Route from Edinburgh to Brighton
The distance between Edinburgh and Brighton is 459 miles. Travel time is 7 hours and 59 minutes.

Driving directions from Edinburgh to Brighton
How much does a trip from London to Brighton set you back in petrol costs?
The answer: £79.6. In this calculation, we're considering a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's fuel efficiency rated at 37.5 miles per gallon. Carpooling with two passengers reduces the cost per person to £39.8 (£79.6 divided by 2). With three passengers, the expense drops to approximately £26.53 per passenger (£79.6 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's just £19.9 per passenger (£79.6 divided by 4).
Now, let's dissect the numbers behind this. The fuel cost is determined by the distance traveled and the car's fuel consumption rate. For this journey, you'll need approximately 55.6 liters of fuel. Crunching the figures, that's where the total of £79.6 comes from for the journey from Edinburgh to Brighton.
A lot of things can have a big effect on how much petrol a car uses, but the most common ones are:
- Driving Habits: Aggressive driving habits like speeding, accelerating quickly, and stopping and starting often can use a lot more petrol.
- Maintenance on Your Vehicle: Regular oil changes, tire rotations, and engine tune-ups are all parts of good maintenance that keep your car running at its best. If you don't do upkeep, your car may use more petrol and be less efficient with it.
- Car Type: Some of the things that affect how much fuel a car uses are its make and model, its engine size, its weight, its aerodynamics, and its fuel economy rating.
- Conditions of the Road: Things like traffic jams, bad roads, changes in elevation, and the weather can all affect how much petrol you use. It takes more petrol to drive stop-and-go in heavy traffic or uphill than to drive steadily on a highway on flat ground.
- Importance of Fuel Quality: The octane number and additives in the fuel can affect how well it works. Fuels of lower quality may make engines less efficient and cause them to use more fuel.
- Route: The path you take can change how much petrol you use. It is possible to use less petrol by choosing roads with slower speed limits, less traffic, and fewer stops.
- Cargo: Having extra weight in the car, like big cargo or roof racks, makes the aerodynamic drag higher and needs more fuel to keep the speed constant, which means higher fuel use.
Diesel cost from Edinburgh to Brighton.
The trip with diesel fuel costs 50.2 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 25.1 £ (50.2/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 16.73 £ (50.2/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 12.55 £ (50.2/4) /p.
Alternative routes from Edinburgh to Brighton
The most time-consuming route from Edinburgh to Brighton spans a distance of 468.09 miles and requires a travel time of 8 hours and 2 minutes.
Which is the cheapest route from Edinburgh to Brighton by car?
The cheapest route from Edinburgh to Brighton is the first suggested route (459mi, 7h 59min) and costs 79.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).
The most expensive route from Edinburgh to Brighton is the second suggested route (468mi, 8h 2min) and costs 81.2 £.
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 Edinburgh to Brighton?
There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 459mi (distance from Edinburgh to Brighton) and its duration is 7h 59min. The slowest route is 468mi, and its duration is 8h 2min.
RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Edinburgh to Brighton by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Edinburgh to Brighton. It provides driving directions from Edinburgh to Brighton, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Edinburgh - Brighton 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 Edinburgh to Brighton with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.
Where is Edinburgh located?
Edinburgh is located in City of Edinburgh county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 70 meters above sea level. Edinburgh has coordinates 55.9532520o,-3.1882670o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Edinburgh from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
What is the location of Brighton?
Brighton is located in East Sussex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level. Brighton has coordinates 50.8225300o,-0.1371630o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Brighton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
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