Colwyn Bay Neath by car, distance and driving time

The distance between Colwyn Bay and Neath by car is 152 miles. The driving time is 3 hours and 45 minutes.

How far is Neath from Colwyn Bay? The driving distance is 152 miles, depending on the selected route and traffic conditions.

From: Colwyn Bay, County: Colwyn Bay, Wales
To: Neath, County: Swansea, Wales
152 mi , 3 h 45 min
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Route from Colwyn Bay to Neath on map



Driving directions from Colwyn Bay to Neath

152 mi 3 h 45 min
1.
Head southeast on Claughton Road
236 ft
2.
Turn left onto Rhiw Road
521 ft
3.
Turn left onto A547
139 ft
4.
Turn right onto Sea View Road (B5113)
272 ft
5.
Turn right onto Bay View Road (B5113)
705 ft
6.
Continue onto Victoria Avenue (B5113)
557 ft
7.
Take the ramp on the left
825 ft
8.
Merge right onto Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Expressway (A55)
3 mi
9.
Take the ramp on the left towards A470: Llandudno
0.3 mi
10.
Enter Glan Conwy Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Conway Road (A470)
119 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout onto Conway Road (A470)
296 ft
12.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ffordd Llanrwst (A470)
145 ft
13.
Exit the roundabout onto Ffordd Llanrwst (A470)
7.1 mi
14.
Continue onto Llanrwst Road (A470)
3.4 mi
15.
Continue onto Ffordd Llanwrst (A470)
451 ft
16.
Continue onto Ffordd yr Orsaf (A470)
0.3 mi
17.
Turn left onto Stryd y Bont (A470)
4.1 mi
18.
Continue slightly left onto A5
517 ft
19.
Turn right onto A470
10.6 mi
20.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A496
70 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto A496
4.8 mi
22.
Turn left onto A487
2.1 mi
23.
Continue onto A470
13.6 mi
24.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A470
81 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto A470
0.8 mi
26.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A470
35 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto A470
1.3 mi
28.
Continue straight onto A470
2.8 mi
29.
Turn right onto A487
12.5 mi
30.
Turn right onto Penrallt Street (A487)
462 ft
31.
Continue onto Pentrerhedyn Street (A487)
0.3 mi
32.
Continue straight onto A487
1.7 mi
33.
Go straight onto A487
7.3 mi
34.
Make a slight right
3.2 mi
35.
Make a slight left onto B4353
1.4 mi
36.
Merge left onto A487
2.3 mi
37.
Make a slight left
0.6 mi
38.
Turn right
0.7 mi
39.
Continue straight
851 ft
40.
Continue right onto Primrose Hill
374 ft
41.
Continue onto Rhiw Brialli / Primrose Hill
643 ft
42.
Turn right onto Rhes-Y-Bont / Bridge Terrace (A44)
147 ft
43.
Turn left onto Heol-y-Bont (A4120)
0.3 mi
44.
Make a slight left
353 ft
45.
Continue slightly left onto Heol-y-Bont (A4120)
0.4 mi
46.
Turn left onto Penparcau Road (A487)
569 ft
47.
Make a slight right onto Antaron Avenue (A487)
7.6 mi
48.
Turn left onto B4337
10.3 mi
49.
Keep left onto B4337
0.5 mi
50.
Turn left onto A482
4.6 mi
51.
Turn left onto Harford Square (A482)
154 ft
52.
Continue onto Bridge Street (A482)
4.3 mi
53.
Turn right
2.1 mi
54.
Keep left at the fork
1242 ft
55.
Turn left
2.7 mi
56.
Continue straight
476 ft
57.
Turn right
636 ft
58.
Turn left onto B4337
189 ft
59.
Turn left onto B4337
1.5 mi
60.
Turn right onto B4302
7.9 mi
61.
Turn right onto A40
401 ft
62.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rhosmaen Street (A483)
192 ft
63.
Exit the roundabout onto Rhosmaen Street (A483)
0.6 mi
64.
Continue onto Bridge Street (A483)
0.3 mi
65.
Continue onto Heol Cennen (A483)
1192 ft
66.
Turn right onto Heol Myrddin (A476)
7.7 mi
67.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Heol Parc Mawr (A476)
50 ft
68.
Exit the roundabout onto Heol Parc Mawr (A476)
0.3 mi
69.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A48: Swansea
19 ft
70.
Exit the roundabout towards A48: Swansea
1288 ft
71.
Merge right onto A48
2.9 mi
72.
Enter Pont Abraham and take the 3rd exit towards M4: Cardiff
690 ft
73.
Exit the roundabout towards M4: Cardiff
6.2 mi
74.
Take the ramp on the left towards Swansea (W)
0.4 mi
75.
Keep left onto A483
1.3 mi
76.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Pontarddulais Road (A483)
12 ft
77.
Exit the roundabout onto Pontarddulais Road (A483)
0.3 mi
78.
Turn left onto Pentregethin Road
1.5 mi
79.
Make a slight right to stay on Pentregethin Road
0.7 mi
80.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Carmarthen Road (A483)
147 ft
81.
Exit the roundabout onto Carmarthen Road (A483)
0.5 mi
82.
Make a slight right to stay on Carmarthen Road (A483)
716 ft
83.
Turn right onto Dyfatty Street (A4118)
0.3 mi
84.
Continue onto New Orchard Street (A4118)
455 ft
85.
Continue onto Orchard Street
1074 ft
86.
Continue onto The Kingsway
58 ft
87.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much is the expense of driving from Colwyn Bay to Neath?

