Route from Sheffield to Ayr

The distance between Sheffield and Ayr is 241 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 44 minutes.

From: Sheffield, County: South Yorkshire, England
To: Ayr, County: South Ayrshire, Scotland
241 mi , 4 h 44 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Sheffield to Ayr on map



Driving directions from Sheffield to Ayr

241 mi 4 h 44 min
1.
Head north on Barker's Pool
8 ft
2.
Continue onto Leopold Street
758 ft
3.
Continue onto Trippet Lane
508 ft
4.
Keep right onto Trippet Lane
278 ft
5.
Turn right onto Rockingham Street
600 ft
6.
Turn right onto Broad Lane (B6539)
770 ft
7.
Continue onto Tenter Street (B6539)
542 ft
8.
Continue onto West Bar Green (B6539)
358 ft
9.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Corporation Street
59 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto Corporation Street
598 ft
11.
Merge right onto Shalesmoor (A61)
922 ft
12.
Make a slight left onto Chatham Street
687 ft
13.
Continue onto Pitsmoor Road
0.7 mi
14.
Continue onto Barnsley Road (A6135)
2.2 mi
15.
Continue onto High Greave (A6135)
0.5 mi
16.
Continue onto Cross Hill (A6135)
0.3 mi
17.
Continue onto The Common (A6135)
0.5 mi
18.
Turn right onto Nether Road (B6087)
245 ft
19.
Continue onto Nether Lane (B6087)
0.6 mi
20.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Nether Lane (B6087)
68 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto Nether Lane (B6087)
569 ft
22.
Turn right onto Cowley Lane (A629)
0.4 mi
23.
Enter Thorpe Hesley Interchange and take the 1st exit
69 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout
1165 ft
25.
Merge right onto M1
21.1 mi
26.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
27.
Keep left at the fork
0.4 mi
28.
Merge right onto M62
9 mi
29.
Take the ramp on the left towards M606: Bradford
0.4 mi
30.
Enter Chainbar Roundabout and take the 6th exit towards M606: Bradford
0.4 mi
31.
Exit the roundabout towards M606: Bradford
0.4 mi
32.
Merge right onto M606
1.7 mi
33.
Take the ramp on the left onto M606
1143 ft
34.
Enter Staygate Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rooley Lane (A6177)
244 ft
35.
Exit the roundabout onto Rooley Lane (A6177)
585 ft
36.
Continue onto Mayo Avenue (A6177)
0.4 mi
37.
Continue onto Smiddles Lane (A6177)
1203 ft
38.
Continue onto Southfield Road (A6177)
0.3 mi
39.
Continue onto Southfield Lane (A6177)
0.3 mi
40.
Go straight onto Hudson Avenue (A6177)
1256 ft
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Continue onto Cross Lane (A6177)
860 ft
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Continue onto Beckside Road
0.5 mi
43.
Continue onto Cemetery Road
0.8 mi
44.
Turn left onto Thornton Road (B6145)
32 ft
45.
Turn right onto Allerton Road
846 ft
46.
Turn right onto Squire Lane
0.3 mi
47.
Turn left onto Duckworth Lane
0.3 mi
48.
Turn right onto Daisy Hill Lane
0.3 mi
49.
Continue onto Heights Lane
0.3 mi
50.
Turn right onto Haworth Road (B6144)
923 ft
51.
Turn left onto Bingley Road (B6269)
0.6 mi
52.
Continue onto Cottingley Cliffe Road (B6269)
0.8 mi
53.
Continue onto Bradford Old Road (B6146)
619 ft
54.
Continue onto Cottingley New Road (B6146)
0.3 mi
55.
Turn right onto Bradford Road (B6265)
801 ft
56.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sir Fred Hoyle Way (A650)
28 ft
57.
Exit the roundabout onto Sir Fred Hoyle Way (A650)
2.7 mi
58.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
218 ft
59.
Exit the roundabout onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
1.5 mi
60.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
238 ft
61.
Exit the roundabout onto Aire Valley Road (A650)
0.3 mi
62.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hard Ings Road (A650)
194 ft
63.
Exit the roundabout onto Hard Ings Road (A650)
0.4 mi
64.
Keep right onto A629
124 ft
65.
Keep left onto Aire Valley Bypass (A629)
2.4 mi
66.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Aire Valley Bypass (A629)
145 ft
67.
Exit the roundabout onto Aire Valley Bypass (A629)
1.7 mi
68.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Skipton Road (A629)
299 ft
69.
Exit the roundabout onto Skipton Road (A629)
1.4 mi
70.
Continue onto Keighley Road (A629)
1.2 mi
71.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rotary Way (A629)
77 ft
72.
Exit the roundabout onto Rotary Way (A629)
1.2 mi
73.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rotary Way (A629)
83 ft
74.
Exit the roundabout onto Rotary Way (A629)
1.2 mi
75.
Enter Gargrave Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Skipton Road (A65)
135 ft
76.
Exit the roundabout onto Skipton Road (A65)
3 mi
77.
Continue left onto High Street (A65)
677 ft
78.
Continue slightly right onto Skipton Road (A65)
5.1 mi
79.
Continue onto Main Road (A65)
1053 ft
80.
Continue onto Kendal Road (A65)
1.6 mi
81.
Continue onto Main Street (A65)
3 mi
82.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A65
73 ft
83.
Exit the roundabout onto A65
11.7 mi
84.
Keep right onto New Road (A65)
109 ft
85.
Keep right onto New Road (A65)
4.1 mi
86.
Turn right
581 ft
87.
Make a slight right onto Long Lane
0.9 mi
88.
Continue onto Wandales Lane
0.8 mi
89.
Go straight onto Bents Lane
896 ft
90.
Turn left onto Flush Brow
136 ft
91.
Turn right to stay on Flush Brow
762 ft
92.
Turn right onto A683
6.5 mi
93.
Go straight onto B6256
1.1 mi
94.
Turn left onto Scotch Jeans (A684)
2.1 mi
95.
Take the ramp towards M6: The North
0.3 mi
96.
Merge right onto M6
53.1 mi
97.
Continue onto A74(M)
0.5 mi
98.
Take the ramp on the left towards A75: South West Scotland
0.5 mi
99.
Keep right towards A75
725 ft
100.
Continue towards A75
21.1 mi
101.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
164 ft
102.
Exit the roundabout onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
0.9 mi
103.
Enter Brownrigg Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
263 ft
104.
Exit the roundabout onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
1 mi
105.
Enter Bloomfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
136 ft
106.
Exit the roundabout onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
1.5 mi
107.
Enter Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
423 ft
108.
Exit the roundabout onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
1.3 mi
109.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
138 ft
110.
Exit the roundabout onto Dumfries Bypass (A75)
0.4 mi
111.
Enter Garroch Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto The Glen Improvement (A75)
284 ft
112.
Exit the roundabout onto The Glen Improvement (A75)
2.6 mi
113.
Enter Drummore Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A75
146 ft
114.
Exit the roundabout onto A75
4.7 mi
115.
Turn right onto Maiden Row (A712)
5.2 mi
116.
Turn left onto A712
9.1 mi
117.
Turn right onto A713
2.5 mi
118.
Turn left onto Ayr Road (A713)
0.6 mi
119.
Make a slight left to stay on Ayr Road (A713)
18.4 mi
120.
Continue onto Bellsbank Road (A713)
716 ft
121.
Continue onto Ayr Road (A713)
4.7 mi
122.
Continue onto Doonview Terrace (A713)
468 ft
123.
Continue onto Ayr Road (A713)
7.6 mi
124.
Enter Bankfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dalmellington Road (A713)
408 ft
125.
Exit the roundabout onto Dalmellington Road (A713)
0.7 mi
126.
Continue straight onto Castlehill Road (A713)
0.6 mi
127.
Make a slight right onto Castlehill Road (A713)
890 ft
128.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Station Bridge (A70)
19 ft
129.
Exit the roundabout onto Station Bridge (A70)
402 ft
130.
Continue left onto Parkhouse Street (A70)
394 ft
131.
Keep right onto Parkhouse Street (A70)
51 ft
132.
Turn right onto Beresford Terrace (A70)
440 ft
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You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to travel from Sheffield to Ayr by car?

