Route from Musselburgh to West Dorset

The distance between Musselburgh and West Dorset is 425 miles. Travel time is 7 hours and 43 minutes.

From: Musselburgh, County: East Lothian, Scotland
To: West Dorset, County: Dorset, England
425 mi , 7 h 43 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Musselburgh to West Dorset on map



Driving directions from Musselburgh to West Dorset

425 mi 7 h 43 min
1.
Head west on High Street (A199)
37 ft
2.
Make a slight left onto Mall Avenue (A6095)
1002 ft
3.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Olive Bank Road (A6095)
154 ft
4.
Exit the roundabout onto Olive Bank Road (A6095)
528 ft
5.
Turn left onto Eskview Terrace (B6415)
0.2 mi
6.
Continue onto Monktonhall Terrace (B6415)
0.7 mi
7.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B6415
15 ft
8.
Exit the roundabout onto B6415
1289 ft
9.
Enter Old Craighall Junction and take the 2nd exit onto City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720)
531 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720)
2.2 mi
11.
Enter Sherrifhall Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
155 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.3 mi
13.
Enter Gilmerton Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
164 ft
14.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.5 mi
15.
Enter Melville Dykes Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
123 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.4 mi
17.
Enter Eskbank Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
211 ft
18.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.5 mi
19.
Enter Hardengreen Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
194 ft
20.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.3 mi
21.
Turn right
0.7 mi
22.
Turn left onto B704
35 ft
23.
Turn right
0.7 mi
24.
Continue straight
1079 ft
25.
Turn right
1.6 mi
26.
Turn right
0.3 mi
27.
Continue straight
0.4 mi
28.
Continue onto Parduvine Road
0.6 mi
29.
Turn left onto A6094
3.1 mi
30.
Turn left onto A6094
1.9 mi
31.
Keep right onto A701
9.4 mi
32.
Go straight onto A72
3.2 mi
33.
Continue onto A701
27.6 mi
34.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A74(M)
15 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto A74(M)
30.5 mi
36.
Continue onto M6
98 mi
37.
Keep right onto Preston Bypass (M6)
86 mi
38.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
39.
Keep left onto M5
82 mi
40.
Take exit 15 on the left towards M4: London
1257 ft
41.
Keep left towards M4 East: London
2.5 mi
42.
Take the ramp on the left towards M32: Bristol
0.6 mi
43.
Merge right onto M32
4.6 mi
44.
Continue onto Newfoundland Way (A4032)
0.4 mi
45.
Keep left onto Bond Street South (A4044)
0.3 mi
46.
Continue onto Temple Way Underpass (A4044)
0.4 mi
47.
Continue onto Temple Gate (A4)
1113 ft
48.
Enter Bath Bridge Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bath Road (A4)
170 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto Bath Road (A4)
1191 ft
50.
Keep right onto Wells Road (A37)
915 ft
51.
Keep left onto Wells Road (A37)
2.4 mi
52.
Continue onto Bristol Road (A37)
1.3 mi
53.
Continue onto Hursley Hill (A37)
0.5 mi
54.
Continue onto Bristol Road (A37)
0.7 mi
55.
Continue onto Pensford Hill (A37)
0.5 mi
56.
Continue onto New Road (A37)
1.4 mi
57.
Enter Chelwood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A37
175 ft
58.
Exit the roundabout onto A37
4.9 mi
59.
Keep left onto A37
8.6 mi
60.
Enter Cannard's Grave Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A37
164 ft
61.
Exit the roundabout onto A37
0.5 mi
62.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A37
92 ft
63.
Exit the roundabout onto A37
12.1 mi
64.
Enter Podimore and take the 3rd exit onto A303
820 ft
65.
Exit the roundabout onto A303
2 mi
66.
Take the ramp on the left onto A37
0.6 mi
67.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A37
102 ft
68.
Exit the roundabout onto A37
3.4 mi
69.
Enter Combe Street Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ilchester Road (A37)
130 ft
70.
Exit the roundabout onto Ilchester Road (A37)
0.9 mi
71.
Enter Fiveways roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kingston (A37)
249 ft
72.
Exit the roundabout onto Kingston (A37)
986 ft
73.
Enter Kingston Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Queensway (A30)
223 ft
74.
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway (A30)
0.5 mi
75.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A30
105 ft
76.
Exit the roundabout onto A30
0.4 mi
77.
Turn left onto Dorchester Road (A37)
0.8 mi
78.
Enter Keyford Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A37
192 ft
79.
Exit the roundabout onto A37
9.8 mi
80.
Turn right onto Norden Lane
1.9 mi
81.
Turn right onto Dorchester Road (A356)
0.3 mi
82.
Turn left
307 ft
83.
Go straight onto Greenford Lane
272 ft
84.
Turn right
560 ft
85.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the cost of a drive from Musselburgh to West Dorset?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £74.2. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's thirst of 37.5 miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £37.1 each (£74.2 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £24.73 a head (£74.2 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £18.55 per person (£74.2 divided by 4).

Let's dig into the math behind it. The fuel expenditure hinges on the distance covered and the car's efficiency. For this particular jaunt, you're looking at guzzling down roughly 51.5 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £74.2 total comes from for the trip from Musselburgh to West Dorset.
 

Diesel cost from Musselburgh to West Dorset.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 51.5 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 25.75 £ (51.5/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 17.17 £ (51.5/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 12.88 £ (51.5/4) /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.

 

 

 


 

Where is Musselburgh located?

Musselburgh is located in East Lothian county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 8 meters above sea level. Musselburgh has coordinates 55.9419410o,-3.0539180o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Musselburgh from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of West Dorset?

West Dorset is located in Dorset county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 98 meters above sea level. West Dorset has coordinates 50.7755272o,-2.5816958o. RouteCalculator provides a map of West Dorset from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.