Route from Sheffield to Cardiff

The distance between Sheffield and Cardiff is 194 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 27 minutes.

From: Sheffield, County: South Yorkshire, England
To: Cardiff, County: Cardiff, Wales
194 mi , 3 h 27 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Sheffield to Cardiff on map



Driving directions from Sheffield to Cardiff

194 mi 3 h 27 min
1.
Head north on Barker's Pool
8 ft
2.
Continue onto Leopold Street
1065 ft
3.
Turn right onto Bailey Street
578 ft
4.
Turn left onto Broad Lane (B6539)
0.3 mi
5.
Continue onto Brook Hill (B6539)
464 ft
6.
Enter University Square and take the 1st exit onto Upper Hanover Street (A61)
5 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Hanover Street (A61)
0.3 mi
8.
Continue onto Hanover Way (A61)
0.3 mi
9.
Enter Moore Street and take the 3rd exit onto Moore Street (A625)
403 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto Moore Street (A625)
467 ft
11.
Continue onto Ecclesall Road (A625)
503 ft
12.
Make a slight left onto Summerfield Street
1004 ft
13.
Continue onto Washington Road
1175 ft
14.
Continue onto Wostenholm Road
857 ft
15.
Make a slight left onto Steade Road
0.3 mi
16.
Turn right onto Abbeydale Road (A621)
0.7 mi
17.
Turn left onto Woodseats Road
0.5 mi
18.
Make a slight right onto The Dale
1095 ft
19.
Turn right onto Chesterfield Road (A61)
0.4 mi
20.
Continue onto Meadowhead (A61)
0.9 mi
21.
Enter Meadowhead Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Chesterfield
298 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout towards Chesterfield
0.7 mi
23.
Enter Bowshaw and take the 3rd exit onto Unstone-Dronfield By-Pass (A61)
554 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto Unstone-Dronfield By-Pass (A61)
4.9 mi
25.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A61
311 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto A61
0.7 mi
27.
Keep right at the fork
170 ft
28.
Keep left onto A61
1.4 mi
29.
Keep left onto A617
5.1 mi
30.
Keep right onto A617
324 ft
31.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: The South
28.5 mi
32.
Take the ramp on the left towards A42 (M42): The South West
0.5 mi
33.
Merge left onto A42
14.1 mi
34.
Continue onto M42
15.9 mi
35.
Keep right onto M42
1069 ft
36.
Take the ramp on the left
669 ft
37.
Merge left onto M42
12.5 mi
38.
Keep right onto M42
10.5 mi
39.
Keep right onto M5
0.6 mi
40.
Keep right onto M5
22.8 mi
41.
Take the ramp on the left
0.5 mi
42.
Enter Strensham Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto M50
1074 ft
43.
Exit the roundabout onto M50
21.4 mi
44.
Enter Travellers Rest and take the 1st exit onto A449
199 ft
45.
Exit the roundabout onto A449
0.5 mi
46.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A40
240 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
1.4 mi
48.
Enter Wilton Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A40
197 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
9 mi
50.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
193 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
6.9 mi
52.
Continue onto A449
12.9 mi
53.
Take the ramp onto A449
1103 ft
54.
Continue onto M4
487 ft
55.
Keep left onto M4
8.6 mi
56.
Take the ramp on the left onto A48(M)
4.6 mi
57.
Make a slight left towards A4232: Cardiff
1010 ft
58.
Turn left onto Southern Way (A4232)
0.4 mi
59.
Make a slight left
1120 ft
60.
Make a slight left onto A4161
66 ft
61.
Keep right onto A4161
1291 ft
62.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newport Road (A4161)
61 ft
63.
Exit the roundabout onto Newport Road (A4161)
1.8 mi
64.
Continue slightly right onto Dumfries Place (A4161)
698 ft
65.
Continue onto Stuttgarter Strasse (A4161)
635 ft
66.
Continue onto Boulevard de Nantes (A4161)
1101 ft
67.
Turn left onto North Road (A4161)
390 ft
68.
Continue onto Kingsway (A4161)
466 ft
69.
You have arrived at your destination
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How much does a trip from London to Brighton set you back in petrol costs?

The answer: £33.6. 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 £16.8 (£33.6 divided by 2). With three passengers, the expense drops to approximately £11.2 per passenger (£33.6 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's just £8.4 per passenger (£33.6 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 23.5 liters of fuel. Crunching the figures, that's where the total of £33.6 comes from for the journey from Sheffield to Cardiff.
 

Diesel cost from Sheffield to Cardiff.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 21.2 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 10.6 £ (21.2/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 7.07 £ (21.2/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5.3 £ (21.2/4) /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 Sheffield to Cardiff

The second route from Sheffield to the Cardiff is 198.57 miles and takes 3 hours and 45 minutes.

The third route from Sheffield to the Cardiff is 181.28 miles and takes 4 hours and 5 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from Sheffield to Cardiff is the third suggested route (181mi, 4h 5min) and costs 31.4 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Sheffield to Cardiff is the first suggested route (194mi, 3h 27min) and costs 33.6 £.

The most expensive route from Sheffield to Cardiff is the second suggested route (199mi, 3h 45min) and costs 34.4 £.

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 Cardiff?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 194mi (distance from Sheffield to Cardiff) and its duration is 3h 27min. The other route is 199mi, and its duration is 3h 45min. The slowest route is 181mi, and its duration is 4h 5min.

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

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 Cardiff?

Cardiff is located in Cardiff county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level. Cardiff has coordinates 51.4815810o,-3.1790900o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Cardiff from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.