Route from Manchester to Alloa

The distance between Manchester and Alloa is 238 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 1 minute.

From: Manchester, County: Greater Manchester, England
To: Alloa, County: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
238 mi , 4 h 1 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Manchester to Alloa on map



Driving directions from Manchester to Alloa

238 mi 4 h 1 min
1.
Head south on Brown Street
121 ft
2.
Turn left onto Chancery Lane
143 ft
3.
Make a slight left onto Concert Lane
271 ft
4.
Turn right onto York Street
356 ft
5.
Continue onto New York Street
591 ft
6.
Turn right onto Portland Street (A5103)
0.3 mi
7.
Continue onto Chepstow Street
526 ft
8.
Continue onto Great Bridgewater Street
827 ft
9.
Turn left onto Albion Street (A5103)
362 ft
10.
Turn right onto Whitworth Street West (B6469)
742 ft
11.
Continue straight to stay on Whitworth Street West (B6469)
141 ft
12.
Turn left onto Bridgewater Viaduct (A56)
469 ft
13.
Continue onto Chester Road (A56)
683 ft
14.
Turn left onto Deansgate Interchange
488 ft
15.
Keep right onto Deansgate Interchange
354 ft
16.
Take the ramp on the left onto A57
1075 ft
17.
Keep left onto Dawson Street (A57)
344 ft
18.
Merge right onto Regent Road (A57)
0.3 mi
19.
Continue onto Regent Road (A57)
0.6 mi
20.
Merge right towards Ring Road (M60)
3.8 mi
21.
Take the ramp on the left towards M60
744 ft
22.
Keep right towards M60: Ring Road (North)
2.9 mi
23.
Take the ramp on the left onto M60
0.5 mi
24.
Continue onto M61
0.5 mi
25.
Keep left towards M61: Preston
119 mi
26.
Continue onto A74(M)
48.9 mi
27.
Continue onto M74
29.2 mi
28.
Take exit 4 on the left towards M73: Stirling
0.3 mi
29.
Keep right towards M73: Stirling
7.4 mi
30.
Merge right onto M80
7.2 mi
31.
Keep left towards M876: Kincardine Bridges
5.8 mi
32.
Merge right onto M9
0.7 mi
33.
Take exit 7 on the left towards M876: Kincardine Bridges
1.7 mi
34.
Continue onto A876
0.7 mi
35.
Enter Higgins' Neuk Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A876
250 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto A876
2.6 mi
37.
Enter Kilbagie Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A977
65 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto A977
973 ft
39.
Enter Gartarry Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A907
131 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto A907
1.9 mi
41.
Enter Marywood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A907
159 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto A907
0.4 mi
43.
Enter Parkmill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A907
102 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto A907
775 ft
45.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Clackmannan Road (A907)
143 ft
46.
Exit the roundabout onto Clackmannan Road (A907)
0.6 mi
47.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Auldbrig Road
59 ft
48.
Exit the roundabout onto Auldbrig Road
848 ft
49.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Greenside Street
139 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto Greenside Street
919 ft
51.
Turn right onto Coalgate
186 ft
52.
Go straight onto West Vennel
244 ft
53.
You have arrived at your destination
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What is the financial outlay associated with traveling from Manchester to Alloa by car?

The journey, powered by petrol, incurs a cost of £41.5. In this computational scenario, the price of petrol is assumed to be 144 pence per liter, and the car's fuel efficiency stands at 37.5 miles per gallon.

For individuals contemplating carpooling arrangements, the expenditure per traveler diminishes as the number of passengers increases. With two passengers, the cost per person amounts to £20.75 (£41.5/2). For a trio of passengers, the cost per person reduces to £13.83 (£41.5/3), and for a quartet of passengers, it further decreases to £10.38 (£41.5/4).

To provide further elucidation on the calculation process, let us dissect how the final figure is derived:

Initially, the requisite fuel quantity is determined by dividing the distance traveled by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey spanning 237.74 miles, this computation entails multiplying 237.74 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and subsequently dividing by the car's fuel efficiency of 37.5 mpg, resulting in a requirement of 28.8 liters of fuel.

Subsequently, the fuel expenditure is computed by multiplying the amount of fuel required by the price per liter. Given a consumption of 28.8 liters of fuel at a rate of 144 pence per liter, the cumulative cost equals £41.5.

In summation, the total fuel expenditure for the trip from Manchester to Alloa stands at £41.5.

Diesel cost from Manchester to Alloa.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 28.8 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 14.4 £ (28.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 9.6 £ (28.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 7.2 £ (28.8/4) /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 Manchester to Alloa

An alternative route from Manchester to the Alloa is 230.43 miles and takes 5 hours and 21 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Manchester to Alloa by car?

The cheapest route from Manchester to Alloa is the second suggested route (230mi, 5h 21min) and costs 40.2 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Manchester to Alloa is the first suggested route (238mi, 4h 1min) and costs 41.5 £.

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 Manchester to Alloa?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 238mi (distance from Manchester to Alloa) and its duration is 4h 1min. The slowest route is 230mi, and its duration is 5h 21min.

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

Where is Manchester located?

Manchester is located in Greater Manchester county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 59 meters above sea level. Manchester has coordinates 53.4807593o,-2.2426305o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Manchester from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Alloa?

Alloa is located in Clackmannanshire county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 19 meters above sea level. Alloa has coordinates 56.1140730o,-3.7918960o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Alloa from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.