Route from Reading to Sheffield

The distance between Reading and Sheffield is 162 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 2 minutes.

From: Reading, County: Berkshire, England
To: Sheffield, County: South Yorkshire, England
162 mi , 3 h 2 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
Fuel consumption:
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Route from Reading to Sheffield on map



Driving directions from Reading to Sheffield

162 mi 3 h 2 min
1.
Head west
88 ft
2.
Turn left onto Inner Distribution Road
704 ft
3.
Enter Castle Hill Roundabout and take the 4th exit
547 ft
4.
Exit the roundabout
512 ft
5.
Go straight onto Inner Distribution Road (A329)
0.3 mi
6.
Continue onto Caversham Road (A329)
1298 ft
7.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Caversham Road (A4155)
27 ft
8.
Exit the roundabout onto Caversham Road (A4155)
1248 ft
9.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bridge Street (A4155)
139 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto Bridge Street (A4155)
782 ft
11.
Turn left onto Church Road (A4074)
1289 ft
12.
Continue onto St. Peter's Hill (A4074)
1189 ft
13.
Continue onto Woodcote Road (A4074)
0.6 mi
14.
Continue onto Upper Woodcote Road (A4074)
0.6 mi
15.
Continue onto Woodcote Road (A4074)
1.1 mi
16.
Continue onto Reading Road (A4074)
8 mi
17.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Port Way (A4074)
86 ft
18.
Exit the roundabout onto Port Way (A4074)
0.7 mi
19.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4074
95 ft
20.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
2 mi
21.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Henley Road (A4074)
97 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto Henley Road (A4074)
0.9 mi
23.
Continue straight onto Henley Road (A4074)
2.7 mi
24.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4074
163 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
1.3 mi
26.
Enter Golden Balls Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4074
99 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto A4074
3.7 mi
28.
Enter Heyford Hill Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Southern By-pass Road (A423)
56 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto Southern By-pass Road (A423)
342 ft
30.
Merge right onto Southern By-pass Road (A423)
0.6 mi
31.
Take the ramp on the left onto Southern By-pass Road (A423)
479 ft
32.
Merge right onto Southern By-pass Road (A423)
0.4 mi
33.
Merge right onto Hinksey Hill Interchange
850 ft
34.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
35.
Merge right onto Southern By-pass Road (A34)
11.7 mi
36.
Enter Wendlebury Interchange and take the 1st exit towards M40: Northampton
109 ft
37.
Exit the roundabout towards M40: Northampton
5.1 mi
38.
Take exit 10 on the left towards B430: Brackley
0.4 mi
39.
Enter Ardley Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A43
323 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto A43
0.8 mi
41.
Enter Baynard's Green Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A43
213 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto A43
3.2 mi
43.
Enter Barleymow Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A43
139 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto A43
1.1 mi
45.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A43
154 ft
46.
Exit the roundabout onto A43
0.7 mi
47.
Keep right onto A43
241 ft
48.
Keep left towards M1: Motorway M1
0.8 mi
49.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brackley Bypass (A43)
152 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto Brackley Bypass (A43)
1.1 mi
51.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A43
302 ft
52.
Exit the roundabout onto A43
9.2 mi
53.
Enter Abthorpe Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A43
73 ft
54.
Exit the roundabout onto A43
0.8 mi
55.
Enter Towcester Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A43
156 ft
56.
Exit the roundabout onto A43
5.7 mi
57.
Keep left onto A43
0.3 mi
58.
Continue towards M1
0.3 mi
59.
Merge right onto M1
11.8 mi
60.
Keep right onto M1
22.2 mi
61.
Keep right onto M1
43.1 mi
62.
Take the ramp on the left towards A617: Chesterfield
0.3 mi
63.
Merge right onto A617
338 ft
64.
Keep left onto A617
5 mi
65.
Keep right at the fork
416 ft
66.
Keep right at the fork
194 ft
67.
Keep left onto A61
1.5 mi
68.
Keep left onto A61
0.7 mi
69.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A61
284 ft
70.
Exit the roundabout onto A61
4.9 mi
71.
Enter Bowshaw and take the 1st exit onto Chesterfield Road South (A61)
210 ft
72.
Exit the roundabout onto Chesterfield Road South (A61)
0.7 mi
73.
Enter Meadowhead Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards City
275 ft
74.
Exit the roundabout towards City
2.5 mi
75.
Continue onto London Road (A61)
1172 ft
76.
Continue onto Heeley Bridge (A61)
1130 ft
77.
Continue onto Asline Road
767 ft
78.
Make a slight left onto Bramall Lane (A621)
0.4 mi
79.
Enter Bramall Lane Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Saint Mary's Gate (A61)
54 ft
80.
Exit the roundabout onto Saint Mary's Gate (A61)
0.3 mi
81.
Enter Moore Street and take the 2nd exit onto Hanover Way (A61)
176 ft
82.
Exit the roundabout onto Hanover Way (A61)
0.3 mi
83.
Continue onto Upper Hanover Street (A61)
0.3 mi
84.
Enter University Square and take the 4th exit onto Brook Hill (B6539)
390 ft
85.
Exit the roundabout onto Brook Hill (B6539)
483 ft
86.
Continue onto Broad Lane (B6539)
0.3 mi
87.
Turn right onto Townhead Street
628 ft
88.
Turn right onto Pinfold Street
285 ft
89.
Turn left onto Holly Street
357 ft
90.
Continue slightly left onto Balm Green
423 ft
91.
Continue onto Barker's Pool
344 ft
92.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much does a trip from London to Brighton set you back in petrol costs?

