Route from Colchester to Aberdeen

The distance between Colchester and Aberdeen is 511 miles. Travel time is 9 hours and 13 minutes.

From: Colchester, County: Essex, England
To: Aberdeen, County: Aberdeen City, Scotland
511 mi , 9 h 13 min
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Route from Colchester to Aberdeen on map



Driving directions from Colchester to Aberdeen

511 mi 9 h 13 min
1.
Head east
60 ft
2.
Turn right onto Rotary Way
413 ft
3.
Turn right
304 ft
4.
Turn left onto Westway (A134)
731 ft
5.
Enter Middleborough Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Westway (A134)
585 ft
6.
Exit the roundabout onto Westway (A134)
0.3 mi
7.
Enter Colne Bank and take the 1st exit onto Cymbeline Way (A133)
37 ft
8.
Exit the roundabout onto Cymbeline Way (A133)
155 ft
9.
Continue straight to stay on Cymbeline Way (A133)
1.1 mi
10.
Enter Spring Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A12
380 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout onto A12
3.2 mi
12.
Take the ramp on the left onto A12
0.4 mi
13.
Enter Prince of Wales Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A120
353 ft
14.
Exit the roundabout onto A120
0.3 mi
15.
Enter Marks Tey Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
236 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
2.3 mi
17.
Continue onto Colchester Road (A120)
1 mi
18.
Continue onto Coggeshall Bypass (A120)
2.4 mi
19.
Continue onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
3.3 mi
20.
Take the ramp on the left
398 ft
21.
Merge right onto Braintree Bypass (A120)
0.9 mi
22.
Enter Galleys Corner Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Braintree Bypass (A120)
257 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto Braintree Bypass (A120)
16.8 mi
24.
Take the ramp on the left onto A120
0.3 mi
25.
Enter Priory Wood Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
268 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
0.5 mi
27.
Enter Birchanger Green Roundabout and take the 3rd exit
1087 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout
538 ft
29.
Continue straight
1227 ft
30.
Merge right onto M11
27.9 mi
31.
Merge right onto Huntingdon Road (A14)
13.7 mi
32.
Continue onto A14
314 ft
33.
Take the ramp on the left onto A14
104 mi
34.
Continue onto Doncaster Bypass (A1(M))
8.2 mi
35.
Keep right onto A1(M)
35 mi
36.
Keep right towards A1(M): The North
24.8 mi
37.
Take exit 56 on the left towards B6275: Barton
0.4 mi
38.
Enter Barton Junction and take the 1st exit onto Hang Bank (B6275)
70 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto Hang Bank (B6275)
5 mi
40.
Turn right onto B6275
575 ft
41.
Make a slight right onto B6275
4.8 mi
42.
Turn left onto A68
1.9 mi
43.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Corbridge
109 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout towards Corbridge
0.4 mi
45.
Continue onto Chapel Street (A68)
357 ft
46.
Turn left to stay on A68
790 ft
47.
Turn right onto Toadpool (A68)
0.3 mi
48.
Continue onto Etherley Bank (A68)
0.9 mi
49.
Continue onto South Road (A68)
0.5 mi
50.
Turn left onto A68
5.6 mi
51.
Enter Harperley Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A68
228 ft
52.
Exit the roundabout onto A68
2.5 mi
53.
Turn right onto High Street (A68)
0.2 mi
54.
Continue onto Castle Bank (A68)
895 ft
55.
Turn left onto Dan's Castle (A68)
0.3 mi
56.
Continue onto North Road (A68)
6.8 mi
57.
Continue onto Front Street (A68)
1218 ft
58.
Continue onto Allensford Bank (A68)
9.8 mi
59.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A68
300 ft
60.
Exit the roundabout onto A68
1.4 mi
61.
Enter Styford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A69
170 ft
62.
Exit the roundabout onto A69
2.5 mi
63.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
64.
Enter Stagshaw Road Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A68
377 ft
65.
Exit the roundabout onto A68
2.1 mi
66.
Make a slight left onto A68
185 ft
67.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A68
214 ft
68.
Exit the roundabout onto A68
19.3 mi
69.
Take the ramp on the left onto A68
28.8 mi
70.
Keep right onto A68
5.6 mi
71.
Enter Ravenswood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A68
228 ft
72.
Exit the roundabout onto A68
3 mi
73.
Continue onto Thorn Street (A68)
405 ft
74.
Continue onto Lauder Road (A68)
6.6 mi
75.
Continue onto Mid Row (A68)
759 ft
76.
Continue onto West High Street (A68)
1112 ft
77.
Continue onto Edinburgh Road (A68)
3.7 mi
78.
Enter Carfraemill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A68
202 ft
79.
Exit the roundabout onto A68
15.7 mi
80.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit
51 ft
81.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
82.
Merge right onto City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720)
1.1 mi
83.
Enter Sherrifhall Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720)
269 ft
84.
Exit the roundabout onto City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720)
8.9 mi
85.
Take the ramp on the left towards A71
1092 ft
86.
Keep right onto A71
210 ft
87.
Take the ramp on the left onto A720
1025 ft
88.
Keep left towards M8
535 ft
89.
Continue towards M8
3.3 mi
90.
Take the ramp on the left towards M9
1.2 mi
91.
Continue onto M9
1.6 mi
92.
Take exit 1A on the left towards M90: Dundee
3.2 mi
93.
Merge left onto A90
1.1 mi
94.
Continue onto M90
6.6 mi
95.
Keep left towards A92: Glenrothes
1.5 mi
96.
Continue onto A92
10.3 mi
97.
Enter Redhouse Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
187 ft
98.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
2.7 mi
99.
Enter Bankhead Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A92
477 ft
100.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
1 mi
101.
Enter Preston Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
229 ft
102.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
0.6 mi
103.
Enter Tullis Russel Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A92
127 ft
104.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
1.2 mi
105.
Go straight onto A92
0.9 mi
106.
Enter New Inn Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
178 ft
107.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
4.8 mi
108.
Enter Melville Lodges Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
227 ft
109.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
11.2 mi
110.
Enter Five Roads Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
242 ft
111.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
1.3 mi
112.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
149 ft
113.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
3 mi
114.
Turn left to stay on East Marketgait
627 ft
115.
Enter East Port Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Blackscroft
223 ft
116.
Exit the roundabout onto Blackscroft
0.3 mi
117.
Continue onto Princes Street
561 ft
118.
Continue onto Albert Street (A929)
0.3 mi
119.
Continue onto Forfar Road (A929)
0.5 mi
120.
Make a slight left to stay on Forfar Road (A929)
136 ft
121.
Take the ramp onto Forfar Road (A90)
106 ft
122.
Merge left onto Forfar Road (A90)
0.8 mi
123.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Forfar Road (A90)
50 ft
124.
Exit the roundabout onto Forfar Road (A90)
1097 ft
125.
Enter Emmock Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A90
96 ft
126.
Exit the roundabout onto A90
50.8 mi
127.
Continue onto A92
7.5 mi
128.
Go straight onto Stonehaven Road (A92)
2.3 mi
129.
Enter Bridge of Dee Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards City Centre (West & South)
251 ft
130.
Exit the roundabout towards City Centre (West & South)
0.4 mi
131.
Enter Great Southern Road and take the 1st exit onto Great Southern Road (B9077)
9 ft
132.
Exit the roundabout onto Great Southern Road (B9077)
154 ft
133.
Continue onto King George VI Bridge (B9077)
761 ft
134.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Riverside Drive
162 ft
135.
Exit the roundabout onto Riverside Drive
0.9 mi
136.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Esplanade West (A956)
122 ft
137.
Exit the roundabout onto North Esplanade West (A956)
0.4 mi
138.
Continue slightly left onto South Market Street (A956)
0.4 mi
139.
Turn right onto Trinity Quay (A956)
297 ft
140.
Continue onto Virginia Street (A956)
0.3 mi
141.
Turn left onto Commerce Street (A956)
531 ft
142.
Enter Beach Boulevard Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto East North Street (A956)
151 ft
143.
Exit the roundabout onto East North Street (A956)
616 ft
144.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from Colchester to Aberdeen?

