Route from Luton to Cardiff

The distance between Luton and Cardiff is 165 miles. Travel time is 2 hours and 53 minutes.

From: Luton, County: Bedfordshire, England
To: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
165 mi , 2 h 53 min
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Route from Luton to Cardiff on map



Driving directions from Luton to Cardiff

165 mi 2 h 53 min
1.
Head northwest on Stuart Street (A505)
70 ft
2.
Turn left onto Buxton Road
399 ft
3.
Turn left onto Adelaide Street
386 ft
4.
Turn right onto Wellington Street
398 ft
5.
Turn left onto Dumfries Street
707 ft
6.
Turn right onto Chapel Street (B4540)
284 ft
7.
Turn left onto Windsor Street
418 ft
8.
Turn right onto Castle Street
597 ft
9.
Continue onto London Road
0.8 mi
10.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1081
378 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
0.3 mi
12.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1081
34 ft
13.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
1306 ft
14.
Merge right onto New Airport Way (A1081)
942 ft
15.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: London
0.6 mi
16.
Merge right onto M1
8.7 mi
17.
Take the ramp on the left towards M25: Stansted
0.4 mi
18.
Keep right towards M25: Heathrow
0.6 mi
19.
Merge right onto M25
18.7 mi
20.
Take exit 15 on the left towards M4: London (West)
980 ft
21.
Keep right towards M4: The West
0.8 mi
22.
Merge right onto M4
100 mi
23.
Keep right onto M4
24.6 mi
24.
Take the ramp on the left onto A48(M)
4.6 mi
25.
Make a slight left towards A4232: Cardiff
1010 ft
26.
Turn left onto Southern Way (A4232)
0.4 mi
27.
Make a slight left
1120 ft
28.
Make a slight left onto A4161
66 ft
29.
Keep right onto A4161
1291 ft
30.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newport Road (A4161)
61 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout onto Newport Road (A4161)
1.8 mi
32.
Continue slightly right onto Dumfries Place (A4161)
698 ft
33.
Continue onto Stuttgarter Strasse (A4161)
635 ft
34.
Continue onto Boulevard de Nantes (A4161)
1101 ft
35.
Turn left onto North Road (A4161)
390 ft
36.
Continue onto Kingsway (A4161)
466 ft
37.
You have arrived at your destination
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How much does a trip from London to Brighton set you back in petrol costs?

The answer: £28.8. In this calculation, we're considering a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's fuel efficiency rated at 37.5 miles per gallon. Carpooling with two passengers reduces the cost per person to £14.4 (£28.8 divided by 2). With three passengers, the expense drops to approximately £9.6 per passenger (£28.8 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's just £7.2 per passenger (£28.8 divided by 4).

Now, let's dissect the numbers behind this. The fuel cost is determined by the distance traveled and the car's fuel consumption rate. For this journey, you'll need approximately 20 liters of fuel. Crunching the figures, that's where the total of £28.8 comes from for the journey from Luton to Cardiff.
 

Diesel cost from Luton to Cardiff.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 20 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 10 £ (20/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.67 £ (20/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5 £ (20/4) /p.

In general, diesel engines tend to have lower fuel consumption compared to petrol engines, all else being equal. This is primarily due to the higher energy density of diesel fuel and the higher thermal efficiency of diesel engines. Diesel fuel contains more energy per liter than petrol, and diesel engines are typically more efficient at converting that energy into mechanical work.

Additionally, diesel engines operate at higher compression ratios, which improves their thermal efficiency and allows them to extract more energy from each unit of fuel. As a result, diesel vehicles often achieve better fuel economy and can travel farther on a gallon or liter of fuel compared to petrol vehicles of similar size and performance.

Alternative routes from Luton to Cardiff

An alternative route from Luton to the Cardiff is 153.87 miles and takes 3 hours and 22 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Luton to Cardiff by car?

The cheapest route from Luton to Cardiff is the second suggested route (154mi, 3h 22min) and costs 26.9 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Luton to Cardiff is the first suggested route (165mi, 2h 53min) and costs 28.8 £.

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 Luton to Cardiff?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 165mi (distance from Luton to Cardiff) and its duration is 2h 53min. The slowest route is 154mi, and its duration is 3h 22min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Luton to Cardiff by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Luton to Cardiff. It provides driving directions from Luton to Cardiff, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Luton - Cardiff 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 Luton to Cardiff with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Luton located?

Luton is located in Bedfordshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 121 meters above sea level. Luton has coordinates 51.8786707o,-0.4200255o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Luton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Cardiff?

Cardiff is located in Cardiff county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. Cardiff has coordinates 51.4815810o,-3.1790900o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Cardiff from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.