The answer: £28.2. In this calculation, we're considering a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's fuel efficiency rated at 37.5 miles per gallon. Carpooling with two passengers reduces the cost per person to £14.1 (£28.2 divided by 2). With three passengers, the expense drops to approximately £9.4 per passenger (£28.2 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's just £7.05 per passenger (£28.2 divided by 4).

Now, let's dissect the numbers behind this. The fuel cost is determined by the distance traveled and the car's fuel consumption rate. For this journey, you'll need approximately 19.7 liters of fuel. Crunching the figures, that's where the total of £28.2 comes from for the journey from Reading to Sheffield.
 

Diesel cost from Reading to Sheffield.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 17.8 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 8.9 £ (17.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 5.93 £ (17.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 4.45 £ (17.8/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and gasoline (gasoline) fuel in terms of how well they use fuel: 

Diesel Fuel: In general, diesel engines use less gas than petrol engines. This is mostly because diesel fuel has a higher energy density and diesel engines are better at using heat. Compared to gasoline, diesel fuel has more energy per litre or gallon. This means that diesel engines can get more energy from each unit of fuel. Diesel engines also have higher compression ratios, which makes them even more thermally efficient. Because of this, diesel cars usually get better gas mileage and can go farther on a gallon or litre of gas than gasoline cars of the same size and speed. 
Petrol (petrol): Diesel engines use less fuel than petrol engines in general. Even though gas is still a good fuel for internal combustion engines, diesel fuel usually has a higher energy density. This suggests that gas engines might need more fuel to work as well as diesel engines. The difference between petrol and diesel cars has become smaller, though, thanks to improvements in petrol engine technology like turbocharging and direct injection. 
Overall, both diesel and gasoline engines can be used to get good gas mileage, but diesel engines tend to be better because they store energy more efficiently and cool down faster. But how people drive, how the car is built, and other things can also affect how much fuel a diesel or gas car uses.
 

Alternative routes from Reading to Sheffield

The second route from Reading to the Sheffield is 201.02 miles and takes 3 hours and 32 minutes.

The third route from Reading to the Sheffield is 169.83 miles and takes 3 hours and 35 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Reading to Sheffield by car?

The cheapest route from Reading to Sheffield is the first suggested route (162mi, 3h 2min) and costs 28.2 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Reading to Sheffield is the third suggested route (170mi, 3h 35min) and costs 29.4 £.

The most expensive route from Reading to Sheffield is the second suggested route (201mi, 3h 32min) and costs 34.8 £.

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 Reading to Sheffield?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 162mi (distance from Reading to Sheffield) and its duration is 3h 2min. The other route is 201mi, and its duration is 3h 32min. The slowest route is 170mi, and its duration is 3h 35min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from Reading to Sheffield by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from Reading to Sheffield. It provides driving directions from Reading to Sheffield, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the Reading - Sheffield 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 Reading to Sheffield with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Reading located?

Reading is located in Berkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 43 meters above sea level. Reading has coordinates 51.4542645o,-0.9781303o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Reading from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Sheffield?

Sheffield is located in South Yorkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 82 meters above sea level. Sheffield has coordinates 53.3811290o,-1.4700850o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Sheffield from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.