Route from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness
The distance between Glasgow and Barrow-in-Furness is 167 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 9 minutes.

Driving directions from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness
How much does it cost to travel from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness by car?
The journey, fueled by petrol, comes to £29. In this calculation, we've assumed a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and the car's petrol consumption at 37.5 miles per gallon.
For those considering carpooling, with two passengers, the cost per person is £14.5 (£29/2). With three passengers, the cost reduces to £9.67 per person (£29/3). And for four passengers, it further decreases to £7.25 per person (£29/4).
To break it down further, here's how we arrive at the result:
The fuel required is determined by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption. For a journey of 167.35 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 167.35 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 20.3 liters of fuel needed.
The fuel cost is then calculated by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. For 20.3 liters of fuel at 143 pence per liter, the total comes to £29.
In conclusion, the fuel cost from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness amounts to £29.
Diesel cost from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness.
The trip with diesel fuel costs 18.3 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 9.15 £ (18.3/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.1 £ (18.3/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 4.58 £ (18.3/4) /p.
When comparing diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of octane rating, there's a significant distinction:
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Petrol:
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Petrol typically has an octane rating ranging from 87 to 95 in most markets.
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Octane rating measures the fuel's resistance to premature detonation or knocking in spark-ignition engines.
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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.
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Diesel Fuel:
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Diesel fuel doesn't have an octane rating in the same sense as petrol because it's not used in spark-ignition engines.
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Diesel engines rely on compression ignition rather than spark ignition, meaning the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously due to high pressure and temperature.
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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.
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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 Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness
An alternative route from Glasgow to the Barrow-in-Furness is 171.36 miles and takes 3 hours and 52 minutes.
Which is the cheapest route from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness by car?
The cheapest route from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness is the first suggested route (167mi, 3h 9min) and costs 29 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).
The most expensive route from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness is the second suggested route (171mi, 3h 52min) and costs 29.7 £.
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 Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness?
There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 167mi (distance from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness) and its duration is 3h 9min. The slowest route is 171mi, and its duration is 3h 52min.
RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness. It provides driving directions from Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Glasgow - Barrow-in-Furness 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 Glasgow to Barrow-in-Furness with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.
Where is Glasgow located?
Glasgow is located in Glasgow City county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 27 meters above sea level. Glasgow has coordinates 55.8642370o,-4.2518060o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Glasgow from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
What is the location of Barrow-in-Furness?
Barrow-in-Furness is located in Cumbria county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. Barrow-in-Furness has coordinates 54.1089670o,-3.2188940o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Barrow-in-Furness from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
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