Route from Leeds to Merton
The distance between Leeds and Merton is 220 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 44 minutes.
To: Merton, County: Greater London, EnglandDriving directions from Leeds to Merton
What's the cost of a drive from Leeds to Merton?
The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £38.4. 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 £19.2 each (£38.4 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £12.8 a head (£38.4 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £9.6 per person (£38.4 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 26.7 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £38.4 total comes from for the trip from Leeds to Merton.
Diesel cost from Leeds to Merton.
The trip with diesel fuel costs 26.7 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 13.35 £ (26.7/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.9 £ (26.7/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.68 £ (26.7/4) /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 Leeds to Merton
The second route from Leeds to the Merton is 205.89 miles and takes 3 hours and 51 minutes.
The third route from Leeds to the Merton is 215.05 miles and takes 4 hours and 33 minutes.
Which is the cheapest route from Leeds to Merton by car?
The cheapest route from Leeds to Merton is the second suggested route (206mi, 3h 51min) and costs 35.9 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).
The second cheapest route from Leeds to Merton is the third suggested route (215mi, 4h 33min) and costs 37.5 £.
The most expensive route from Leeds to Merton is the first suggested route (220mi, 3h 44min) and costs 38.4 £.
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 Leeds to Merton?
There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 220mi (distance from Leeds to Merton) and its duration is 3h 44min. The other route is 206mi, and its duration is 3h 51min. The slowest route is 215mi, and its duration is 4h 33min.
RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Leeds to Merton by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Leeds to Merton. It provides driving directions from Leeds to Merton, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Leeds - Merton 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 Leeds to Merton with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.
Where is Leeds located?
Leeds is located in West Yorkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 43 meters above sea level. Leeds has coordinates 53.8007554o,-1.5490774o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Leeds 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.