Route from Plymouth to Musselburgh

The distance between Plymouth and Musselburgh is 484 miles. Travel time is 8 hours and 14 minutes.

From: Plymouth, County: Devon, England
To: Musselburgh, County: East Lothian, Scotland
484 mi , 8 h 14 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
Fuel consumption:
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Route from Plymouth to Musselburgh on map



Driving directions from Plymouth to Musselburgh

484 mi 8 h 14 min
1.
Head northeast on North Cross
185 ft
2.
Exit the roundabout onto North Road East
307 ft
3.
Turn right to stay on North Road East
0.3 mi
4.
Turn left onto North Hill (B3250)
870 ft
5.
Make a slight right onto Alexandra Road (B3214)
0.5 mi
6.
Continue onto Lipson Vale (B3214)
728 ft
7.
Continue slightly left onto Old Laira Road (B3214)
0.8 mi
8.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Old Laira Road (B3214)
22 ft
9.
Exit the roundabout onto Old Laira Road (B3214)
511 ft
10.
Go straight onto Plymouth Road (A374)
0.7 mi
11.
Enter Marsh Mills Roundabout and take the 3rd exit
636 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout
154 ft
13.
Continue onto Marsh Mills Flyover
0.4 mi
14.
Keep right at the fork
224 ft
15.
Merge right onto Devon Expressway (A38)
35 mi
16.
Merge left onto Devon Expressway (A38)
1.7 mi
17.
Continue towards M5: Taunton
75 mi
18.
Keep right onto M5
86 mi
19.
Keep right onto M5
1.7 mi
20.
Keep left onto M5
0.3 mi
21.
Merge right onto M6
5.9 mi
22.
Keep right onto M6
72 mi
23.
Keep right onto M6
116 mi
24.
Continue onto A74(M)
30.3 mi
25.
Take the ramp on the left onto A74(M)
0.3 mi
26.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A701
13 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto A701
697 ft
28.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A701
78 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto A701
27.6 mi
30.
Continue onto A72
3.2 mi
31.
Continue onto A701
9.4 mi
32.
Continue slightly left onto A6094
1.9 mi
33.
Turn right onto A6094
3.2 mi
34.
Turn right onto Parduvine Road
0.6 mi
35.
Continue straight
3.3 mi
36.
Turn left onto B704
35 ft
37.
Turn right
0.7 mi
38.
Turn left onto A7
0.3 mi
39.
Enter Hardengreen Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
236 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.5 mi
41.
Enter Eskbank Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
185 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.4 mi
43.
Enter Melville Dykes Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
122 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.5 mi
45.
Enter Gilmerton Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A7
177 ft
46.
Exit the roundabout onto A7
0.3 mi
47.
Enter Sherrifhall Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720)
445 ft
48.
Exit the roundabout onto City of Edinburgh Bypass (A720)
2.2 mi
49.
Enter Old Craighall Junction and take the 2nd exit onto B6415
461 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto B6415
1285 ft
51.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B6415
87 ft
52.
Exit the roundabout onto B6415
1 mi
53.
Turn right onto Olive Bank Road (A6095)
528 ft
54.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Olive Bank Road (A6095)
71 ft
55.
Exit the roundabout onto Olive Bank Road (A6095)
1053 ft
56.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much does it cost to drive from Plymouth to Musselburgh with petrol?

Driving from Plymouth to Musselburgh costs £83.9 with petrol. The calculation assumes a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's petrol consumption of 37.5 miles per gallon. Carpooling with two passengers brings the cost down to £41.95 per person. With three passengers, it's £27.97 per person, and with four passengers, it's £20.98 per person. The fuel cost for the trip is derived from the distance and car fuel consumption, totaling 58.7 liters of fuel. This results in a £83.9 fuel cost for the journey.
 

Diesel cost from Plymouth to Musselburgh.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 53 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 26.5 £ (53/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 17.67 £ (53/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 13.25 £ (53/4) /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 Plymouth to Musselburgh

An alternative route from Plymouth to the Musselburgh is 523.33 miles and takes 8 hours and 49 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Plymouth to Musselburgh by car?

The cheapest route from Plymouth to Musselburgh is the first suggested route (484mi, 8h 14min) and costs 83.9 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Plymouth to Musselburgh is the second suggested route (523mi, 8h 49min) and costs 90.7 £.

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 Plymouth to Musselburgh?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 484mi (distance from Plymouth to Musselburgh) and its duration is 8h 14min. The slowest route is 523mi, and its duration is 8h 49min.

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

Plymouth is located in Devon county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 27 meters above sea level. Plymouth has coordinates 50.3754565o,-4.1426565o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Plymouth from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Musselburgh?

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.