Route from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans

The distance between Kensington and Chelsea and St Albans is 25.8 miles. Travel time is 40 minutes.

From: Kensington and Chelsea, County: Greater London, England
To: St Albans, County: Hertfordshire, England
25.8 mi , 40 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans on map



Driving directions from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans

25.8 mi 40 min
1.
Head south on Iverna Gardens
314 ft
2.
Turn right onto Abingdon Villas
1011 ft
3.
Turn right onto Earl's Court Road (B316)
675 ft
4.
Turn left onto Kensington High Street (A315)
0.4 mi
5.
Turn right onto Holland Road (A3220)
0.7 mi
6.
Enter Holland Park Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto West Cross Route (A3220)
459 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto West Cross Route (A3220)
0.7 mi
8.
Enter Westway Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A40
53 ft
9.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
107 ft
10.
Keep left onto A40
972 ft
11.
Turn right onto Wood Lane (A219)
0.3 mi
12.
Continue onto Scrubs Lane (A219)
1 mi
13.
Turn left onto Harrow Road (A404)
815 ft
14.
Continue onto High Street Harlesden (A404)
0.3 mi
15.
Make a slight right onto Manor Park Road (A404)
618 ft
16.
Turn left onto Tavistock Road
595 ft
17.
Continue onto Craven Park Road (A404)
0.4 mi
18.
Turn left onto Craven Road
450 ft
19.
Turn right onto Knatchbull Road
491 ft
20.
Continue onto Brentfield Road
0.7 mi
21.
Turn right onto North Circular Road (A406)
1.8 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left onto North Circular Road (A406)
0.3 mi
23.
Enter Staples Corner West Roundabout and take the 2nd exit
223 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout
315 ft
25.
Take exit 1 on the left towards M1: The NORTH
0.3 mi
26.
Merge right onto M1
12.6 mi
27.
Take the ramp on the left towards A405: St Albans
0.3 mi
28.
Make a slight left onto M1
215 ft
29.
Merge right onto North Orbital Road (A405)
0.8 mi
30.
Enter Bricket Wood Junction and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A405)
431 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A405)
0.4 mi
32.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A405)
237 ft
33.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A405)
0.6 mi
34.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A405)
112 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A405)
0.6 mi
36.
Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Watling Street (A5183)
206 ft
37.
Exit the roundabout onto Watling Street (A5183)
0.7 mi
38.
Turn right onto St Stephen's Hill (A5183)
0.3 mi
39.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Holywell Hill (A5183)
43 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto Holywell Hill (A5183)
0.5 mi
41.
Turn left onto High Street (A5183)
365 ft
42.
Continue onto Verulam Road (A5183)
692 ft
43.
Turn right onto Britton Avenue
302 ft
44.
Turn left onto Selby Avenue
322 ft
45.
Turn right onto Upton Avenue
269 ft
46.
Turn right onto Russell Avenue
668 ft
47.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What's the cost of a drive from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £4.5. 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 £2.25 each (£4.5 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £1.5 a head (£4.5 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £1.13 per person (£4.5 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 3.1 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £4.5 total comes from for the trip from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans.
 

Diesel cost from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 3.1 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 1.55 £ (3.1/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 1.03 £ (3.1/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 0.78 £ (3.1/4) /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 Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans

The second route from Kensington and Chelsea to the St Albans is 37.84 miles and takes 47 minutes.

The third route from Kensington and Chelsea to the St Albans is 24.61 miles and takes 43 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans by car?

The cheapest route from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans is the third suggested route (24.6mi, 43min) and costs 4.3 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans is the first suggested route (25.8mi, 40min) and costs 4.5 £.

The most expensive route from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans is the second suggested route (37.8mi, 47min) and costs 6.6 £.

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 Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 25.8mi (distance from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans) and its duration is 40min. The other route is 24.6mi, and its duration is 43min. The slowest route is 37.8mi, and its duration is 47min.

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In case you share the journey (carpooling) from Kensington and Chelsea to St Albans with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Kensington and Chelsea located?

Kensington and Chelsea is located in Greater London county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 11 meters above sea level. Kensington and Chelsea has coordinates 51.4990805o,-0.1938253o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Kensington and Chelsea from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of St Albans?

St Albans is located in Hertfordshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 118 meters above sea level. St Albans has coordinates 51.752725o,-0.339436o. RouteCalculator provides a map of St Albans from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.