Greenock East Dorset by car, distance and driving time

The distance between Greenock and East Dorset by car is 446 miles. The driving time is 7 hours and 53 minutes.

How far is East Dorset from Greenock? The driving distance is 446 miles, depending on the selected route and traffic conditions.

From: Greenock, County: Inverclyde, Scotland
To: East Dorset, County: Dorset, England
446 mi , 7 h 53 min
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Route from Greenock to East Dorset on map



Driving directions from Greenock to East Dorset

446 mi 7 h 53 min
1.
Head southeast on Jardine Terrace
93 ft
2.
Turn left onto Margaret Street
219 ft
3.
Turn right onto Brougham Street (A770)
0.3 mi
4.
Continue onto Grey Place (A770)
419 ft
5.
Continue onto Dalrymple Street (A770)
0.4 mi
6.
Enter Bullring Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dalrymple Street (A8)
324 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto Dalrymple Street (A8)
1251 ft
8.
Continue onto Rue End Street (A8)
0.3 mi
9.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Main Street (A8)
113 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto Main Street (A8)
0.3 mi
11.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto East Hamilton Street (A8)
185 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout onto East Hamilton Street (A8)
0.7 mi
13.
Continue onto Port Glasgow Road (A8)
1205 ft
14.
Continue onto Greenock Road (A8)
0.5 mi
15.
Enter Glen Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Greenock Road (A8)
27 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout onto Greenock Road (A8)
799 ft
17.
Enter Kingston Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greenock Road (A8)
235 ft
18.
Exit the roundabout onto Greenock Road (A8)
0.4 mi
19.
Enter Comet Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Greenock Road (A8)
100 ft
20.
Exit the roundabout onto Greenock Road (A8)
0.5 mi
21.
Enter Newark Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Greenock Road (A8)
119 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto Greenock Road (A8)
1.4 mi
23.
Enter Woodhall Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A8
255 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto A8
2.6 mi
25.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A8
89 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto A8
0.7 mi
27.
Continue onto M8
13.4 mi
28.
Keep left towards M74: Carlisle
1 mi
29.
Continue onto M74
8 mi
30.
Continue towards M74: Carlisle
29.3 mi
31.
Continue onto A74(M)
49 mi
32.
Continue onto M6
98 mi
33.
Keep right onto Preston Bypass (M6)
86 mi
34.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
35.
Keep left onto M5
53.9 mi
36.
Take the ramp on the left onto M5
0.9 mi
37.
Merge right onto Brockworth Bypass (A417)
2.9 mi
38.
Enter The Air Balloon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A417
239 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto A417
2.4 mi
40.
Enter Cowley Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A417
148 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto A417
12.1 mi
42.
Continue onto Cirencester Road (A419)
0.8 mi
43.
Continue onto Latton Bypass (A419)
2.1 mi
44.
Continue onto Cricklade Bypass (A419)
11.6 mi
45.
Enter Badbury Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Marlborough Road (A346)
620 ft
46.
Exit the roundabout onto Marlborough Road (A346)
0.8 mi
47.
Continue onto A346
6.9 mi
48.
Make a slight left onto London Road (A346)
859 ft
49.
Turn right to stay on Salisbury Road (A346)
0.3 mi
50.
Enter Marlborough Business Park Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Salisbury Road (A346)
112 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto Salisbury Road (A346)
4.1 mi
52.
Go straight onto Burbage Bypass (A346)
1.5 mi
53.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A338
246 ft
54.
Exit the roundabout onto A338
4.7 mi
55.
Turn right onto Church Street (A338)
979 ft
56.
Continue onto Tidworth Road (A338)
1.1 mi
57.
Continue onto Collingbourne Road (A338)
0.7 mi
58.
Continue onto Pennings Road (A338)
0.6 mi
59.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Pennings Road (A338)
97 ft
60.
Exit the roundabout onto Pennings Road (A338)
0.7 mi
61.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Pennings Road (A338)
84 ft
62.
Exit the roundabout onto Pennings Road (A338)
1150 ft
63.
Continue onto Park Road (A338)
1232 ft
64.
Continue onto Salisbury Road (A338)
0.3 mi
65.
Continue straight onto Salisbury Road (A338)
2.6 mi
66.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A338
99 ft
67.
Exit the roundabout onto A338
6.8 mi
68.
Turn left onto A338
1.9 mi
69.
Turn left onto A338
0.6 mi
70.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road (A30)
110 ft
71.
Exit the roundabout onto London Road (A30)
1247 ft
72.
Enter Hampton Park and take the 1st exit onto London Road (A30)
65 ft
73.
Exit the roundabout onto London Road (A30)
857 ft
74.
Enter Bishopdown Farm and take the 1st exit onto London Road (A30)
108 ft
75.
Exit the roundabout onto London Road (A30)
1 mi
76.
Enter St Mark's Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Churchill Way East (A36)
139 ft
77.
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Way East (A36)
0.7 mi
78.
Enter College Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Churchill Way South (A338)
136 ft
79.
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Way South (A338)
0.3 mi
80.
Enter Exeter Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto New Bridge Road (A338)
16 ft
81.
Exit the roundabout onto New Bridge Road (A338)
1209 ft
82.
Enter Harnham Junction and take the 1st exit onto Downton Road (A338)
100 ft
83.
Exit the roundabout onto Downton Road (A338)
149 ft
84.
Keep right onto Downton Road (A338)
96 ft
85.
Continue onto Coombe Road (A354)
2.7 mi
86.
Continue slightly left onto Blandford Road (A354)
9.2 mi
87.
Enter Handley Cross and take the 1st exit onto B3081
27 ft
88.
Exit the roundabout onto B3081
3.4 mi
89.
Turn left onto B3081
0.7 mi
90.
Turn right onto B3078
0.7 mi
91.
Turn left onto B3081
0.8 mi
92.
Turn right onto Horton Road
0.6 mi
93.
Turn left onto Verwood Road
0.5 mi
94.
Turn right
999 ft
95.
You have arrived at your destination
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What's the expense of traveling from Greenock to East Dorset by car?

