Route from Colchester to St Helens

The distance between Colchester and St Helens is 239 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 1 minute.

From: Colchester, County: Essex, England
To: St Helens, County: Merseyside, England
239 mi , 4 h 1 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Colchester to St Helens on map



Driving directions from Colchester to St Helens

239 mi 4 h 1 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
44.2 mi
33.
Continue onto M6
22.8 mi
34.
Keep left onto M6
14.2 mi
35.
Keep right onto M6
7.9 mi
36.
Keep right onto M6
69 mi
37.
Take the ramp on the left
1266 ft
38.
Enter Haydock Island and take the 2nd exit towards A580
129 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout towards A580
225 ft
40.
Merge right onto East Lancashire Road (A580)
2.2 mi
41.
Keep right onto East Lancashire Road (A580)
1.5 mi
42.
Turn left onto Green Leach Lane (A571)
0.3 mi
43.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Haresfinch View (A571)
58 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto Haresfinch View (A571)
689 ft
45.
Turn right onto Haresfinch Road (A571)
0.4 mi
46.
Continue onto College Street (A571)
0.4 mi
47.
Turn left onto Garswood Street
162 ft
48.
Turn right
74 ft
49.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What is the financial outlay associated with traveling from Colchester to St Helens by car?

The journey, powered by petrol, incurs a cost of £41.4. In this computational scenario, the price of petrol is assumed to be 143 pence per liter, and the car's fuel efficiency stands at 37.5 miles per gallon.

For individuals contemplating carpooling arrangements, the expenditure per traveler diminishes as the number of passengers increases. With two passengers, the cost per person amounts to £20.7 (£41.4/2). For a trio of passengers, the cost per person reduces to £13.8 (£41.4/3), and for a quartet of passengers, it further decreases to £10.35 (£41.4/4).

To provide further elucidation on the calculation process, let us dissect how the final figure is derived:

Initially, the requisite fuel quantity is determined by dividing the distance traveled by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey spanning 239.07 miles, this computation entails multiplying 239.07 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and subsequently dividing by the car's fuel efficiency of 37.5 mpg, resulting in a requirement of 29 liters of fuel.

Subsequently, the fuel expenditure is computed by multiplying the amount of fuel required by the price per liter. Given a consumption of 29 liters of fuel at a rate of 143 pence per liter, the cumulative cost equals £41.4.

In summation, the total fuel expenditure for the trip from Colchester to St Helens stands at £41.4.

Diesel cost from Colchester to St Helens.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 26.2 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 13.1 £ (26.2/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.73 £ (26.2/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.55 £ (26.2/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and gasoline (gasoline) fuel in terms of how well they use fuel: 

Diesel Fuel: In general, diesel engines use less gas than petrol engines. This is mostly because diesel fuel has a higher energy density and diesel engines are better at using heat. Compared to gasoline, diesel fuel has more energy per litre or gallon. This means that diesel engines can get more energy from each unit of fuel. Diesel engines also have higher compression ratios, which makes them even more thermally efficient. Because of this, diesel cars usually get better gas mileage and can go farther on a gallon or litre of gas than gasoline cars of the same size and speed. 
Petrol (petrol): Diesel engines use less fuel than petrol engines in general. Even though gas is still a good fuel for internal combustion engines, diesel fuel usually has a higher energy density. This suggests that gas engines might need more fuel to work as well as diesel engines. The difference between petrol and diesel cars has become smaller, though, thanks to improvements in petrol engine technology like turbocharging and direct injection. 
Overall, both diesel and gasoline engines can be used to get good gas mileage, but diesel engines tend to be better because they store energy more efficiently and cool down faster. But how people drive, how the car is built, and other things can also affect how much fuel a diesel or gas car uses.
 

Alternative routes from Colchester to St Helens

The second route from Colchester to the St Helens is 250.78 miles and takes 4 hours and 9 minutes.

The third route from Colchester to the St Helens is 249.65 miles and takes 4 hours and 48 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Colchester to St Helens by car?

The cheapest route from Colchester to St Helens is the first suggested route (239mi, 4h 1min) and costs 41.4 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Colchester to St Helens is the third suggested route (250mi, 4h 48min) and costs 43.3 £.

The most expensive route from Colchester to St Helens is the second suggested route (251mi, 4h 9min) and costs 43.5 £.

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 Colchester to St Helens?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 239mi (distance from Colchester to St Helens) and its duration is 4h 1min. The other route is 251mi, and its duration is 4h 9min. The slowest route is 250mi, and its duration is 4h 48min.

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

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 St Helens?

St Helens is located in Merseyside county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 39 meters above sea level. St Helens has coordinates 53.4563070o,-2.7370950o. RouteCalculator provides a map of St Helens from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.