Route from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames

The distance between Lancaster and Richmond upon Thames is 244 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 16 minutes.

From: Lancaster, County: Lancashire, England
To: Richmond upon Thames, County: Greater London, England
244 mi , 4 h 16 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames on map



Driving directions from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames

244 mi 4 h 16 min
1.
Head northwest on King Street (A6)
383 ft
2.
Turn right onto Common Garden Street
425 ft
3.
Continue onto Brock Street
370 ft
4.
Turn right onto Thurnham Street (A6)
1061 ft
5.
Continue onto South Road (A6)
1076 ft
6.
Enter The Pointer and take the 2nd exit onto Greaves Road (A6)
211 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto Greaves Road (A6)
0.3 mi
8.
Continue onto Scotforth Road (A6)
3.5 mi
9.
Continue onto Preston Lancaster Road (A6)
0.4 mi
10.
Enter Hampson Green Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards M6: Preston
78 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout towards M6: Preston
554 ft
12.
Keep right towards M6(S): Preston
19.7 mi
13.
Keep right onto Preston Bypass (M6)
86 mi
14.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
15.
Keep right onto M6
37.9 mi
16.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: The SOUTH
1.6 mi
17.
Merge right onto M1
75 mi
18.
Enter Staples Corner and take the 4th exit
1281 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout
524 ft
20.
Enter Staples Corner West Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Circular Road (A406)
232 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto North Circular Road (A406)
0.3 mi
22.
Merge right onto North Circular Road (A406)
3.8 mi
23.
Enter Hanger Lane Gyratory and take the 2nd exit towards A406: North Circular
416 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout towards A406: North Circular
2.8 mi
25.
Enter Chiswick Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Chiswick High Road (A205)
615 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Chiswick High Road (A205)
858 ft
27.
Continue onto Kew Bridge Road (A205)
651 ft
28.
Continue slightly left onto Kew Road (A205)
0.4 mi
29.
Make a slight right to stay on Kew Road (A307)
1.4 mi
30.
Continue onto Richmond Circus (A316)
448 ft
31.
Keep left onto Twickenham Road (A316)
340 ft
32.
Turn left onto Parkshot
719 ft
33.
Continue onto Little Green
533 ft
34.
Turn left onto Duke Street
260 ft
35.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much does it cost to drive from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames?

Well, using petrol, it's £42.7. The petrol price we're talking about here is 144 pence per liter, and the car guzzles up 37.5 miles per gallon. Now, if you're carpooling with two buddies, each of you only chips in £21.35 for the trip (£42.7 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £14.23 each (£42.7 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £10.68 each (£42.7 divided by 4). The fuel cost for the journey is calculated based on how far you're driving and how much fuel your car drinks up. So, for this journey, you'd need about 29.6 liters of fuel. And that's where the £42.7 comes from for the trip from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames.

Diesel cost from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 29.6 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 14.8 £ (29.6/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 9.87 £ (29.6/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 7.4 £ (29.6/4) /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 Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames

The second route from Lancaster to the Richmond upon Thames is 248.61 miles and takes 4 hours and 16 minutes.

The third route from Lancaster to the Richmond upon Thames is 254.47 miles and takes 5 hours and 52 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames by car?

The cheapest route from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames is the first suggested route (244mi, 4h 16min) and costs 42.7 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames is the second suggested route (249mi, 4h 16min) and costs 43.4 £.

The most expensive route from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames is the third suggested route (254mi, 5h 52min) and costs 44.4 £.

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 Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 244mi (distance from Lancaster to Richmond upon Thames) and its duration is 4h 16min. The other route is 249mi, and its duration is 4h 16min. The slowest route is 254mi, and its duration is 5h 52min.

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Where is Lancaster located?

Lancaster is located in Lancashire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 24 meters above sea level. Lancaster has coordinates 54.0465750o,-2.8007399o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Lancaster from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Richmond upon Thames?

Richmond upon Thames is located in Greater London county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 9 meters above sea level. Richmond upon Thames has coordinates 51.4613110o,-0.3037420o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Richmond upon Thames from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.