Route from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest

The distance between Port Talbot and Bracknell Forest is 157 miles. Travel time is 2 hours and 44 minutes.

From: Port Talbot, County: Swansea, Wales
To: Bracknell Forest, County: Berkshire, England
157 mi , 2 h 44 min
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Route from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest on map



Driving directions from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest

157 mi 2 h 44 min
1.
Head southwest on The Kingsway
78 ft
2.
Turn right
162 ft
3.
Turn right onto College Street (B4290)
414 ft
4.
Continue onto Welcome Lane
249 ft
5.
Turn right onto The Strand
1192 ft
6.
Turn left onto Quay Parade (A4067)
822 ft
7.
Continue straight to stay on Quay Parade (A483)
661 ft
8.
Continue onto Fabian Way (A483)
3.3 mi
9.
Continue straight to stay on Fabian Way (A483)
769 ft
10.
Keep left onto Fabian Way (A483)
0.8 mi
11.
Take the ramp on the left
0.6 mi
12.
Merge right onto M4
53.7 mi
13.
Keep right onto M4
92 mi
14.
Take the ramp on the left towards A329(M): Reading (E)
0.3 mi
15.
Keep right towards A329(M)
0.9 mi
16.
Merge right onto A329(M)
2.8 mi
17.
Keep left onto Berkshire Way (A329)
593 ft
18.
Keep right onto Berkshire Way (A329)
0.6 mi
19.
Enter Doncastle Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Berkshire Way (A329)
81 ft
20.
Exit the roundabout onto Berkshire Way (A329)
0.6 mi
21.
Enter Twin Bridges Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Twin Bridges Roundabout (A329)
29 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto Twin Bridges Roundabout (A329)
392 ft
23.
Make a slight right to stay on Twin Bridges Roundabout (A329)
157 ft
24.
Make a slight left onto Skimped Hill Lane (A329)
1213 ft
25.
Enter Skimped Hill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit
268 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout
136 ft
27.
Turn left
116 ft
28.
Make a slight left
96 ft
29.
Turn left
127 ft
30.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the cost of a drive from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £27.5. 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 £13.75 each (£27.5 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £9.17 a head (£27.5 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £6.88 per person (£27.5 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 19.1 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £27.5 total comes from for the trip from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest.
 

Diesel cost from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 19.1 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 9.55 £ (19.1/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.37 £ (19.1/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 4.78 £ (19.1/4) /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 Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest

An alternative route from Port Talbot to the Bracknell Forest is 178.71 miles and takes 3 hours and 43 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest by car?

The cheapest route from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest is the first suggested route (157mi, 2h 44min) and costs 27.5 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest is the second suggested route (179mi, 3h 43min) and costs 31.2 £.

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 Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 157mi (distance from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest) and its duration is 2h 44min. The slowest route is 179mi, and its duration is 3h 43min.

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In case you share the journey (carpooling) from Port Talbot to Bracknell Forest with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Port Talbot located?

Port Talbot is located in Swansea county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 14 meters above sea level. Port Talbot has coordinates 51.6214400o,-3.9436460o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Port Talbot from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Bracknell Forest?

Bracknell Forest is located in Berkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 68 meters above sea level. Bracknell Forest has coordinates 51.4153828o,-0.7536495o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Bracknell Forest from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.