Route from Manchester to Dumbarton

The distance between Manchester and Dumbarton is 234 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 59 minutes.

From: Manchester, County: Greater Manchester, England
To: Dumbarton, County: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
234 mi , 3 h 59 min
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Route from Manchester to Dumbarton on map



Driving directions from Manchester to Dumbarton

234 mi 3 h 59 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
37.3 mi
28.
Continue onto M8
0.5 mi
29.
Keep right onto M8
10 mi
30.
Take exit 30 on the left towards M898: Erskine Bridge
1.2 mi
31.
Continue onto A898
1.2 mi
32.
Keep left towards A82: Crianlarich
0.3 mi
33.
Continue onto Great Western Road (A82)
2 mi
34.
Enter Dunglass Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumbarton Road (A82)
144 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbarton Road (A82)
1 mi
36.
Make a slight left onto A814
1.5 mi
37.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Glasgow Road (A814)
99 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto Glasgow Road (A814)
1161 ft
39.
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Strathleven Place
489 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto Strathleven Place
331 ft
41.
Turn right
156 ft
42.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from Manchester to Dumbarton?

Well, using petrol, it's £40.5. The petrol price we're talking about here is 143 pence per liter, and the car guzzles up 37.5 miles per gallon. Now, if you're carpooling with two buddies, each of you only chips in £20.25 for the trip (£40.5 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £13.5 each (£40.5 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £10.13 each (£40.5 divided by 4). The fuel cost for the journey is calculated based on how far you're driving and how much fuel your car drinks up. So, for this journey, you'd need about 28.3 liters of fuel. And that's where the £40.5 comes from for the trip from Manchester to Dumbarton.

Diesel cost from Manchester to Dumbarton.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 25.6 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 12.8 £ (25.6/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.53 £ (25.6/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.4 £ (25.6/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and gasoline (petrol) fuel have differences:

  1. Energy Density: Diesel fuel generally has a higher energy density than petrol. This means that diesel fuel contains more energy per liter or gallon compared to petrol, resulting in diesel engines being able to generate more power and travel further distances on the same volume of fuel.

  2. Octane Rating: Petrol typically has a higher octane rating compared to diesel fuel. Octane rating indicates the fuel's resistance to knocking or pre-ignition in spark-ignition engines. Higher octane ratings are required for petrol engines with higher compression ratios or turbocharging, whereas diesel engines rely on compression ignition and do not use spark plugs.

Alternative routes from Manchester to Dumbarton

The slowest route from Manchester to the Dumbarton is 231.57 miles and takes 5 hours and 31 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Manchester to Dumbarton is the second suggested route (232mi, 5h 31min) and costs 40.1 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Manchester to Dumbarton is the first suggested route (234mi, 3h 59min) and costs 40.5 £.

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 Dumbarton?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 234mi (distance from Manchester to Dumbarton) and its duration is 3h 59min. The slowest route is 232mi, and its duration is 5h 31min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Manchester to Dumbarton by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Manchester to Dumbarton. It provides driving directions from Manchester to Dumbarton, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Manchester - Dumbarton 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 Dumbarton 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 Dumbarton?

Dumbarton is located in West Dunbartonshire county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 5 meters above sea level. Dumbarton has coordinates 55.9452870o,-4.5645540o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Dumbarton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.