Route from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees

The distance between Maidstone and Stockton-on-Tees is 279 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 43 minutes.

From: Maidstone, County: Kent, England
To: Stockton-on-Tees, County: Durham and North Yorkshire, England
279 mi , 4 h 43 min
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Route from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees on map



Driving directions from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees

279 mi 4 h 43 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.
Continue towards M25: (M11
15.8 mi
23.
Take the ramp on the left towards M11 (S): London (NE & C)
0.5 mi
24.
Keep right towards M11: Stansted
0.7 mi
25.
Merge right onto M11
14 mi
26.
Keep right onto M11
28.4 mi
27.
Merge right onto Huntingdon Road (A14)
13.7 mi
28.
Continue onto A14
314 ft
29.
Take the ramp on the left onto A14
104 mi
30.
Continue onto Doncaster Bypass (A1(M))
8.2 mi
31.
Keep right onto A1(M)
35 mi
32.
Keep left towards A168: Thirsk
1.2 mi
33.
Continue onto A168
6.8 mi
34.
Continue onto A19
22.7 mi
35.
Take the ramp on the left towards A1130: Thornaby
1077 ft
36.
Keep left towards Thornaby
233 ft
37.
Make a slight left onto Acklam Road (A1130)
1.1 mi
38.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Mandale Road (A1130)
40 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto Mandale Road (A1130)
667 ft
40.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto George Street (A1130)
100 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto George Street (A1130)
933 ft
42.
Keep right onto A1130
921 ft
43.
Make a slight left onto Victoria Bridge (A1130)
387 ft
44.
Continue onto Bridge Road (A1130)
0.3 mi
45.
Continue onto Churchyard Link Road (A1305)
565 ft
46.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Prince Regent Street (A1305)
108 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto Prince Regent Street (A1305)
1098 ft
48.
Continue onto Nelson Terrace (A1305)
811 ft
49.
Continue onto Leeds Street (A1305)
515 ft
50.
Go straight onto Bishopton Lane
1038 ft
51.
Turn left onto Bishopton Road
0.4 mi
52.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much does it cost to travel from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees by car?

The journey, fueled by petrol, comes to £48.8. In this calculation, we've assumed a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and the car's petrol consumption at 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those considering carpooling, with two passengers, the cost per person is £24.4 (£48.8/2). With three passengers, the cost reduces to £16.27 per person (£48.8/3). And for four passengers, it further decreases to £12.2 per person (£48.8/4).

To break it down further, here's how we arrive at the result:

The fuel required is determined by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption. For a journey of 279.36 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 279.36 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 33.9 liters of fuel needed.

The fuel cost is then calculated by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. For 33.9 liters of fuel at 144 pence per liter, the total comes to £48.8.

In conclusion, the fuel cost from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees amounts to £48.8.

Diesel cost from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 33.8 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 16.9 £ (33.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 11.27 £ (33.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 8.45 £ (33.8/4) /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 Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees

An alternative route from Maidstone to the Stockton-on-Tees is 293.89 miles and takes 4 hours and 55 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees by car?

The cheapest route from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees is the first suggested route (279mi, 4h 43min) and costs 48.8 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees is the second suggested route (294mi, 4h 55min) and costs 51.3 £.

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 Stockton-on-Tees?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 279mi (distance from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees) and its duration is 4h 43min. The slowest route is 294mi, and its duration is 4h 55min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees. It provides driving directions from Maidstone to Stockton-on-Tees, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Maidstone - Stockton-on-Tees route, travel time, display of the route on the map, fuel cost (petrol, diesel) and toll (if exist) cost.

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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 Stockton-on-Tees?

Stockton-on-Tees is located in Durham and North Yorkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 13 meters above sea level. Stockton-on-Tees has coordinates 54.5704551o,-1.3289821o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Stockton-on-Tees from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.