Route from Cheltenham to Rutherglen by car

From: Cheltenham, County: Gloucestershire, England
To: Rutherglen, County: South Lanarkshire, Scotland
331 mi
5 h 29 min
Fuel consumption:
Fuel cost:
Passengers:



How many miles from Cheltenham to Rutherglen?

How far is from Cheltenham to Rutherglen?


The driving distance between Cheltenham and Rutherglen is 331 miles. Travel time is 5 hours and 29 minutes by car.






331 mi 5 h 29 min
1.
Head northeast on Royal Well Road
269 ft
2.
Turn left onto Crescent Terrace
134 ft
3.
Turn right onto Crescent Place
286 ft
4.
Turn right onto Clarence Street
612 ft
5.
Keep right onto North Street
350 ft
6.
Continue onto North Place
378 ft
7.
Turn left onto Saint Margaret's Road (A4019)
857 ft
8.
Continue onto Swindon Road (A4019)
1160 ft
9.
Continue onto Poole Way (A4019)
103 ft
10.
Turn left onto Poole Way (A4019)
511 ft
11.
Continue right onto High Street (A4019)
595 ft
12.
Continue onto Tewkesbury Road (A4019)
0.8 mi
13.
Keep left onto Tewkesbury Road (A4019)
2.1 mi
14.
Take the ramp onto M5
47.3 mi
15.
Keep right onto M5
1.7 mi
16.
Keep left onto M5
0.3 mi
17.
Merge right onto M6
5.9 mi
18.
Keep right onto M6
72 mi
19.
Keep right onto M6
116 mi
20.
Continue onto A74(M)
48.9 mi
21.
Continue onto M74
33.3 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left onto M74
0.3 mi
23.
Keep left onto M74
178 ft
24.
Make a slight left onto Cambuslang Road (A724)
960 ft
25.
Enter Hamilton Road and take the 2nd exit onto Hamilton Road (B768)
177 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Hamilton Road (B768)
244 ft
27.
Continue onto Main Street (B768)
0.9 mi
28.
Continue onto Burnhill Street (B768)
1054 ft
29.
Turn right onto Pinkerton Avenue
244 ft
30.
Turn right onto Glebe Place
219 ft
31.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from Cheltenham to Rutherglen?

The fuel cost by car depend on several factors such as the distance traveled, the driving conditions (traffic jam, slow driving, normal driving, race driving), fuel consumption of the vehicle, and the current price of fuel.

The trip with petrol fuel costs 57.4 £. In the above calculation, the petrol price is considered to be 143 pence per liter and the petrol consumption of the car is 37.5 miles per gallon.
For 2 passengers in carpooling, the cost of this trip is 28.7 £ (57.4/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 19.13 £ (57.4/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip are 14.35 £ (57.4/4) per passenger.


Fuel cost = (330.86 mi / 37.5 mpg) x 143 pence per liter = 57.4 £

In more detail, the result is obtained:

Fuel needed = Distance / Car fuel consumption = miles * 4.54609 / carConsumtion = 330.86 mi * 4.54609 / 37.5 mpg = 40.1 liters

Fuel needed = 40.1 lt

Fuel cost = Fuel needed x Price per liter = 40.1 liters x 143 pence per liter = 57.4 £

Fuel cost from Cheltenham to Rutherglen = 57.4 £

Why do I multiply miles by 4.54609?

Consumption is measured in miles per gallon. 37.5 mpg means that a car could travel 37.5 miles with a gallon petrol fuel. The price of fuel is in pence per liter. Gallons should be converted to liters so that the final fuel consumption on a trip is in liters. 1 gallon is 4.54609 liters, so multiply by 4.54609.


The trip with diesel fuel costs 36.2 £. In the above calculation, the diesel price is considered to be 151 pence per liter and the diesel consumption of the car is 62.7 mpg. For only one passenger the cost of the trip is 36.2 £.
For 2 passengers in carpooling, the cost of this trip is 18.1 £ (36.2/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 12.07 £ (36.2/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 9.05 £ (36.2/4) per passenger.