Route from Glenrothes to Reading

The distance between Glenrothes and Reading is 420 miles. Travel time is 7 hours and 16 minutes.

From: Glenrothes, County: Fife, Scotland
To: Reading, County: Berkshire, England
420 mi , 7 h 16 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Glenrothes to Reading on map



Driving directions from Glenrothes to Reading

420 mi 7 h 16 min
1.
Head west
897 ft
2.
Make a slight right onto Queensgate
331 ft
3.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensgate
30 ft
4.
Exit the roundabout onto Queensgate
537 ft
5.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Flemington Road
68 ft
6.
Exit the roundabout onto Flemington Road
297 ft
7.
Enter Queensway Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensway (A911)
14 ft
8.
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway (A911)
0.4 mi
9.
Enter Preston Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A92
438 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
1 mi
11.
Enter Bankhead Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A92
398 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
2.7 mi
13.
Enter Redhouse Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A92
179 ft
14.
Exit the roundabout onto A92
10.3 mi
15.
Continue onto M90
859 ft
16.
Continue towards M90 South: Edinburgh
0.9 mi
17.
Keep right towards M90 South: Edinburgh
6.9 mi
18.
Continue onto A90
1.3 mi
19.
Keep right towards M90: Glasgow
2.3 mi
20.
Keep left towards A8: Airport
1.9 mi
21.
Keep right onto M8
5 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left towards A899
1002 ft
23.
Keep left towards A899
0.4 mi
24.
Go straight onto Livingston Road (A899)
2.4 mi
25.
Enter Lizzie Brice's Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bankton Road (A71)
434 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Bankton Road (A71)
1.4 mi
27.
Enter Newpark Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bankton Road (A71)
197 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout onto Bankton Road (A71)
0.5 mi
29.
Enter Wilderness Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brucefield Park North
78 ft
30.
Exit the roundabout onto Brucefield Park North
644 ft
31.
Turn right onto Brucefield Park West
0.4 mi
32.
Continue straight
7.5 mi
33.
Continue onto Auchengray Road
0.6 mi
34.
Make a slight right
3.2 mi
35.
Turn left onto Carnwath Road (B7016)
2.3 mi
36.
Turn right onto A70
1257 ft
37.
Make a slight left onto Lampits Road
0.7 mi
38.
Continue onto Carnwath Road
0.7 mi
39.
Turn left onto Pettinain Road
0.4 mi
40.
Continue onto Tie Road No 2
1.4 mi
41.
Turn right onto Grange Road
0.5 mi
42.
Turn left onto Covington Road
1.5 mi
43.
Turn left to stay on Covington Road
674 ft
44.
Turn right to stay on Covington Road
1.4 mi
45.
Continue onto Boat Road
0.4 mi
46.
Keep left onto Boat Road
269 ft
47.
Turn left onto Sherifflats Road
0.4 mi
48.
Turn left onto A73
8 mi
49.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A702
269 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto A702
1 mi
51.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A74(M)
212 ft
52.
Exit the roundabout onto A74(M)
49.2 mi
53.
Continue onto M6
98 mi
54.
Keep right onto Preston Bypass (M6)
86 mi
55.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
56.
Keep right onto M6
11.7 mi
57.
Take the ramp on the left
0.9 mi
58.
Keep right at the fork
0.4 mi
59.
Continue onto M42
12.2 mi
60.
Take exit 3A on the left towards M40: London
1 mi
61.
Merge right onto M40
44.4 mi
62.
Take exit 9 on the left towards A41: Bicester Central
0.3 mi
63.
Enter Wendlebury Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A34
1021 ft
64.
Exit the roundabout onto A34
11.8 mi
65.
Take the ramp on the left towards A432: Ring Road
1215 ft
66.
Merge right onto Hinksey Hill Interchange
40 ft
67.
Keep left onto Southern By-pass Road (A423)
1.2 mi
68.
Enter Heyford Hill Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A4074
341 ft
69.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
3.7 mi
70.
Enter Golden Balls Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4074
127 ft
71.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
1.3 mi
72.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oxford Road (A4074)
173 ft
73.
Exit the roundabout onto Oxford Road (A4074)
2.7 mi
74.
Continue straight onto Henley Road (A4074)
1 mi
75.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4074
223 ft
76.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
2 mi
77.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Port Way (A4074)
203 ft
78.
Exit the roundabout onto Port Way (A4074)
0.7 mi
79.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4074
32 ft
80.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
10.8 mi
81.
Turn right onto Bridge Street (A4155)
857 ft
82.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Caversham Road (A4155)
127 ft
83.
Exit the roundabout onto Caversham Road (A4155)
1240 ft
84.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Caversham Road (A329)
165 ft
85.
Exit the roundabout onto Caversham Road (A329)
956 ft
86.
Make a slight left onto Inner Distribution Road (A329)
48 ft
87.
Make a slight right onto Caversham Road (A329)
281 ft
88.
Continue onto Inner Distribution Road (A329)
0.3 mi
89.
Make a slight left
489 ft
90.
Enter Castle Hill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Castle Street
65 ft
91.
Exit the roundabout onto Castle Street
627 ft
92.
Turn left
999 ft
93.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the cost of a drive from Glenrothes to Reading?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £73.4. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's thirst of 37.5 miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £36.7 each (£73.4 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £24.47 a head (£73.4 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £18.35 per person (£73.4 divided by 4).

Let's dig into the math behind it. The fuel expenditure hinges on the distance covered and the car's efficiency. For this particular jaunt, you're looking at guzzling down roughly 51 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £73.4 total comes from for the trip from Glenrothes to Reading.
 

Diesel cost from Glenrothes to Reading.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 50.9 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 25.45 £ (50.9/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 16.97 £ (50.9/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 12.73 £ (50.9/4) /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.

 

 

 


 

Where is Glenrothes located?

Glenrothes is located in Fife county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 68 meters above sea level. Glenrothes has coordinates 56.2008420o,-3.1598600o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Glenrothes from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Reading?

Reading is located in Berkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 43 meters above sea level. Reading has coordinates 51.4542645o,-0.9781303o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Reading from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.