Route from Cheltenham to Braintree
The distance between Cheltenham and Braintree is 145 miles. Travel time is 2 hours and 36 minutes.

Driving directions from Cheltenham to Braintree
How much does it cost to drive from Cheltenham to Braintree?
Well, using petrol, it's £25.2. 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 £12.6 for the trip (£25.2 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £8.4 each (£25.2 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £6.3 each (£25.2 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 17.6 liters of fuel. And that's where the £25.2 comes from for the trip from Cheltenham to Braintree.
Diesel cost from Cheltenham to Braintree.
The trip with diesel fuel costs 15.9 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 7.95 £ (15.9/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 5.3 £ (15.9/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 3.98 £ (15.9/4) /p.
When comparing diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of octane rating, there's a significant distinction:
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Petrol:
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Petrol typically has an octane rating ranging from 87 to 95 in most markets.
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Octane rating measures the fuel's resistance to premature detonation or knocking in spark-ignition engines.
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Higher octane ratings are crucial for high-performance petrol engines with higher compression ratios or turbocharging, as they help prevent engine knocking and allow for more efficient combustion.
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Diesel Fuel:
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Diesel fuel doesn't have an octane rating in the same sense as petrol because it's not used in spark-ignition engines.
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Diesel engines rely on compression ignition rather than spark ignition, meaning the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously due to high pressure and temperature.
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Therefore, diesel fuel is designed to ignite under the high compression conditions found in diesel engines, and its properties are optimized for this type of combustion rather than for octane rating.
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In essence, while petrol relies on octane rating to ensure proper combustion in spark-ignition engines, diesel fuel is formulated to ignite under the high-pressure conditions of compression ignition in diesel engines, rendering octane rating irrelevant for diesel fuel.
Alternative routes from Cheltenham to Braintree
The second route from Cheltenham to the Braintree is 140 miles and takes 2 hours and 42 minutes.
The third route from Cheltenham to the Braintree is 136.37 miles and takes 2 hours and 47 minutes.
Which is the cheapest route from Cheltenham to Braintree by car?
The cheapest route from Cheltenham to Braintree is the third suggested route (136mi, 2h 47min) and costs 23.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).
The second cheapest route from Cheltenham to Braintree is the second suggested route (140mi, 2h 42min) and costs 24.3 £.
The most expensive route from Cheltenham to Braintree is the first suggested route (145mi, 2h 36min) and costs 25.2 £.
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 Cheltenham to Braintree?
There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 145mi (distance from Cheltenham to Braintree) and its duration is 2h 36min. The other route is 140mi, and its duration is 2h 42min. The slowest route is 136mi, and its duration is 2h 47min.
RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Cheltenham to Braintree by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Cheltenham to Braintree. It provides driving directions from Cheltenham to Braintree, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Cheltenham - 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham located?
Cheltenham is located in Gloucestershire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 61 meters above sea level. Cheltenham has coordinates 51.8993855o,-2.0782533o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Cheltenham 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.
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