Route from Cardiff to Glenrothes

The distance between Cardiff and Glenrothes is 423 miles. Travel time is 7 hours and 16 minutes.

From: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
To: Glenrothes, County: Fife, Scotland
423 mi , 7 h 16 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Cardiff to Glenrothes on map



Driving directions from Cardiff to Glenrothes

423 mi 7 h 16 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.
Take the ramp on the left onto A74(M)
1015 ft
41.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A702
350 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto A702
759 ft
43.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A702
264 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto A702
1 mi
45.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A73
166 ft
46.
Exit the roundabout onto A73
8 mi
47.
Turn right onto Sherifflats Road
0.4 mi
48.
Turn right onto Boat Road
0.4 mi
49.
Continue onto Covington Road
1.1 mi
50.
Make a slight left to stay on Covington Road
0.3 mi
51.
Turn left to stay on Covington Road
674 ft
52.
Turn right to stay on Covington Road
1.5 mi
53.
Turn right onto Grange Road
0.5 mi
54.
Turn left onto Tie Road No 2
1.4 mi
55.
Continue onto Pettinain Road
0.4 mi
56.
Turn right onto Carnwath Road
0.7 mi
57.
Continue onto Lampits Road
0.7 mi
58.
Go straight onto A70
1257 ft
59.
Turn left onto B7016
2.3 mi
60.
Turn right
7.2 mi
61.
Turn right
4.2 mi
62.
Continue onto Brucefield Park West
0.3 mi
63.
Turn left to stay on Brucefield Park North
645 ft
64.
Enter Wilderness Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bankton Road (A71)
401 ft
65.
Exit the roundabout onto Bankton Road (A71)
0.5 mi
66.
Enter Newpark Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bankton Road (A71)
193 ft
67.
Exit the roundabout onto Bankton Road (A71)
1.4 mi
68.
Enter Lizzie Brice's Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Livingston Road (A899)
20 ft
69.
Exit the roundabout onto Livingston Road (A899)
2.7 mi
70.
Enter Livingston East Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Livingston Road (A899)
348 ft
71.
Exit the roundabout onto Livingston Road (A899)
407 ft
72.
Take the ramp on the left onto M8
5 mi
73.
Take the ramp on the left onto M8
0.8 mi
74.
Continue onto M9
1.6 mi
75.
Take exit 1A on the left towards M90: Dundee
3.2 mi
76.
Merge left onto A90
1.1 mi
77.
Continue onto M90
6.6 mi
78.
Keep left towards A92: Glenrothes
1.5 mi
79.
Continue onto A92
10.3 mi
80.
Enter Redhouse Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
187 ft
81.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
2.7 mi
82.
Enter Bankhead Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A92
477 ft
83.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
1 mi
84.
Take the ramp on the left onto A92
741 ft
85.
Go straight onto Queensway (A911)
0.3 mi
86.
Enter Queensway Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Flemington Road
343 ft
87.
Exit the roundabout onto Flemington Road
304 ft
88.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensgate
67 ft
89.
Exit the roundabout onto Queensgate
530 ft
90.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensgate
138 ft
91.
Exit the roundabout onto Queensgate
335 ft
92.
Make a slight left
897 ft
93.
You have arrived at your destination, straight ahead
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What's the expense of traveling from Cardiff to Glenrothes by car?

The trip fueled by petrol comes to £73.4. This calculation is based on a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and the car's consumption rate of 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those interested in carpooling, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, each person's share is £36.7 (£73.4/2). For three passengers, the cost per person reduces to £24.47 (£73.4/3), and with four passengers, it further decreases to £18.35 (£73.4/4).

To delve deeper into the calculation, let's examine how we arrive at the result:

Firstly, we determine the fuel required by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey of 423.48 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 423.48 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 51.3 liters of fuel needed.

Next, we calculate the fuel cost by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. With 51.3 liters of fuel at 143 pence per liter, the total cost comes to £73.4.

In summary, the fuel cost for the trip from Cardiff to Glenrothes amounts to £73.4.

Diesel cost from Cardiff to Glenrothes.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 46.4 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 23.2 £ (46.4/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 15.47 £ (46.4/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 11.6 £ (46.4/4) /p.

When compared to petrol engines, diesel engines typically have a lower fuel usage. This is the case even when all other factors remain the same. This is mostly attributable to the higher energy density of diesel fuel as well as the higher thermal efficiency of diesel engines. Diesel engines are often more efficient in converting the energy contained in diesel fuel into mechanical effort than gasoline engines are. Diesel fuel contains more energy per litre than gasoline fuel.

In addition, diesel engines carry out their operations at higher compression ratios, which not only enhances their thermal efficiency but also enables them to extract a greater amount of energy from each individual unit of fuel. As a consequence of this, diesel vehicles typically achieve superior fuel economy and are able to go further on a gallon or litre of fuel when compared to gasoline vehicles of comparable size and performance.

In the end, the decision between diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles is determined by a number of criteria, such as preferences about fuel economy, driving patterns, environmental concerns, as well as the availability and pricing of fuel in the local area.

Alternative routes from Cardiff to Glenrothes

Meanwhile, the least speedy route from Cardiff to Glenrothes covers 408.05 miles and necessitates 7 hours and 39 minutes for completion.

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

The cheapest route from Cardiff to Glenrothes is the second suggested route (408mi, 7h 39min) and costs 70.7 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Cardiff to Glenrothes is the first suggested route (423mi, 7h 16min) and costs 73.4 £.

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 Glenrothes?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 423mi (distance from Cardiff to Glenrothes) and its duration is 7h 16min. The slowest route is 408mi, and its duration is 7h 39min.

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

Glenrothes is located in Fife county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 68 meters above sea level. Glenrothes has coordinates 56.2008420o,-3.1598600o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Glenrothes from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.