Route from Melton to Dudley

The distance between Melton and Dudley is 79 miles. Travel time is 1 hour and 25 minutes.

From: Melton, County: Leicestershire, England
To: Dudley, County: West Midlands, England
79 mi , 1 h 25 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Melton to Dudley on map



Driving directions from Melton to Dudley

79 mi 1 h 25 min
1.
Head east on Main Street
0.5 mi
2.
Turn right
0.7 mi
3.
Turn right
1.2 mi
4.
Make a slight right
297 ft
5.
Make a slight right onto Thorpe Side
398 ft
6.
Continue onto Church Street
595 ft
7.
Turn right onto King Street
532 ft
8.
Continue slightly left onto Melton Road
1 mi
9.
Make a sharp left onto Landyke Lane
1.4 mi
10.
Turn right onto Stone Penn Lane
126 ft
11.
Turn left
2.6 mi
12.
Continue onto Six Hills Lane
3.5 mi
13.
Take the ramp on the left onto Six Hills Lane
925 ft
14.
Merge right onto A46
6.1 mi
15.
Enter Hobby Horse Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A46
352 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout onto A46
6.8 mi
17.
Continue towards M1: London
3.2 mi
18.
Take the ramp on the left towards M69: Birmingham
1094 ft
19.
Keep right towards A5460: Fosse Park
373 ft
20.
Merge right onto A5460
51 ft
21.
Keep right onto A5460
738 ft
22.
Keep left onto M69
15.5 mi
23.
Take the ramp on the left
0.8 mi
24.
Keep right at the fork
1041 ft
25.
Merge right onto M6
11.4 mi
26.
Keep left onto M6
14.2 mi
27.
Keep left onto M5
3.1 mi
28.
Take the ramp on the left onto M5
0.3 mi
29.
Enter West Bromwich Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto Kenrick Way (A4252)
368 ft
30.
Exit the roundabout onto Kenrick Way (A4252)
0.3 mi
31.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Kenrick Way (A4182)
423 ft
32.
Exit the roundabout onto Kenrick Way (A4182)
0.6 mi
33.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kelvin Way (A4182)
263 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout onto Kelvin Way (A4182)
104 ft
35.
Make a slight left to stay on Kelvin Way (A4182)
0.7 mi
36.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bromford Lane (A4034)
119 ft
37.
Exit the roundabout onto Bromford Lane (A4034)
423 ft
38.
Continue onto Bromford Road (A4034)
0.4 mi
39.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oldbury Ringway (A4034)
64 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto Oldbury Ringway (A4034)
698 ft
41.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dudley Road (A457)
208 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto Dudley Road (A457)
0.5 mi
43.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dudley Road East (A457)
68 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto Dudley Road East (A457)
0.5 mi
45.
Keep left onto Dudley Road West (A4033)
0.7 mi
46.
Continue onto Tividale Road (A4033)
0.3 mi
47.
Make a slight right to stay on Tividale Road (A4033)
57 ft
48.
Continue onto Birmingham Road (A461)
0.5 mi
49.
Enter Castle Gate Island and take the 2nd exit onto Castle Hill (A459)
230 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto Castle Hill (A459)
0.3 mi
51.
Continue slightly right onto The Broadway (A459)
370 ft
52.
Turn left onto Tower Street
104 ft
53.
Turn left onto Green Man Entry
178 ft
54.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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If you were to travel from Melton to Dudley, how much would it charge you?

A trip with petrol gasoline will cost you 13.8 pounds. According to the figure presented above, the price of petrol corresponds to 144 pence per litre, and the amount of petrol that the vehicle consumes is equivalent to 37.5 miles per gallon.
Through carpooling, the cost of this trip is 6.9 pounds for each of the two passengers.
When there are three people in the automobile, the cost of this trip is 4.6 pounds (13.8/3) for each individual passenger.
This trip will cost you 3.45 pounds for each of the four people who are travelling in the automobile.


The cost of fuel is equal to (79.06 miles / 37.5 miles per gallon) multiplied by 144 pence a litre, which is 13.8 pounds.

A more in-depth explanation of the result is as follows:

Fuel usage is miles multiplied by 4.54609 divided by the distance travelled by the vehicle.Consumption is 79.06 miles multiplied by 4.54609 divided by 37.5 miles per gallon, which equals 9.6 litres

It takes 9.6 litres of fuel.

The cost of fuel is equal to the amount of fuel required multiplied by the price per litre, which is 9.6 litres multiplied by 144 pence a litre, which is 13.8 pounds.

The cost of fuel from Melton to Dudley is 13.8 pounds.
 

Diesel cost from Melton to Dudley.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 9.6 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 4.8 £ (9.6/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 3.2 £ (9.6/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 2.4 £ (9.6/4) /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 Melton to Dudley

The second route from Melton to the Dudley is 75.23 miles and takes 1 hour and 26 minutes.

The third route from Melton to the Dudley is 72.17 miles and takes 1 hour and 37 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Melton to Dudley by car?

The cheapest route from Melton to Dudley is the third suggested route (72mi, 1h 37min) and costs 12.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Melton to Dudley is the second suggested route (75mi, 1h 26min) and costs 13.1 £.

The most expensive route from Melton to Dudley is the first suggested route (79mi, 1h 25min) and costs 13.8 £.

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 Melton to Dudley?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 79mi (distance from Melton to Dudley) and its duration is 1h 25min. The other route is 75mi, and its duration is 1h 26min. The slowest route is 72mi, and its duration is 1h 37min.

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

Where is Melton located?

Melton is located in Leicestershire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 133 meters above sea level. Melton has coordinates 52.8282784o,-0.8432685o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Melton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Dudley?

Dudley is located in West Midlands county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 200 meters above sea level. Dudley has coordinates 52.5122550o,-2.0811120o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Dudley from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.