Route from Eastbourne to Musselburgh

The distance between Eastbourne and Musselburgh is 461 miles. Travel time is 8 hours and 6 minutes.

From: Eastbourne, County: East Sussex, England
To: Musselburgh, County: East Lothian, Scotland
461 mi , 8 h 6 min
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Route from Eastbourne to Musselburgh on map



Driving directions from Eastbourne to Musselburgh

461 mi 8 h 6 min
1.
Head northeast on Seaside (A259)
1.5 mi
2.
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lottbridge Drive (A2290)
24 ft
3.
Exit the roundabout onto Lottbridge Drive (A2290)
655 ft
4.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lottbridge Drove (A2290)
78 ft
5.
Exit the roundabout onto Lottbridge Drove (A2290)
0.8 mi
6.
Enter Lottbridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Highfield Link (A22)
404 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto Highfield Link (A22)
0.4 mi
8.
Enter Shinewater Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Golden Jubilee Way (A22)
182 ft
9.
Exit the roundabout onto Golden Jubilee Way (A22)
1.6 mi
10.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Golden Jubilee Way (A22)
164 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout onto Golden Jubilee Way (A22)
529 ft
12.
Enter Golden Jubilee Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Polegate Bypass (A27)
39 ft
13.
Exit the roundabout onto Polegate Bypass (A27)
1.7 mi
14.
Enter Cophall Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Polegate Road (A22)
904 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout onto Polegate Road (A22)
1.6 mi
16.
Enter Eagles Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hailsham Bypass (A22)
164 ft
17.
Exit the roundabout onto Hailsham Bypass (A22)
0.7 mi
18.
Enter Diplocks Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hailsham Bypass (A22)
115 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout onto Hailsham Bypass (A22)
1.2 mi
20.
Enter Boship Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hailsham Bypass (A267)
255 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto Hailsham Bypass (A267)
0.7 mi
22.
Continue onto North Street (A267)
2.3 mi
23.
Continue onto Horam Road (A267)
1.3 mi
24.
Turn right onto High Street (B2203)
0.3 mi
25.
Continue onto Maynards Green Road (B2203)
1.2 mi
26.
Continue onto Theobalds Green (B2203)
0.5 mi
27.
Continue onto Hailsham Road (B2203)
0.7 mi
28.
Continue onto Tower Street (B2203)
0.3 mi
29.
Turn right onto Burwash Road (A265)
1108 ft
30.
Turn left onto Newick Lane
3.5 mi
31.
Turn left onto Knowle Hill
88 ft
32.
Turn left onto Wellbrook
547 ft
33.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mayfield Bypass (A267)
127 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout onto Mayfield Bypass (A267)
0.9 mi
35.
Continue onto Tunbridge Wells Road (A267)
0.6 mi
36.
Continue onto Argos Hill (A267)
0.7 mi
37.
Continue onto Mayfield Road (A267)
1.5 mi
38.
Continue onto Tunbridge Wells Road (A267)
1.6 mi
39.
Continue onto Mayfield Road (A267)
1.1 mi
40.
Continue onto Frant Green Road (A267)
0.3 mi
41.
Continue onto Frant Road (A267)
2.1 mi
42.
Continue onto Nevill Street (A267)
382 ft
43.
Turn right onto London Road (A26)
0.7 mi
44.
Continue onto Mount Ephraim (A26)
784 ft
45.
Continue slightly left onto St John's Road (A26)
1.2 mi
46.
Continue onto London Road (A26)
1.8 mi
47.
Continue onto Quarry Hill Road (A26)
891 ft
48.
Take the ramp on the left towards M25: London
0.5 mi
49.
Merge right onto Tonbridge Bypass (A21)
4.9 mi
50.
Continue onto Sevenoaks Bypass (A21)
4 mi
51.
Continue towards M25: Gatwick
11.9 mi
52.
Continue onto Canterbury Way (A282)
1.7 mi
53.
Keep left onto Canterbury Way (A282)
2.9 mi
54.
Continue towards M25: (M11
15.8 mi
55.
Take the ramp on the left towards M11 (S): London (NE & C)
0.5 mi
56.
Keep right towards M11: Stansted
0.7 mi
57.
Merge right onto M11
14 mi
58.
Keep right onto M11
28.4 mi
59.
Merge right onto Huntingdon Road (A14)
13.7 mi
60.
Continue onto A14
314 ft
61.
Take the ramp on the left onto A14
104 mi
62.
Continue onto Doncaster Bypass (A1(M))
8.2 mi
63.
Keep right onto A1(M)
35 mi
64.
Keep right towards A1(M): The North
27.6 mi
65.
Keep right towards A1(M): Durham
30.7 mi
66.
Keep left towards A1: Newcastle
27.6 mi
67.
Continue onto A1
40.8 mi
68.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Berwick Bypass (A1)
96 ft
69.
Exit the roundabout onto Berwick Bypass (A1)
2.1 mi
70.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Berwick Bypass (A1)
226 ft
71.
Exit the roundabout onto Berwick Bypass (A1)
2.5 mi
72.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1
122 ft
73.
Exit the roundabout onto A1
19.4 mi
74.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1
139 ft
75.
Exit the roundabout onto A1
7 mi
76.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1
157 ft
77.
Exit the roundabout onto A1
1.9 mi
78.
Enter Thistly Cross Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1
149 ft
79.
Exit the roundabout onto A1
18.7 mi
80.
Take the ramp on the left onto A1
0.3 mi
81.
Turn left onto Salters Road (A6094)
0.6 mi
82.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Carberry Road (A6124)
180 ft
83.
Exit the roundabout onto Carberry Road (A6124)
0.9 mi
84.
Continue onto Inveresk Village Road (A6124)
1153 ft
85.
Turn right onto Inveresk Brae (A6124)
621 ft
86.
Continue onto Newbigging (A6124)
541 ft
87.
Turn left onto Inveresk Road (A6124)
791 ft
88.
Turn right onto Dalrymple Loan (A6124)
989 ft
89.
Turn left onto High Street (A199)
59 ft
90.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What is the financial outlay associated with traveling from Eastbourne to Musselburgh by car?