The journey, fueled by petrol, comes to £41.7. In this calculation, we've assumed a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and the car's petrol consumption at 37.5 miles per gallon.

For those considering carpooling, with two passengers, the cost per person is £20.85 (£41.7/2). With three passengers, the cost reduces to £13.9 per person (£41.7/3). And for four passengers, it further decreases to £10.43 per person (£41.7/4).

To break it down further, here's how we arrive at the result:

The fuel required is determined by dividing the distance by the car's fuel consumption. For a journey of 240.65 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 240.65 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 29.2 liters of fuel needed.

The fuel cost is then calculated by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. For 29.2 liters of fuel at 143 pence per liter, the total comes to £41.7.

In conclusion, the fuel cost from Sheffield to Ayr amounts to £41.7.

 

How much fuel a car uses is directly related to how well its engine is oiled. How to do it: 

 

  • Efficiency: An engine that has been properly cared for and is in good shape works more efficiently, which means it can burn fuel more efficiently and use less of it to make the same amount of power. 
     
  • Combustion: If the fuel injectors are dirty, the air filters are jammed, or the spark plugs don't work right, the fuel may not burn all the way. This is called incomplete combustion. This wastes fuel and makes people use more of it. 
     
  • Fuel blend: For the engine to burn efficiently, the fuel-air blend needs to be carefully managed. Any changes from the right ratio, like when an oxygen monitor or fuel injector doesn't work right, can cause the engine to use more fuel than it should. 
     
  • Mechanical Wear: As an engine ages, parts inside it like piston rings, valves, and seals can wear out. This makes the engine less efficient and causes it to use more petrol. This wear can be lessened with regular upkeep, which can also help keep fuel use in check. 
     
  • Ignition Timing: If the ignition timing is off, it can cause inefficient combustion and higher fuel usage. This can be caused by a worn distributor or a broken ignition system. 
     

To sum up, the state of a car's engine is a major factor in how much fuel it uses. For the engine to work well and use little petrol, it needs to be serviced regularly and fixed quickly when something goes wrong.

Diesel cost from Sheffield to Ayr.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 26.3 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 13.15 £ (26.3/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.77 £ (26.3/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.58 £ (26.3/4) /p.

Alternative routes from Sheffield to Ayr

The second route from Sheffield to the Ayr is 252.87 miles and takes 4 hours and 46 minutes.

The third route from Sheffield to the Ayr is 260.26 miles and takes 5 hours and 25 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Sheffield to Ayr is the first suggested route (241mi, 4h 44min) and costs 41.7 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Sheffield to Ayr is the second suggested route (253mi, 4h 46min) and costs 43.8 £.

The most expensive route from Sheffield to Ayr is the third suggested route (260mi, 5h 25min) and costs 45.1 £.

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 Sheffield to Ayr?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 241mi (distance from Sheffield to Ayr) and its duration is 4h 44min. The other route is 253mi, and its duration is 4h 46min. The slowest route is 260mi, and its duration is 5h 25min.

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Where is Sheffield located?

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.

What is the location of Ayr?

Ayr is located in South Ayrshire county and in Scotland. It is situated at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. Ayr has coordinates 55.4585640o,-4.6291790o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Ayr from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.