Route from Greenock to Edinburgh

The distance between Greenock and Edinburgh is 72 miles. Travel time is 1 hour and 29 minutes.

From: Greenock, County: Inverclyde, Scotland
To: Edinburgh, County: City of Edinburgh, Scotland
72 mi , 1 h 29 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Greenock to Edinburgh on map



Driving directions from Greenock to Edinburgh

72 mi 1 h 29 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 right onto M8
4.9 mi
29.
Keep right onto M8
38 mi
30.
Enter Hermiston Gait Roundabout and take the 3rd exit
750 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout
534 ft
32.
Keep left towards A71
0.3 mi
33.
Keep left onto Calder Road (A71)
0.5 mi
34.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Calder Road (A71)
186 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto Calder Road (A71)
0.4 mi
36.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Calder Road (A71)
252 ft
37.
Exit the roundabout onto Calder Road (A71)
0.4 mi
38.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Calder Road (A71)
215 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto Calder Road (A71)
0.4 mi
40.
Continue onto Stenhouse Road (A71)
1123 ft
41.
Continue onto Gorgie Road (A71)
1.3 mi
42.
Make a slight right onto Henderson Terrace
591 ft
43.
Continue left onto Dundee Street
0.5 mi
44.
Continue onto Fountainbridge
0.3 mi
45.
Turn left onto Semple Street
458 ft
46.
Keep right onto Morrison Street (B700)
373 ft
47.
Continue onto Bread Street
696 ft
48.
Make a slight left onto West Port
1015 ft
49.
Continue onto Grassmarket
767 ft
50.
Continue onto Cowgatehead
0.4 mi
51.
Turn left onto Blackfriars Street
526 ft
52.
Turn left onto High Street
260 ft
53.
Turn right onto North Bridge (A7)
1177 ft
54.
Turn right onto Princes Street
120 ft
55.
Turn left onto Leith Street (A900)
56 ft
56.
Make a sharp left to stay on Princes Street
68 ft
57.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does a trip from London to Brighton set you back in petrol costs?

The answer: £12.5. In this calculation, we're considering a petrol price of 144 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 £6.25 (£12.5 divided by 2). With three passengers, the expense drops to approximately £4.17 per passenger (£12.5 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's just £3.13 per passenger (£12.5 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 8.7 liters of fuel. Crunching the figures, that's where the total of £12.5 comes from for the journey from Greenock to Edinburgh.
 

Diesel cost from Greenock to Edinburgh.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 8.7 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 4.35 £ (8.7/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 2.9 £ (8.7/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 2.18 £ (8.7/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and gasoline (gasoline) fuel in terms of how well they use fuel: 

Diesel Fuel: In general, diesel engines use less gas than petrol engines. This is mostly because diesel fuel has a higher energy density and diesel engines are better at using heat. Compared to gasoline, diesel fuel has more energy per litre or gallon. This means that diesel engines can get more energy from each unit of fuel. Diesel engines also have higher compression ratios, which makes them even more thermally efficient. Because of this, diesel cars usually get better gas mileage and can go farther on a gallon or litre of gas than gasoline cars of the same size and speed. 
Petrol (petrol): Diesel engines use less fuel than petrol engines in general. Even though gas is still a good fuel for internal combustion engines, diesel fuel usually has a higher energy density. This suggests that gas engines might need more fuel to work as well as diesel engines. The difference between petrol and diesel cars has become smaller, though, thanks to improvements in petrol engine technology like turbocharging and direct injection. 
Overall, both diesel and gasoline engines can be used to get good gas mileage, but diesel engines tend to be better because they store energy more efficiently and cool down faster. But how people drive, how the car is built, and other things can also affect how much fuel a diesel or gas car uses.
 

Alternative routes from Greenock to Edinburgh

The second route from Greenock to the Edinburgh is 76.2 miles and takes 1 hour and 37 minutes.

The third route from Greenock to the Edinburgh is 73.23 miles and takes 1 hour and 57 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Greenock to Edinburgh by car?

The cheapest route from Greenock to Edinburgh is the first suggested route (72mi, 1h 29min) and costs 12.5 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Greenock to Edinburgh is the third suggested route (73mi, 1h 57min) and costs 12.8 £.

The most expensive route from Greenock to Edinburgh is the second suggested route (76mi, 1h 37min) and costs 13.3 £.

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 Edinburgh?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 72mi (distance from Greenock to Edinburgh) and its duration is 1h 29min. The other route is 76mi, and its duration is 1h 37min. The slowest route is 73mi, and its duration is 1h 57min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Greenock to Edinburgh by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Greenock to Edinburgh. It provides driving directions from Greenock to Edinburgh, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Greenock - Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh?

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.