Route from County Durham to West Dorset by car

From: County Durham, County: Durham, England
To: West Dorset, County: Dorset, England
348 mi
6 h 1 min
Fuel consumption:
Fuel cost:
Passengers:



How many miles from County Durham to West Dorset?

How far is from County Durham to West Dorset?


The driving distance between County Durham and West Dorset is 348 miles. Travel time is 6 hours and 1 minute by car.






348 mi 6 h 1 min
1.
Head southeast on Alexandria Crescent (A690)
174 ft
2.
Continue slightly right onto Margery Lane
898 ft
3.
Continue onto Quarry Heads Lane
762 ft
4.
Turn right to stay on Quarry Heads Lane
0.3 mi
5.
Enter Quarryheads Lane roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Quarry Heads Lane
122 ft
6.
Exit the roundabout onto Quarry Heads Lane
67 ft
7.
Continue onto Quarryheads Lane
1133 ft
8.
Continue onto Stockton Road (A177)
1217 ft
9.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A177
143 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto A177
3.1 mi
11.
Go straight onto Durham Road (A177)
0.4 mi
12.
Enter Bowburn Interchange and take the 3rd exit
869 ft
13.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
14.
Merge right onto A1(M)
69 mi
15.
Keep left onto A1(M)
26.1 mi
16.
Take the ramp on the left towards M18: Sheffield(M1)
0.3 mi
17.
Enter Wadworth Interchange and take the 3rd exit towards M18: Sheffield
0.3 mi
18.
Exit the roundabout towards M18: Sheffield
0.4 mi
19.
Merge right onto M18
50.6 mi
20.
Take the ramp on the left towards A42 (M42)
0.5 mi
21.
Merge left onto A42
14.2 mi
22.
Continue onto M42
15.8 mi
23.
Keep right onto M42
1069 ft
24.
Take the ramp on the left
669 ft
25.
Merge left onto M42
12.5 mi
26.
Keep right onto M42
10.5 mi
27.
Keep right onto M5
0.6 mi
28.
Keep left onto M5
112 mi
29.
Take exit 25 on the left towards A358: Taunton
0.3 mi
30.
Enter Blackbrook Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ilminster Road (A358)
17 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout onto Ilminster Road (A358)
8.7 mi
32.
Enter Southfields Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Station Road (B3168)
251 ft
33.
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road (B3168)
0.6 mi
34.
Turn left onto Station Road (B3168)
0.5 mi
35.
Continue onto High Street
639 ft
36.
Continue onto Butts
0.3 mi
37.
Continue onto Bay Hill
519 ft
38.
Make a slight right onto Townsend
0.5 mi
39.
Continue onto Long Orchard Hill
757 ft
40.
Continue onto Kingstone Hill
0.3 mi
41.
Continue slightly left onto Kingstone Main
0.4 mi
42.
Continue onto Boyton Hill
0.4 mi
43.
Continue onto Boyton Lane
0.3 mi
44.
Continue onto Kingstone Road
2.1 mi
45.
Continue slightly left onto Mangle Cave Hill
0.9 mi
46.
Continue onto Chard Road (A30)
1.4 mi
47.
Continue onto West Street (A30)
459 ft
48.
Continue onto Gouldsbrook Terrace (A30)
919 ft
49.
Keep right onto Church Street (A30)
127 ft
50.
Turn right onto Market Street (A30)
438 ft
51.
Turn left onto South Street (A356)
0.6 mi
52.
Continue onto Station Road (A356)
0.7 mi
53.
Continue left onto Middle Street (A356)
11.5 mi
54.
Turn right onto Greenford Lane
533 ft
55.
Turn right
560 ft
56.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from County Durham to West Dorset?

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 60.4 £. 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 30.2 £ (60.4/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 20.13 £ (60.4/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip are 15.1 £ (60.4/4) per passenger.


Fuel cost = (348.28 mi / 37.5 mpg) x 143 pence per liter = 60.4 £

In more detail, the result is obtained:

Fuel needed = Distance / Car fuel consumption = miles * 4.54609 / carConsumtion = 348.28 mi * 4.54609 / 37.5 mpg = 42.2 liters

Fuel needed = 42.2 lt

Fuel cost = Fuel needed x Price per liter = 42.2 liters x 143 pence per liter = 60.4 £

Fuel cost from County Durham to West Dorset = 60.4 £

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 38.1 £. 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 38.1 £.
For 2 passengers in carpooling, the cost of this trip is 19.05 £ (38.1/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 12.7 £ (38.1/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 9.53 £ (38.1/4) per passenger.