Route from Solihull to Croydon

The distance between Solihull and Croydon is 121 miles. Travel time is 2 hours and 24 minutes.

From: Solihull, County: West Midlands, England
To: Croydon, County: Greater London, England
121 mi , 2 h 24 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Solihull to Croydon on map



Driving directions from Solihull to Croydon

121 mi 2 h 24 min
1.
Head southeast on Manor Square
215 ft
2.
Turn left onto The Square
148 ft
3.
Continue onto New Road
504 ft
4.
Make a slight left to stay on New Road
1199 ft
5.
Turn right onto Warwick Road (B4102)
0.5 mi
6.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit
36 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout
0.5 mi
8.
Merge right onto Solihull Bypass (A41)
843 ft
9.
Enter Copt Hill Interchange and take the 3rd exit
818 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout
0.3 mi
11.
Merge right onto M42
4 mi
12.
Take exit 3A on the left towards M40: London
1 mi
13.
Merge right onto M40
84 mi
14.
Take the ramp on the left towards M25(S): Watford
0.4 mi
15.
Keep right towards M25(S): Heathrow
0.9 mi
16.
Keep left towards M25: Heathrow
4.3 mi
17.
Take exit 15 on the left towards M4: London (West)
980 ft
18.
Keep left towards M4: London (West)
0.8 mi
19.
Merge right onto M4
9.1 mi
20.
Merge left onto Great West Road (A4)
840 ft
21.
Continue onto Cedars Road (A4)
0.3 mi
22.
Continue onto Ellesmere Road (A4)
0.4 mi
23.
Continue onto Hogarth Lane (A4)
0.3 mi
24.
Enter Hogarth Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Great West Road (A4)
99 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto Great West Road (A4)
0.9 mi
26.
Continue onto Hammersmith Flyover (A4)
0.7 mi
27.
Continue onto Talgarth Road (A4)
0.5 mi
28.
Turn right onto North End Road (B317)
0.4 mi
29.
Make a slight left to stay on North End Road (B317)
0.4 mi
30.
Turn left onto Fulham Road (A304)
781 ft
31.
Make a slight right onto Harwood Road (B318)
0.3 mi
32.
Turn right onto New King's Road (A308)
358 ft
33.
Turn left onto Wandsworth Bridge Road (A217)
0.9 mi
34.
Continue onto Bridgend Road (A217)
495 ft
35.
Keep right onto A217
349 ft
36.
Keep left onto Trinity Road (A214)
2.1 mi
37.
Continue onto Tooting Bec Road (A214)
1.2 mi
38.
Continue onto Tooting Bec Gardens (A214)
968 ft
39.
Take the ramp onto A216
69 ft
40.
Turn left to stay on Mitcham Lane (A216)
104 ft
41.
Make a sharp right onto Streatham High Road (A23)
1.2 mi
42.
Continue onto London Road (A23)
1.4 mi
43.
Enter Thornton Heath Pond Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road (A235)
154 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto London Road (A235)
0.8 mi
45.
Turn right onto Sumner Road (A213)
0.3 mi
46.
Turn left onto Mitcham Road (A236)
1252 ft
47.
Continue onto Roman Way (A236)
0.5 mi
48.
Continue onto Old Town (A236)
1132 ft
49.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Pump Pail North
109 ft
50.
Exit the roundabout onto Pump Pail North
996 ft
51.
Merge right onto The Croydon Flyover (A232)
826 ft
52.
Turn left
186 ft
53.
Make a slight left onto Park Lane (A212)
313 ft
54.
Go straight onto Croydon Underpass (A212)
0.3 mi
55.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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What's the cost of a drive from Solihull to Croydon?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £21.2. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's thirst of 37.5 miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £10.6 each (£21.2 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £7.07 a head (£21.2 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £5.3 per person (£21.2 divided by 4).

Let's dig into the math behind it. The fuel expenditure hinges on the distance covered and the car's efficiency. For this particular jaunt, you're looking at guzzling down roughly 14.7 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £21.2 total comes from for the trip from Solihull to Croydon.
 

Diesel cost from Solihull to Croydon.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 14.7 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 7.35 £ (14.7/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 4.9 £ (14.7/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 3.68 £ (14.7/4) /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 Solihull to Croydon

An alternative route from Solihull to the Croydon is 123.84 miles and takes 3 hours and 7 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Solihull to Croydon by car?

The cheapest route from Solihull to Croydon is the first suggested route (121mi, 2h 24min) and costs 21.2 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Solihull to Croydon is the second suggested route (124mi, 3h 7min) and costs 21.6 £.

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 Solihull to Croydon?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 121mi (distance from Solihull to Croydon) and its duration is 2h 24min. The slowest route is 124mi, and its duration is 3h 7min.

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Where is Solihull located?

Solihull is located in West Midlands county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 131 meters above sea level. Solihull has coordinates 52.4118110o,-1.7776100o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Solihull from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Croydon?

Croydon is located in Greater London county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 58 meters above sea level. Croydon has coordinates 51.3761650o,-0.0982340o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Croydon from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.