Route from Chorley to Wirral

The distance between Chorley and Wirral is 36.7 miles. Travel time is 56 minutes.

From: Chorley, County: Lancashire, England
To: Wirral, County: Merseyside, England
36.7 mi , 56 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Chorley to Wirral on map



Driving directions from Chorley to Wirral

36.7 mi 56 min
1.
Head south on Market Street
0.2 mi
2.
Turn right onto Pall Mall (B5251)
0.5 mi
3.
Continue onto Moor Road (B5251)
0.5 mi
4.
Continue onto Coppull Road (B5251)
506 ft
5.
Enter Coppull Road and take the 2nd exit onto Coppull Road (B5251)
125 ft
6.
Exit the roundabout onto Coppull Road (B5251)
0.8 mi
7.
Continue onto Spendmore Lane (B5251)
1 mi
8.
Turn left onto Preston Road (A49)
1.6 mi
9.
Turn right onto Pepper Lane
0.6 mi
10.
Turn left onto Old Pepper Lane
0.4 mi
11.
Turn right onto Shevington Moor
1047 ft
12.
Turn left onto South Whiteacre
291 ft
13.
Turn right onto Crow Orchard Road (A5209)
472 ft
14.
Enter Shevington Interchange and take the 1st exit onto M6
18 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout onto M6
3.9 mi
16.
Take the ramp on the left onto M6
0.3 mi
17.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Orrell Interchange (M58)
27 ft
18.
Exit the roundabout onto Orrell Interchange (M58)
919 ft
19.
Enter Orrell Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto M58
287 ft
20.
Exit the roundabout onto M58
11.5 mi
21.
Merge right onto Dunnings Bridge Road (A59)
115 ft
22.
Turn left towards A59
518 ft
23.
Keep right onto Switch Island (A59)
677 ft
24.
Continue onto Ormskirk Road (A59)
1.4 mi
25.
Continue onto Warbreck Moor (A59)
0.6 mi
26.
Turn right onto Longmoor Lane (A506)
161 ft
27.
Continue slightly left onto Walton Vale (A59)
1036 ft
28.
Continue onto Rice Lane (A59)
1 mi
29.
Enter Queens Drive Flyover and take the 2nd exit onto County Road (A59)
301 ft
30.
Exit the roundabout onto County Road (A59)
0.7 mi
31.
Turn right onto Barlow Lane
909 ft
32.
Continue onto Westminster Road
0.5 mi
33.
Continue onto Smith Street
1061 ft
34.
Make a slight right onto Kirkdale Road (A59)
775 ft
35.
Continue onto Scotland Road (A59)
0.4 mi
36.
Take the ramp on the left onto Kingsway
1178 ft
37.
Merge right onto Kingsway
3.6 mi
38.
Take the ramp on the left onto A5139
0.7 mi
39.
Enter Bidston Island and take the 2nd exit
450 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
41.
Merge right onto M53
2.8 mi
42.
Take the ramp on the left towards A552: Birkenhead
0.3 mi
43.
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit
0.3 mi
44.
Exit the roundabout
1129 ft
45.
Go straight onto Woodchurch Road (A552)
503 ft
46.
Make a slight right onto Ackers Road
175 ft
47.
Turn right to stay on Ackers Road
108 ft
48.
Make a slight left to stay on Ackers Road
360 ft
49.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Home Farm Road
223 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto Home Farm Road
985 ft
51.
Go straight onto New Hey Road
508 ft
52.
Turn right
155 ft
53.
You have arrived at your destination, straight ahead
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How much does it cost to drive from Chorley to Wirral with petrol?

Let's delve into the expenses of a road trip from Chorley to Wirral. The journey using petrol will set you back 6.4 pounds. Now, let's walk through how we arrived at this figure.

Firstly, we consider the price of petrol, which is 144 pence per liter. Next, we take into account the car's fuel consumption rate, which stands at 37.5 miles per gallon.

Now, suppose you're carpooling. If there are two passengers sharing the ride, each person will contribute 3.2 pounds (£6.4 divided by 2). With three passengers, the cost per person drops to around 2.13 pounds (£6.4 divided by 3). And if there are four passengers onboard, each person chips in 1.6 pounds (£6.4 divided by 4).

Let's delve deeper into the calculations. To determine how much fuel is needed for the trip, we rely on the distance and the car's fuel efficiency. The distance between Chorley and Wirral is approximately 36.67 miles. So, to cover this distance, the car will require roughly 4.4 liters of petrol. We obtained this value by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption rate of 37.5 miles per gallon and then converting it to liters.

Once we have the amount of fuel needed, we calculate the total cost. Multiplying the fuel quantity (4.4 liters) by the price per liter (144 pence) yields 6.4 pounds. Therefore, the fuel cost for the journey from Chorley to Wirral is 6.4 pounds.
 

Diesel cost from Chorley to Wirral.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 4.4 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 2.2 £ (4.4/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 1.47 £ (4.4/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.1 £ (4.4/4) /p.

When comparing diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of octane rating, there's a significant distinction:

  1. Petrol:

    • Petrol typically has an octane rating ranging from 87 to 95 in most markets.

    • Octane rating measures the fuel's resistance to premature detonation or knocking in spark-ignition engines.

    • 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.

  2. Diesel Fuel:

    • Diesel fuel doesn't have an octane rating in the same sense as petrol because it's not used in spark-ignition engines.

    • Diesel engines rely on compression ignition rather than spark ignition, meaning the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously due to high pressure and temperature.

    • 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.

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 Chorley to Wirral

The second route from Chorley to the Wirral is 43.02 miles and takes 1 hour and 5 minutes.

The third route from Chorley to the Wirral is 34.96 miles and takes 1 hour and 6 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Chorley to Wirral by car?

The cheapest route from Chorley to Wirral is the third suggested route (35mi, 1h 6min) and costs 6.1 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Chorley to Wirral is the first suggested route (36.7mi, 56min) and costs 6.4 £.

The most expensive route from Chorley to Wirral is the second suggested route (43mi, 1h 5min) and costs 7.5 £.

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 Chorley to Wirral?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 36.7mi (distance from Chorley to Wirral) and its duration is 56min. The other route is 43mi, and its duration is 1h 5min. The slowest route is 35mi, and its duration is 1h 6min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Chorley to Wirral by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Chorley to Wirral. It provides driving directions from Chorley to Wirral, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Chorley - Wirral 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 Chorley to Wirral with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Chorley located?

Chorley is located in Lancashire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 87 meters above sea level. Chorley has coordinates 53.6535110o,-2.6325960o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Chorley from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Wirral?

Wirral is located in Merseyside county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 15 meters above sea level. Wirral has coordinates 53.3727181o,-3.0737540o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Wirral from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.