Route from Preston to St Edmundsbury
The distance between Preston and St Edmundsbury is 229 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 49 minutes.

Driving directions from Preston to St Edmundsbury
How much does it cost to drive from Preston to St Edmundsbury?
Well, using petrol, it's £39.7. The petrol price we're talking about here is 143 pence per liter, and the car guzzles up 37.5 miles per gallon. Now, if you're carpooling with two buddies, each of you only chips in £19.85 for the trip (£39.7 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £13.23 each (£39.7 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £9.93 each (£39.7 divided by 4). The fuel cost for the journey is calculated based on how far you're driving and how much fuel your car drinks up. So, for this journey, you'd need about 27.8 liters of fuel. And that's where the £39.7 comes from for the trip from Preston to St Edmundsbury.
Diesel cost from Preston to St Edmundsbury.
The trip with diesel fuel costs 25.1 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 12.55 £ (25.1/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.37 £ (25.1/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.28 £ (25.1/4) /p.
When comparing diesel fuel and petrol (gasoline) fuel in terms of octane rating, there's a significant distinction:
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Petrol:
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Petrol typically has an octane rating ranging from 87 to 95 in most markets.
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Octane rating measures the fuel's resistance to premature detonation or knocking in spark-ignition engines.
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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.
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Diesel Fuel:
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Diesel fuel doesn't have an octane rating in the same sense as petrol because it's not used in spark-ignition engines.
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Diesel engines rely on compression ignition rather than spark ignition, meaning the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously due to high pressure and temperature.
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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.
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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 Preston to St Edmundsbury
The second route from Preston to the St Edmundsbury is 239.72 miles and takes 4 hours and .
The third route from Preston to the St Edmundsbury is 236.35 miles and takes 4 hours and 48 minutes.
Which is the cheapest route from Preston to St Edmundsbury by car?
The cheapest route from Preston to St Edmundsbury is the first suggested route (229mi, 3h 49min) and costs 39.7 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).
The second cheapest route from Preston to St Edmundsbury is the third suggested route (236mi, 4h 48min) and costs 41 £.
The most expensive route from Preston to St Edmundsbury is the second suggested route (240mi, 4h ) and costs 41.6 £.
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 Preston to St Edmundsbury?
There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 229mi (distance from Preston to St Edmundsbury) and its duration is 3h 49min. The other route is 240mi, and its duration is 4h . The slowest route is 236mi, and its duration is 4h 48min.
RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Preston to St Edmundsbury by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Preston to St Edmundsbury. It provides driving directions from Preston to St Edmundsbury, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Preston - St Edmundsbury 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 Preston located?
Preston is located in Lancashire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 35 meters above sea level. Preston has coordinates 53.7632010o,-2.7030900o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Preston from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
What is the location of St Edmundsbury?
St Edmundsbury is located in Suffolk county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 44 meters above sea level. St Edmundsbury has coordinates 52.2314824o,0.7274684o. RouteCalculator provides a map of St Edmundsbury from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.
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