The journey, powered by petrol, incurs a cost of £80.5. In this computational scenario, the price of petrol is assumed to be 144 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 £40.25 (£80.5/2). For a trio of passengers, the cost per person reduces to £26.83 (£80.5/3), and for a quartet of passengers, it further decreases to £20.13 (£80.5/4).

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 461.32 miles, this computation entails multiplying 461.32 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 55.9 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 55.9 liters of fuel at a rate of 144 pence per liter, the cumulative cost equals £80.5.

In summation, the total fuel expenditure for the trip from Eastbourne to Musselburgh stands at £80.5.

Diesel cost from Eastbourne to Musselburgh.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 55.9 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 27.95 £ (55.9/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 18.63 £ (55.9/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 13.98 £ (55.9/4) /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 Eastbourne to Musselburgh

An alternative route from Eastbourne to the Musselburgh is 480.56 miles and takes 8 hours and 16 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Eastbourne to Musselburgh by car?

The cheapest route from Eastbourne to Musselburgh is the first suggested route (461mi, 8h 6min) and costs 80.5 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Eastbourne to Musselburgh is the second suggested route (481mi, 8h 16min) and costs 83.9 £.

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 Eastbourne to Musselburgh?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 461mi (distance from Eastbourne to Musselburgh) and its duration is 8h 6min. The slowest route is 481mi, and its duration is 8h 16min.

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

Where is Eastbourne located?

Eastbourne is located in East Sussex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level. Eastbourne has coordinates 50.7680350o,0.2904720o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Eastbourne from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Musselburgh?

Musselburgh is located in East Lothian county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 8 meters above sea level. Musselburgh has coordinates 55.9419410o,-3.0539180o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Musselburgh from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.