Route from Port Talbot to Penarth

The distance between Port Talbot and Penarth is 43.8 miles. Travel time is 53 minutes.

From: Port Talbot, County: Swansea, Wales
To: Penarth, County: Cardiff, Wales
43.8 mi , 53 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Port Talbot to Penarth on map



Driving directions from Port Talbot to Penarth

43.8 mi 53 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
27.9 mi
13.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
14.
Enter Capel Llanilltern Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto A4232
951 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout onto A4232
3.1 mi
16.
Go straight onto A4232
4.9 mi
17.
Make a slight left
948 ft
18.
Make a slight right
617 ft
19.
Keep left onto Cogan Spur (A4055)
0.5 mi
20.
Turn left onto Cogan Hill (A4160)
653 ft
21.
Turn right onto Cogan Hill (A4160)
608 ft
22.
Continue onto Windsor Road (A4160)
0.3 mi
23.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Windsor Road (A4160)
56 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto Windsor Road (A4160)
0.4 mi
25.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Albert Road
47 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Albert Road
34 ft
27.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What is the financial outlay associated with traveling from Port Talbot to Penarth by car?

The journey, powered by petrol, incurs a cost of £7.6. In this computational scenario, the price of petrol is assumed to be 144 pence per liter, and the car's fuel efficiency stands at 37.5 miles per gallon.

For individuals contemplating carpooling arrangements, the expenditure per traveler diminishes as the number of passengers increases. With two passengers, the cost per person amounts to £3.8 (£7.6/2). For a trio of passengers, the cost per person reduces to £2.53 (£7.6/3), and for a quartet of passengers, it further decreases to £1.9 (£7.6/4).

To provide further elucidation on the calculation process, let us dissect how the final figure is derived:

Initially, the requisite fuel quantity is determined by dividing the distance traveled by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey spanning 43.79 miles, this computation entails multiplying 43.79 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and subsequently dividing by the car's fuel efficiency of 37.5 mpg, resulting in a requirement of 5.3 liters of fuel.

Subsequently, the fuel expenditure is computed by multiplying the amount of fuel required by the price per liter. Given a consumption of 5.3 liters of fuel at a rate of 144 pence per liter, the cumulative cost equals £7.6.

In summation, the total fuel expenditure for the trip from Port Talbot to Penarth stands at £7.6.

Diesel cost from Port Talbot to Penarth.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 5.3 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 2.65 £ (5.3/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 1.77 £ (5.3/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.33 £ (5.3/4) /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 Penarth

An alternative route from Port Talbot to the Penarth is 43.01 miles and takes 1 hour and 5 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Port Talbot to Penarth is the second suggested route (43mi, 1h 5min) and costs 7.5 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Port Talbot to Penarth is the first suggested route (43.8mi, 53min) and costs 7.6 £.

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 Penarth?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 43.8mi (distance from Port Talbot to Penarth) and its duration is 53min. The slowest route is 43mi, and its duration is 1h 5min.

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

Penarth is located in Cardiff county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 50 meters above sea level. Penarth has coordinates 51.4387980o,-3.1735070o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Penarth from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.