Route from Cardiff to Elgin

The distance between Cardiff and Elgin is 563 miles. Travel time is 9 hours and 46 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Elgin, County: Moray, Scotland
563 mi , 9 h 46 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Elgin on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Elgin

563 mi 9 h 46 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
8 mi
18.
Take the ramp on the left onto M4
1137 ft
19.
Keep left onto M4
528 ft
20.
Merge right onto A449
12.9 mi
21.
Continue onto A40
6.9 mi
22.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
212 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
9 mi
24.
Enter Wilton Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
228 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
1.4 mi
26.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A449
190 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto A449
0.5 mi
28.
Enter Travellers Rest and take the 3rd exit onto M50
441 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto M50
21.4 mi
30.
Enter Strensham Interchange and take the 1st exit
74 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout
0.4 mi
32.
Keep right at the fork
0.3 mi
33.
Merge right onto M5
37.8 mi
34.
Keep right onto M5
1.7 mi
35.
Keep left onto M5
0.3 mi
36.
Merge right onto M6
5.9 mi
37.
Keep right onto M6
72 mi
38.
Keep right onto M6
116 mi
39.
Continue onto A74(M)
48.9 mi
40.
Continue onto M74
29.2 mi
41.
Take exit 4 on the left towards M73: Stirling
0.3 mi
42.
Keep right towards M73: Stirling
7.4 mi
43.
Merge right onto M80
7.2 mi
44.
Keep right towards Perth
6.6 mi
45.
Merge left onto M9
6.1 mi
46.
Enter Keir Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A9
414 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto A9
26.2 mi
48.
Enter Broxden Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A9: Inverness
37 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout towards A9: Inverness
2.4 mi
50.
Enter Inveralmond Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A9
224 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto A9
81 mi
52.
Turn right onto A95
871 ft
53.
Turn left onto A95
2.4 mi
54.
Make a slight left onto B9153
2.8 mi
55.
Turn right onto B9153
146 ft
56.
Make a slight right onto A938
1.8 mi
57.
Turn left onto B9007
18.6 mi
58.
Turn left onto A940
4.8 mi
59.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A940
119 ft
60.
Exit the roundabout onto A940
844 ft
61.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grantown Road (A940)
114 ft
62.
Exit the roundabout onto Grantown Road (A940)
0.8 mi
63.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Market Street (A940)
106 ft
64.
Exit the roundabout onto Market Street (A940)
976 ft
65.
Merge left onto A96
1 mi
66.
Enter Findhorn Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A96
96 ft
67.
Exit the roundabout onto A96
1 mi
68.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A96
128 ft
69.
Exit the roundabout onto A96
9.5 mi
70.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto High Street (A96)
10 ft
71.
Exit the roundabout onto High Street (A96)
1147 ft
72.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Alexandra Road (A96)
31 ft
73.
Exit the roundabout onto Alexandra Road (A96)
399 ft
74.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Alexandra Road (A96)
170 ft
75.
Exit the roundabout onto Alexandra Road (A96)
1016 ft
76.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A941
6 ft
77.
Exit the roundabout onto A941
356 ft
78.
Turn left onto Trinity Place
335 ft
79.
Continue onto Trinity Road
555 ft
80.
You have arrived at your destination
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How much does it cost to drive from Cardiff to Elgin?

Well, using petrol, it's £97.7. The petrol price we're talking about here is 143 pence per liter, and the car guzzles up 37.5 miles per gallon. Now, if you're carpooling with two buddies, each of you only chips in £48.85 for the trip (£97.7 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £32.57 each (£97.7 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £24.43 each (£97.7 divided by 4). The fuel cost for the journey is calculated based on how far you're driving and how much fuel your car drinks up. So, for this journey, you'd need about 68.3 liters of fuel. And that's where the £97.7 comes from for the trip from Cardiff to Elgin.

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Elgin.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 61.7 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 30.85 £ (61.7/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 20.57 £ (61.7/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 15.43 £ (61.7/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Elgin

The slowest route from Cardiff to the Elgin is 548.02 miles and takes 10 hours and 8 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Elgin is the second suggested route (548mi, 10h 8min) and costs 95 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Elgin is the first suggested route (563mi, 9h 46min) and costs 97.7 £.

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 Elgin?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 563mi (distance from Cardiff to Elgin) and its duration is 9h 46min. The slowest route is 548mi, and its duration is 10h 8min.

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

Elgin is located in Moray county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 19 meters above sea level. Elgin has coordinates 57.6494540o,-3.3184850o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Elgin from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.