Route from Selby to Melton

The distance between Selby and Melton is 89 miles. Travel time is 1 hour and 34 minutes.

From: Selby, County: North Yorkshire, England
To: Melton, County: Leicestershire, England
89 mi , 1 h 34 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Selby to Melton on map



Driving directions from Selby to Melton

89 mi 1 h 34 min
1.
Head west on The Crescent (A19)
594 ft
2.
Continue onto Gowthorpe (A19)
871 ft
3.
Make a slight left onto Brook Street (A19)
0.3 mi
4.
Continue onto Doncaster Road (A19)
1.5 mi
5.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Doncaster Road (A19)
336 ft
6.
Exit the roundabout onto Doncaster Road (A19)
4.4 mi
7.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A19
96 ft
8.
Exit the roundabout onto A19
0.9 mi
9.
Enter Whitley Bridge Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto M62
724 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto M62
4.2 mi
11.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
12.
Enter Ferrybridge Interchange and take the 1st exit towards A1: The SOUTH
28 ft
13.
Exit the roundabout towards A1: The SOUTH
0.3 mi
14.
Merge right onto A162
8.8 mi
15.
Continue onto Doncaster By-pass (A1(M))
21.6 mi
16.
Continue onto Worksop Road (A1)
3.2 mi
17.
Continue onto Twyford Lane (A1)
22.1 mi
18.
Continue onto Long Bennington Bypass (A1)
2.3 mi
19.
Continue onto Foston Bypass (A1)
1 mi
20.
Continue onto Great North Road (A1)
6.1 mi
21.
Take the ramp on the left
1125 ft
22.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Swingbridge Road (A607)
93 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto Swingbridge Road (A607)
400 ft
24.
Turn right onto Harlaxton Road (A607)
1115 ft
25.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harlaxton Road (A607)
172 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Harlaxton Road (A607)
1 mi
27.
Continue onto Grantham Road (A607)
7.9 mi
28.
Turn right onto Goadby Road
571 ft
29.
Continue onto Waltham Road
0.7 mi
30.
Turn left onto Main Street
0.9 mi
31.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the expense of traveling from Selby to Melton by car?

The trip fueled by petrol comes to £15.5. This calculation is based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and the car's consumption rate of 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those interested in carpooling, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, each person's share is £7.75 (£15.5/2). For three passengers, the cost per person reduces to £5.17 (£15.5/3), and with four passengers, it further decreases to £3.88 (£15.5/4).

To delve deeper into the calculation, let's examine how we arrive at the result:

Firstly, we determine the fuel required by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey of 88.81 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 88.81 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 10.8 liters of fuel needed.

Next, we calculate the fuel cost by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. With 10.8 liters of fuel at 144 pence per liter, the total cost comes to £15.5.

In summary, the fuel cost for the trip from Selby to Melton amounts to £15.5.

Diesel cost from Selby to Melton.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 10.8 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 5.4 £ (10.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 3.6 £ (10.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 2.7 £ (10.8/4) /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 Selby to Melton

The second route from Selby to the Melton is 98.49 miles and takes 1 hour and 53 minutes.

The third route from Selby to the Melton is 84.49 miles and takes 1 hour and 39 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Selby to Melton by car?

The cheapest route from Selby to Melton is the third suggested route (84mi, 1h 39min) and costs 14.7 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Selby to Melton is the first suggested route (89mi, 1h 34min) and costs 15.5 £.

The most expensive route from Selby to Melton is the second suggested route (98mi, 1h 53min) and costs 17.2 £.

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 Selby to Melton?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 89mi (distance from Selby to Melton) and its duration is 1h 34min. The other route is 84mi, and its duration is 1h 39min. The slowest route is 98mi, and its duration is 1h 53min.

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

Where is Selby located?

Selby is located in North Yorkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level. Selby has coordinates 53.7835240o,-1.0671890o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Selby from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Melton?

Melton is located in Leicestershire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 133 meters above sea level. Melton has coordinates 52.8282784o,-0.8432685o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Melton from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.