Well, using petrol, it's £89.1. The petrol price we're talking about here is 144 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 £44.55 for the trip (£89.1 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £29.7 each (£89.1 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £22.28 each (£89.1 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 61.9 liters of fuel. And that's where the £89.1 comes from for the trip from Colchester to Aberdeen.

Diesel cost from Colchester to Aberdeen.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 61.8 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 30.9 £ (61.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 20.6 £ (61.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 15.45 £ (61.8/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of fuel efficiency:

  • Diesel Fuel: Diesel engines are generally more fuel-efficient than petrol engines. This is primarily due to the higher energy density of diesel fuel and the higher thermal efficiency of diesel engines. Diesel fuel contains more energy per liter or per gallon compared to petrol, allowing diesel engines to extract more energy from each unit of fuel. Additionally, diesel engines operate at higher compression ratios, which further improves their thermal efficiency. As a result, diesel vehicles typically achieve better fuel economy and can travel farther on a gallon or liter of fuel compared to petrol vehicles of similar size and performance.

  • Petrol (Gasoline): Petrol engines are generally less fuel-efficient than diesel engines. While petrol is still an efficient fuel for internal combustion engines, it typically has a lower energy density compared to diesel fuel. This means that petrol engines may require more fuel to achieve the same level of performance as diesel engines. However, advancements in petrol engine technology, such as turbocharging and direct injection, have improved fuel efficiency in recent years, narrowing the gap between petrol and diesel vehicles.

Alternative routes from Colchester to Aberdeen

The second route from Colchester to the Aberdeen is 573.66 miles and takes 9 hours and 32 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Colchester to Aberdeen by car?

The cheapest route from Colchester to Aberdeen is the first suggested route (511mi, 9h 13min) and costs 89.1 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Colchester to Aberdeen is the second suggested route (574mi, 9h 32min) and costs 100.1 £.

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 Colchester to Aberdeen?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 511mi (distance from Colchester to Aberdeen) and its duration is 9h 13min. The slowest route is 574mi, and its duration is 9h 32min.

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Where is Colchester located?

Colchester is located in Essex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 8 meters above sea level. Colchester has coordinates 51.8959270o,0.8918740o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Colchester from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Aberdeen?

Aberdeen is located in Aberdeen City county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 21 meters above sea level. Aberdeen has coordinates 57.1497170o,-2.0942780o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Aberdeen from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.