 pence a litre, which is 33.1 pounds.

The cost of fuel from Cardiff to Brighton is 33.1 pounds.
 

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Brighton.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 20.9 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 10.45 £ (20.9/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.97 £ (20.9/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5.23 £ (20.9/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and gasoline (petrol) fuel have differences:

  1. Energy Density: Diesel fuel generally has a higher energy density than petrol. This means that diesel fuel contains more energy per liter or gallon compared to petrol, resulting in diesel engines being able to generate more power and travel further distances on the same volume of fuel.

  2. Octane Rating: Petrol typically has a higher octane rating compared to diesel fuel. Octane rating indicates the fuel's resistance to knocking or pre-ignition in spark-ignition engines. Higher octane ratings are required for petrol engines with higher compression ratios or turbocharging, whereas diesel engines rely on compression ignition and do not use spark plugs.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Brighton

The slowest route from Cardiff to the Brighton is 215.63 miles and takes 4 hours and 24 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Brighton is the first suggested route (191mi, 3h 25min) and costs 33.1 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Brighton is the second suggested route (216mi, 4h 24min) and costs 37.4 £.

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 Brighton?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 191mi (distance from Cardiff to Brighton) and its duration is 3h 25min. The slowest route is 216mi, and its duration is 4h 24min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Cardiff to Brighton by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Cardiff to Brighton. It provides driving directions from Cardiff to Brighton, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Cardiff - Brighton 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 Brighton 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 Brighton?

Brighton is located in East Sussex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level. Brighton has coordinates 50.8225300o,-0.1371630o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Brighton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.