Route from St Helens to Colchester

The distance between St Helens and Colchester is 239 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 1 minute.

From: St Helens, County: Merseyside, England
To: Colchester, County: Essex, England
239 mi , 4 h 1 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from St Helens to Colchester on map



Driving directions from St Helens to Colchester

239 mi 4 h 1 min
1.
Head north
74 ft
2.
Turn left onto Garswood Street
162 ft
3.
Turn right onto College Street (A571)
0.4 mi
4.
Continue onto Haresfinch Road (A571)
0.4 mi
5.
Turn left onto Haresfinch View (A571)
691 ft
6.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Green Leach Lane (A571)
57 ft
7.
Exit the roundabout onto Green Leach Lane (A571)
0.3 mi
8.
Turn right to stay on East Lancashire Road (A580)
1.5 mi
9.
Keep right onto East Lancashire Road (A580)
2.2 mi
10.
Take the ramp
441 ft
11.
Enter Haydock Island and take the 1st exit
102 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout
1278 ft
13.
Merge right onto M6
65 mi
14.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
15.
Keep right onto M6
38.9 mi
16.
Continue towards A14: Felixstowe
58.2 mi
17.
Keep right onto Huntingdon Road (A14)
0.3 mi
18.
Continue onto M11
27.5 mi
19.
Take the ramp on the left
0.3 mi
20.
Enter Birchanger Green Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
15 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto Thremhall Avenue (A120)
0.4 mi
22.
Enter Priory Wood Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A120
819 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto A120
17 mi
24.
Enter Galleys Corner Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Braintree Bypass (A120)
133 ft
25.
Exit the roundabout onto Braintree Bypass (A120)
0.9 mi
26.
Enter Marks Farm Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
267 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
3.4 mi
28.
Continue onto Coggeshall Bypass (A120)
2.4 mi
29.
Continue onto Colchester Road (A120)
1 mi
30.
Continue onto Coggeshall Road (A120)
2.3 mi
31.
Enter Marks Tey Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A120
127 ft
32.
Exit the roundabout onto A120
858 ft
33.
Take the ramp on the left onto A12
2.8 mi
34.
Take the ramp on the left onto A12
0.9 mi
35.
Enter Spring Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cymbeline Way (A133)
254 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto Cymbeline Way (A133)
1.2 mi
37.
Enter Colne Bank and take the 3rd exit onto Westway (A134)
323 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto Westway (A134)
701 ft
39.
Make a slight left
236 ft
40.
Turn left onto Rotary Way
448 ft
41.
Turn left
60 ft
42.
You have arrived at your destination
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What is the financial outlay associated with traveling from St Helens to Colchester by car?

The journey, powered by petrol, incurs a cost of £41.6. In this computational scenario, the price of petrol is assumed to be 144 pence per liter, and the car's fuel efficiency stands at 37.5 miles per gallon.

For individuals contemplating carpooling arrangements, the expenditure per traveler diminishes as the number of passengers increases. With two passengers, the cost per person amounts to £20.8 (£41.6/2). For a trio of passengers, the cost per person reduces to £13.87 (£41.6/3), and for a quartet of passengers, it further decreases to £10.4 (£41.6/4).

To provide further elucidation on the calculation process, let us dissect how the final figure is derived:

Initially, the requisite fuel quantity is determined by dividing the distance traveled by the car's fuel consumption rate. For a journey spanning 238.52 miles, this computation entails multiplying 238.52 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and subsequently dividing by the car's fuel efficiency of 37.5 mpg, resulting in a requirement of 28.9 liters of fuel.

Subsequently, the fuel expenditure is computed by multiplying the amount of fuel required by the price per liter. Given a consumption of 28.9 liters of fuel at a rate of 144 pence per liter, the cumulative cost equals £41.6.

In summation, the total fuel expenditure for the trip from St Helens to Colchester stands at £41.6.

Diesel cost from St Helens to Colchester.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 28.9 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 14.45 £ (28.9/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 9.63 £ (28.9/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 7.23 £ (28.9/4) /p.

In general, diesel engines tend to have lower fuel consumption compared to petrol engines, all else being equal. This is primarily due to the higher energy density of diesel fuel and the higher thermal efficiency of diesel engines. Diesel fuel contains more energy per liter than petrol, and diesel engines are typically more efficient at converting that energy into mechanical work.

Additionally, diesel engines operate at higher compression ratios, which improves their thermal efficiency and allows them to extract more energy from each unit of fuel. As a result, diesel vehicles often achieve better fuel economy and can travel farther on a gallon or liter of fuel compared to petrol vehicles of similar size and performance.

Alternative routes from St Helens to Colchester

The second route from St Helens to the Colchester is 250.18 miles and takes 4 hours and 9 minutes.

The third route from St Helens to the Colchester is 248.05 miles and takes 4 hours and 45 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from St Helens to Colchester by car?

The cheapest route from St Helens to Colchester is the first suggested route (239mi, 4h 1min) and costs 41.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from St Helens to Colchester is the third suggested route (248mi, 4h 45min) and costs 43.3 £.

The most expensive route from St Helens to Colchester is the second suggested route (250mi, 4h 9min) and costs 43.7 £.

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 Helens to Colchester?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 239mi (distance from St Helens to Colchester) and its duration is 4h 1min. The other route is 250mi, and its duration is 4h 9min. The slowest route is 248mi, and its duration is 4h 45min.

RouteCalculator provides you with the information to prepare your trip from St Helens to Colchester by car or motorbike. It offers you alternative road routes that you can follow to go from St Helens to Colchester. It provides driving directions from St Helens to Colchester, i.e. where to turn and when, distance of the St Helens - Colchester 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 Helens to Colchester 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 Helens located?

St Helens is located in Merseyside county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 39 meters above sea level. St Helens has coordinates 53.4563070o,-2.7370950o. RouteCalculator provides a map of St Helens from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Colchester?

Colchester is located in Essex county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 8 meters above sea level. Colchester has coordinates 51.8959270o,0.8918740o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Colchester from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.