The expense of driving from Colwyn Bay to Neath using petrol amounts to £26.6. This computation is based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's fuel efficiency of 37.5 miles per gallon. For those considering carpooling arrangements, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, the cost per person is £13.3 (£26.6 divided by 2). With three passengers, it's approximately £8.87 per person (£26.6 divided by 3), and with four passengers, it's £6.65 per person (£26.6 divided by 4).

To delve deeper into the calculations, we can explore the fuel cost calculation. This is determined by the distance traveled and the car's fuel consumption rate. For this journey, approximately 18.5 liters of fuel would be required. Multiplying this by the petrol price per liter results in the total fuel cost of £26.6 for the trip from Colwyn Bay to Neath.
 

Diesel cost from Colwyn Bay to Neath.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 18.5 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 9.25 £ (18.5/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.17 £ (18.5/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 4.63 £ (18.5/4) /p.

In general, diesel engines tend to have lower fuel consumption compared to petrol engines, all else being equal. 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 than petrol, and diesel engines are typically more efficient at converting that energy into mechanical work.

Additionally, diesel engines operate at higher compression ratios, which improves their thermal efficiency and allows them to extract more energy from each unit of fuel. As a result, diesel vehicles often achieve better fuel economy and can travel farther on a gallon or liter of fuel compared to petrol vehicles of similar size and performance.

Alternative routes from Colwyn Bay to Neath

The second route from Colwyn Bay to the Neath is 185.81 miles and takes 3 hours and 49 minutes.

The third route from Colwyn Bay to the Neath is 182.16 miles and takes 3 hours and 51 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Colwyn Bay to Neath by car?

The cheapest route from Colwyn Bay to Neath is the first suggested route (152mi, 3h 45min) and costs 26.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Colwyn Bay to Neath is the third suggested route (182mi, 3h 51min) and costs 31.8 £.

The most expensive route from Colwyn Bay to Neath is the second suggested route (186mi, 3h 49min) and costs 32.4 £.

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 Colwyn Bay to Neath?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 152mi (distance from Colwyn Bay to Neath) and its duration is 3h 45min. The other route is 186mi, and its duration is 3h 49min. The slowest route is 182mi, and its duration is 3h 51min.

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Where is Colwyn Bay located?

Colwyn Bay is located in Colwyn Bay county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 35 meters above sea level. Colwyn Bay has coordinates 53.2931820o,-3.7276400o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Colwyn Bay from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Neath?

Neath is located in Swansea county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 14 meters above sea level. Neath has coordinates 51.6214400o,-3.9436460o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Neath from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.