Route from St Albans to Fenland

The distance between St Albans and Fenland is 75 miles. Travel time is 1 hour and 28 minutes.

From: St Albans, County: Hertfordshire, England
To: Fenland, County: Cambridgeshire, England
75 mi , 1 h 28 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from St Albans to Fenland on map



Driving directions from St Albans to Fenland

75 mi 1 h 28 min
1.
Head northwest on Waddington Road
87 ft
2.
Turn right onto Drovers Way
914 ft
3.
Turn right onto Catherine Street (A4147)
217 ft
4.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto St Peter's Street (A1081)
28 ft
5.
Exit the roundabout onto St Peter's Street (A1081)
1223 ft
6.
Turn right onto Stonecross (B651)
555 ft
7.
Turn right onto Sandpit Lane
1.5 mi
8.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sandpit Lane
51 ft
9.
Exit the roundabout onto Sandpit Lane
0.3 mi
10.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oaklands Lane
42 ft
11.
Exit the roundabout onto Oaklands Lane
766 ft
12.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Coopers Green Lane
25 ft
13.
Exit the roundabout onto Coopers Green Lane
2.9 mi
14.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coopers Green Lane
52 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout onto Coopers Green Lane
0.4 mi
16.
Enter Brocket Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Great North Road (B197)
85 ft
17.
Exit the roundabout onto Great North Road (B197)
0.8 mi
18.
Enter Lemsford Interchange and take the 3rd exit towards A1(M)
247 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout towards A1(M)
6.5 mi
20.
Take the ramp on the left towards A602: Stevenage
864 ft
21.
Enter Langley Sidings and take the 2nd exit onto A1(M)
300 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto A1(M)
13.6 mi
23.
Enter Biggleswade South Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Biggleswade Bypass (A1)
289 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto Biggleswade Bypass (A1)
2.2 mi
25.
Enter Biggleswade North Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Biggleswade Bypass (A1)
159 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Biggleswade Bypass (A1)
0.3 mi
27.
Continue onto Great North Road (A1)
2.5 mi
28.
Enter Sandy Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1
142 ft
29.
Exit the roundabout onto A1
4.1 mi
30.
Enter Black Cat Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Great North Road (A1)
404 ft
31.
Exit the roundabout onto Great North Road (A1)
8 mi
32.
Enter Buckden Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1
169 ft
33.
Exit the roundabout onto A1
2.7 mi
34.
Take the ramp on the left onto A1
0.3 mi
35.
Enter Brampton Hut Interchange and take the 4th exit onto Thrapston Road (A141)
894 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto Thrapston Road (A141)
0.5 mi
37.
Continue onto Spittals Way (A141)
1.5 mi
38.
Enter Spittals Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto Spittals Way (A141)
503 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto Spittals Way (A141)
0.5 mi
40.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Spittals Way (A141)
164 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto Spittals Way (A141)
0.5 mi
42.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Spittals Way (A141)
117 ft
43.
Exit the roundabout onto Spittals Way (A141)
0.6 mi
44.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Spittals Way (A141)
159 ft
45.
Exit the roundabout onto Spittals Way (A141)
1.6 mi
46.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A141
31 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto A141
1.2 mi
48.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Old Hurst Road (A141)
138 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto Old Hurst Road (A141)
3.1 mi
50.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A141
140 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto A141
1.3 mi
52.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Heath Road (A141)
118 ft
53.
Exit the roundabout onto Heath Road (A141)
2.2 mi
54.
Continue onto High Fen Straight Drove (A141)
2.9 mi
55.
Continue onto Chatteris Road (A141)
1.3 mi
56.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Fenland Way (A141)
44 ft
57.
Exit the roundabout onto Fenland Way (A141)
0.6 mi
58.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Fenland Way (A141)
177 ft
59.
Exit the roundabout onto Fenland Way (A141)
0.3 mi
60.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Isle of Ely Way (A141)
95 ft
61.
Exit the roundabout onto Isle of Ely Way (A141)
4.7 mi
62.
Enter Mill Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Isle of Ely Way (A141)
188 ft
63.
Exit the roundabout onto Isle of Ely Way (A141)
2.6 mi
64.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Isle of Ely Way (A141)
69 ft
65.
Exit the roundabout onto Isle of Ely Way (A141)
0.3 mi
66.
Continue onto Wisbech Road (A141)
0.9 mi
67.
Turn left
0.3 mi
68.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the expense of traveling from St Albans to Fenland by car?

The trip fueled by petrol comes to £13.1. 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 £6.55 (£13.1/2). For three passengers, the cost per person reduces to £4.37 (£13.1/3), and with four passengers, it further decreases to £3.28 (£13.1/4).

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 74.92 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 74.92 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 9.1 liters of fuel needed.

Next, we calculate the fuel cost by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. With 9.1 liters of fuel at 144 pence per liter, the total cost comes to £13.1.

In summary, the fuel cost for the trip from St Albans to Fenland amounts to £13.1.

Diesel cost from St Albans to Fenland.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 9.1 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 4.55 £ (9.1/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 3.03 £ (9.1/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 2.28 £ (9.1/4) /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 St Albans to Fenland

The second route from St Albans to the Fenland is 73.6 miles and takes 1 hour and 33 minutes.

The third route from St Albans to the Fenland is 74.76 miles and takes 1 hour and 37 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from St Albans to Fenland by car?

The cheapest route from St Albans to Fenland is the second suggested route (74mi, 1h 33min) and costs 12.8 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from St Albans to Fenland is the third suggested route (75mi, 1h 37min) and costs 13 £.

The most expensive route from St Albans to Fenland is the first suggested route (75mi, 1h 28min) and costs 13.1 £.

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 St Albans to Fenland?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 75mi (distance from St Albans to Fenland) and its duration is 1h 28min. The other route is 74mi, and its duration is 1h 33min. The slowest route is 75mi, and its duration is 1h 37min.

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

Where is St Albans located?

St Albans is located in Hertfordshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 118 meters above sea level. St Albans has coordinates 51.752725o,-0.339436o. RouteCalculator provides a map of St Albans from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Fenland?

Fenland is located in Cambridgeshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 2 meters above sea level. Fenland has coordinates 52.5745456o,0.0487678o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Fenland from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.