Hillingdon Weymouth and Portland by car, distance and driving time
The distance between Hillingdon and Weymouth and Portland by car is 125 miles. The driving time is 2 hours and 15 minutes.
How far is Weymouth and Portland from Hillingdon? The driving distance is 125 miles, depending on the selected route and traffic conditions.
To: Weymouth and Portland, County: Dorset, EnglandDriving directions from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland
What's the cost of a drive from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland?
The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £21.9. 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 £10.95 each (£21.9 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £7.3 a head (£21.9 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £5.48 per person (£21.9 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 15.2 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £21.9 total comes from for the trip from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland.
Diesel cost from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland.
The trip with diesel fuel costs 15.2 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 7.6 £ (15.2/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 5.07 £ (15.2/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 3.8 £ (15.2/4) /p.
Fuel efficiency of diesel and petrol:
Diesel Fuel: Diesel engines use less fuel than petrol ones. Diesel fuel's higher energy density and diesel engines' superior thermal efficiency are the main reasons. Diesel fuel has more energy per litre or gallon than petrol, hence diesel engines can extract more energy. Diesel engines also have larger compression ratios, improving thermal efficiency. Diesel vehicles get better fuel efficiency and travel farther per gallon or litre than petrol vehicles of equal size and performance.
Fuel efficiency is lower for petrol engines than diesel engines. Petrol is still an effective internal combustion engine fuel, but it has less energy density than diesel. This means petrol engines may need more fuel than diesel engines to function similarly. In recent years, turbocharging and direct injection have increased petrol engine fuel efficiency, closing the gap between petrol and diesel vehicles.
Due to their higher energy density and thermal efficiency, diesel engines are more fuel-efficient than petrol engines. Diesel and petrol vehicle fuel efficiency can also be affected by driving habits, vehicle design, and other variables.
Alternative routes from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland
The second route from Hillingdon to the Weymouth and Portland is 123.84 miles and takes 2 hours and 25 minutes.
The third route from Hillingdon to the Weymouth and Portland is 127.62 miles and takes 2 hours and 51 minutes.
Which is the cheapest route from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland by car?
The cheapest route from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland is the second suggested route (124mi, 2h 25min) and costs 21.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).
The second cheapest route from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland is the first suggested route (125mi, 2h 15min) and costs 21.9 £.
The most expensive route from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland is the third suggested route (128mi, 2h 51min) and costs 22.3 £.
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 Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland?
There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 125mi (distance from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland) and its duration is 2h 15min. The other route is 124mi, and its duration is 2h 25min. The slowest route is 128mi, and its duration is 2h 51min.
RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland. It provides driving directions from Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Hillingdon - Weymouth and Portland 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 Hillingdon to Weymouth and Portland with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.
Where is Hillingdon located?
Hillingdon is located in Greater London county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 57 meters above sea level. Hillingdon has coordinates 51.5351832o,-0.4481378o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Hillingdon from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
What is the location of Weymouth and Portland?
Weymouth and Portland is located in Dorset county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 4 meters above sea level. Weymouth and Portland has coordinates 50.6066937o,-2.4645058o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Weymouth and Portland from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
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