Maidstone Southend-on-Sea by car, distance and driving time

The distance between Maidstone and Southend-on-Sea by car is 48.5 miles. The driving time is 57 minutes.

How far is Southend-on-Sea from Maidstone? The driving distance is 48.5 miles, depending on the selected route and traffic conditions.

From: Maidstone, County: Kent, England
To: Southend-on-Sea, County: Essex, England
48.5 mi , 57 min
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Route from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea on map



Driving directions from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea

48.5 mi 57 min
1.
Head north on College Road (A229)
16 ft
2.
Continue onto Mill Street (A229)
443 ft
3.
Keep left onto Bishops Way (A229)
1310 ft
4.
Merge left onto Fairmeadow (A229)
661 ft
5.
Continue onto Waterside (A229)
0.3 mi
6.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Royal Engineers' Road (A229)
171 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto Royal Engineers' Road (A229)
0.3 mi
8.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Royal Engineers' Road (A229)
218 ft
9.
Exit the roundabout onto Royal Engineers' Road (A229)
0.6 mi
10.
Continue onto Chatham Road (A229)
2.9 mi
11.
Take the ramp
1024 ft
12.
Enter Lord Lees Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A229
718 ft
13.
Exit the roundabout onto A229
1079 ft
14.
Enter Taddington Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto M2
57 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout onto M2
0.4 mi
16.
Keep right onto M2
5.7 mi
17.
Continue onto Watling Street (A2)
6.2 mi
18.
Continue onto Dartford Bypass (A2)
2 mi
19.
Take the ramp on the left towards A282: Dartford Crossing
1 mi
20.
Merge right onto Canterbury Way (A282)
1.5 mi
21.
Keep left onto Canterbury Way (A282)
2.9 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left towards A13: London
0.5 mi
23.
Enter Mardyke Junction and take the 3rd exit
0.3 mi
24.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
25.
Merge right onto A13
14.8 mi
26.
Enter Rayleigh Spur Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Canvey Way (A1245)
271 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto Canvey Way (A1245)
0.4 mi
28.
Enter Fairglen Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A127
643 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto A127
1175 ft
30.
Merge right onto Southend Arterial Road (A127)
3.4 mi
31.
Continue onto Southend Arterial Road (A127)
1.1 mi
32.
Continue onto Prince Avenue (A127)
0.7 mi
33.
Merge right onto Tesco Roundabout
302 ft
34.
Keep left onto Prince Avenue (A127)
0.9 mi
35.
Enter Cuckoo Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Victoria Avenue (A127)
211 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto Victoria Avenue (A127)
0.8 mi
37.
Turn left onto Carnarvon Road
86 ft
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You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the expense of traveling from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea by car?

Driving from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea costs £8.5 if you use petrol. Break it down. The automobile gets 37.5 mpg and costs 144 pence per litre. If you want to carpool with friends, each of you simply pays £4.25 (£8.5 split by 2). With three friends, it's £2.83 each (£8.5 divided by 3), and with four, it's £2.13 a piece. So that's the trip's finances.

Let's examine how we got these numbers. The fuel cost depends on your car's thirst and distance. About 5.9 litres of petrol are needed for this trip. This accounts for the £8.5 Maidstone-Southend-on-Sea fare.

In all, the travel costs £8.5 due to distance, petrol price, and car fuel use. Knowing these prices can help you budget and organise your trip, whether you're flying alone or with company.
 

Diesel cost from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 5.9 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 2.95 £ (5.9/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 1.97 £ (5.9/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.48 £ (5.9/4) /p.

Diesel engines consume less fuel than petrol engines, all else being equal. Diesel fuel's higher energy density and diesel engines' superior thermal efficiency are the main reasons. Diesel fuel has more energy per litre than petrol, and diesel engines utilise that energy more efficiently.

Higher compression ratios improve thermal efficiency and allow diesel engines to extract more energy from each fuel unit. Diesel vehicles get better fuel efficiency and travel farther per gallon or litre than petrol vehicles of equal size and performance.

The choice between diesel and petrol automobiles depends on fuel economy, driving patterns, environmental concerns, and local fuel prices and availability.

Alternative routes from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea

The second route from Maidstone to the Southend-on-Sea is 50.62 miles and takes 1 hour and .

The third route from Maidstone to the Southend-on-Sea is 49.47 miles and takes 1 hour and 4 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea by car?

The cheapest route from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea is the first suggested route (48.5mi, 57min) and costs 8.5 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea is the third suggested route (49.5mi, 1h 4min) and costs 8.6 £.

The most expensive route from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea is the second suggested route (50.6mi, 1h ) and costs 8.8 £.

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 Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 48.5mi (distance from Maidstone to Southend-on-Sea) and its duration is 57min. The other route is 50.6mi, and its duration is 1h . The slowest route is 49.5mi, and its duration is 1h 4min.

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

Where is Maidstone located?

Maidstone is located in Kent county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 11 meters above sea level. Maidstone has coordinates 51.2703630o,0.5226990o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Maidstone from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Southend-on-Sea?

Southend-on-Sea is located in Essex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 29 meters above sea level. Southend-on-Sea has coordinates 51.5459269o,0.7077123o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Southend-on-Sea from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.