The trip fueled by petrol comes to £77.9. This calculation is based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and the car's consumption rate of 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those interested in carpooling, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, each person's share is £38.95 (£77.9/2). For three passengers, the cost per person reduces to £25.97 (£77.9/3), and with four passengers, it further decreases to £19.48 (£77.9/4).

To delve deeper into the calculation, let's examine how we arrive at the result:

Firstly, we determine the fuel required by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey of 446.27 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 446.27 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 54.1 liters of fuel needed.

Next, we calculate the fuel cost by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. With 54.1 liters of fuel at 144 pence per liter, the total cost comes to £77.9.

In summary, the fuel cost for the trip from Greenock to East Dorset amounts to £77.9.

Diesel cost from Greenock to East Dorset.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 54 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 27 £ (54/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 18 £ (54/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 13.5 £ (54/4) /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 Greenock to East Dorset

An alternative route from Greenock to the East Dorset is 474.9 miles and takes 8 hours and 1 minute.

Which is the cheapest route from Greenock to East Dorset by car?

The cheapest route from Greenock to East Dorset is the first suggested route (446mi, 7h 53min) and costs 77.9 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Greenock to East Dorset is the second suggested route (475mi, 8h 1min) and costs 82.9 £.

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 Greenock to East Dorset?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 446mi (distance from Greenock to East Dorset) and its duration is 7h 53min. The slowest route is 475mi, and its duration is 8h 1min.

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

Where is Greenock located?

Greenock is located in Inverclyde county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 17 meters above sea level. Greenock has coordinates 55.9564760o,-4.7719830o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Greenock from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of East Dorset?

East Dorset is located in Dorset county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 43 meters above sea level. East Dorset has coordinates 50.8715475o,-1.9179876o. RouteCalculator provides a map of East Dorset from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.