Route from Ipswich to Merton

The distance between Ipswich and Merton is 83 miles. Travel time is 1 hour and 58 minutes.

From: Ipswich, County: Suffolk, England
To: Merton, County: Greater London, England
83 mi , 1 h 58 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Ipswich to Merton on map



Driving directions from Ipswich to Merton

83 mi 1 h 58 min
1.
Head north on Civic Drive (A1022)
457 ft
2.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Handford Road (A1071)
24 ft
3.
Exit the roundabout onto Handford Road (A1071)
0.4 mi
4.
Continue onto London Road (A1071)
2.1 mi
5.
Make a slight left onto A1214
0.3 mi
6.
Enter Copdock Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto A12
524 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto A12
54.1 mi
8.
Enter Gallows Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Eastern Avenue East (A12)
248 ft
9.
Exit the roundabout onto Eastern Avenue East (A12)
3.4 mi
10.
Take the ramp on the left onto Eastern Avenue West (A1112)
252 ft
11.
Make a slight left onto Whalebone Lane North (A1112)
0.6 mi
12.
Continue onto Whalebone Lane South (A1112)
0.8 mi
13.
Turn right onto Wood Lane (A124)
1.1 mi
14.
Turn left onto Porters Avenue (A1153)
1.1 mi
15.
Turn left onto Lodge Avenue (A1153)
0.7 mi
16.
Take the ramp onto Alfred's Way (A13)
1.8 mi
17.
Continue onto Newham Way (A13)
3.1 mi
18.
Keep left towards Central London
1.4 mi
19.
Continue onto Commercial Road (A13)
0.5 mi
20.
Turn left onto Branch Road (A101)
1.3 mi
21.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Jamaica Road (A200)
142 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto Jamaica Road (A200)
0.6 mi
23.
Turn left onto Abbey Street (B202)
0.4 mi
24.
Turn left onto Tower Bridge Road (A100)
0.3 mi
25.
Enter Bricklayers Arms Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto New Kent Road (A201)
448 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto New Kent Road (A201)
0.7 mi
27.
Turn left onto Elephant and Castle (A3)
322 ft
28.
Continue onto Newington Butts (A3)
0.3 mi
29.
Keep left onto Newington Butts (A3)
378 ft
30.
Continue onto Kennington Park Road (A3)
0.6 mi
31.
Keep right onto Kennington Park Road (A3)
796 ft
32.
Continue onto Clapham Road (A3)
0.7 mi
33.
Keep right onto Clapham Road (A3)
0.6 mi
34.
Continue onto Clapham High Street (A3)
0.4 mi
35.
Merge right onto Clapham Common South Side (A3)
240 ft
36.
Take the ramp on the left onto Clapham Common South Side (A24)
177 ft
37.
Merge right onto Clapham Common South Side (A24)
0.7 mi
38.
Continue onto Balham Hill (A24)
0.3 mi
39.
Continue onto Balham High Road (A24)
1 mi
40.
Continue onto Upper Tooting Road (A24)
0.5 mi
41.
Continue onto Tooting High Street (A24)
0.5 mi
42.
Continue onto High Street Colliers Wood (A24)
0.5 mi
43.
Continue onto Merton High Street (A238)
0.6 mi
44.
Continue onto Kingston Road (A238)
1 mi
45.
Turn left onto Cannon Hill Lane
255 ft
46.
Turn left onto Cleveland Avenue
176 ft
47.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from Ipswich to Merton with petrol?

Driving from Ipswich to Merton costs £14.4 with petrol. The calculation assumes a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's petrol consumption of 37.5 miles per gallon. Carpooling with two passengers brings the cost down to £7.2 per person. With three passengers, it's £4.8 per person, and with four passengers, it's £3.6 per person. The fuel cost for the trip is derived from the distance and car fuel consumption, totaling 10.1 liters of fuel. This results in a £14.4 fuel cost for the journey.
 

Diesel cost from Ipswich to Merton.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 9.1 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 4.55 £ (9.1/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 3.03 £ (9.1/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 2.28 £ (9.1/4) /p.

The main reasons diesel cars use less fuel than petrol cars are:

Diesel engines have higher compression ratios than petrol engines, improving thermal efficiency. Diesel engines extract more energy from each fuel unit due to this increased compression ratio, improving thermal efficiency. Diesel automobiles have superior fuel economy than petrol ones.

Diesel engines create more torque at lower RPM than petrol engines. Diesel vehicles perform better in steady-state driving, requiring less throttle input to maintain speed. Thus, diesel cars have reduced fuel consumption, especially on highways.

Alternative routes from Ipswich to Merton

An alternative route from Ipswich to the Merton is 95.6 miles and takes 1 hour and 59 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Ipswich to Merton by car?

The cheapest route from Ipswich to Merton is the first suggested route (83mi, 1h 58min) and costs 14.4 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Ipswich to Merton is the second suggested route (96mi, 1h 59min) and costs 16.6 £.

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 Ipswich to Merton?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 83mi (distance from Ipswich to Merton) and its duration is 1h 58min. The slowest route is 96mi, and its duration is 1h 59min.

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Where is Ipswich located?

Ipswich is located in Suffolk county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 6 meters above sea level. Ipswich has coordinates 52.0567360o,1.1482200o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Ipswich from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Merton?

Merton is located in Greater London county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 15 meters above sea level. Merton has coordinates 51.4097735o,-0.2108092o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Merton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.