Route from St Helens to Maidstone

The distance between St Helens and Maidstone is 246 miles. Travel time is 4 hours and 9 minutes.

From: St Helens, County: Merseyside, England
To: Maidstone, County: Kent, England
246 mi , 4 h 9 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from St Helens to Maidstone on map



Driving directions from St Helens to Maidstone

246 mi 4 h 9 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
37.9 mi
16.
Take the ramp on the left towards M1: The SOUTH
1.6 mi
17.
Merge right onto M1
57.4 mi
18.
Take the ramp on the left towards A414: Hemel Hempstead
0.5 mi
19.
Keep right towards A414: St Albans
0.4 mi
20.
Merge right onto A414
3.7 mi
21.
Enter Park Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Orbital Road (A414)
218 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto North Orbital Road (A414)
1.9 mi
23.
Enter London Colney Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1081
359 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto A1081
1.3 mi
25.
Enter The Bell Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto M25
243 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto M25
34.9 mi
27.
Continue towards M25: (M20
5.3 mi
28.
Take the ramp on the left towards A2: (M2) Canterbury
1 mi
29.
Merge right onto Dartford Bypass (A2)
1.8 mi
30.
Continue onto Watling Street (A2)
6.4 mi
31.
Continue onto M2
5.5 mi
32.
Take the ramp on the left onto M2
0.4 mi
33.
Enter Taddington Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A229
808 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout onto A229
1211 ft
35.
Enter Lord Lees Roundabout and take the 1st exit
17 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout
1058 ft
37.
Continue onto A229
3.5 mi
38.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Royal Engineers' Road (A229)
246 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout onto Royal Engineers' Road (A229)
0.3 mi
40.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Waterside (A229)
177 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto Waterside (A229)
0.3 mi
42.
Continue onto Fairmeadow (A229)
1005 ft
43.
Keep left onto A229
810 ft
44.
Turn left onto Palace Avenue (A229)
793 ft
45.
Continue right onto Lower Stone Street (A229)
659 ft
46.
Continue onto Upper Stone Street (A229)
989 ft
47.
Turn right onto Campbell Road
897 ft
48.
Turn right onto Hayle Road (A229)
529 ft
49.
Continue onto College Road (A229)
689 ft
50.
You have arrived at your destination
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What's the expense of traveling from St Helens to Maidstone by car?

The trip fueled by petrol comes to £43. 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 £21.5 (£43/2). For three passengers, the cost per person reduces to £14.33 (£43/3), and with four passengers, it further decreases to £10.75 (£43/4).

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 246.17 miles, this calculation involves multiplying 246.17 miles by 4.54609 (liters per gallon) and dividing by the car's consumption of 37.5 mpg, resulting in 29.8 liters of fuel needed.

Next, we calculate the fuel cost by multiplying the fuel needed by the price per liter. With 29.8 liters of fuel at 144 pence per liter, the total cost comes to £43.

In summary, the fuel cost for the trip from St Helens to Maidstone amounts to £43.

Diesel cost from St Helens to Maidstone.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 29.8 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 14.9 £ (29.8/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 9.93 £ (29.8/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 7.45 £ (29.8/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and gasoline (petrol) fuel have differences:

  1. Compression Ignition vs. Spark Ignition: Diesel engines operate on compression ignition, where the fuel-air mixture ignites spontaneously due to high pressure and temperature, while petrol engines rely on spark ignition from spark plugs. This fundamental difference in combustion processes leads to different engine designs and performance characteristics.

  2. Fuel Efficiency: Diesel engines tend to be more fuel-efficient than petrol engines, primarily due to their higher compression ratios and thermal efficiency. Diesel engines can extract more energy from each unit of fuel compared to petrol engines, resulting in better fuel economy and lower fuel consumption.

Alternative routes from St Helens to Maidstone

The second route from St Helens to the Maidstone is 259.57 miles and takes 4 hours and 21 minutes.

The third route from St Helens to the Maidstone is 240.75 miles and takes 5 hours and 23 minutes.

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

The cheapest route from St Helens to Maidstone is the third suggested route (241mi, 5h 23min) and costs 42 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from St Helens to Maidstone is the first suggested route (246mi, 4h 9min) and costs 43 £.

The most expensive route from St Helens to Maidstone is the second suggested route (260mi, 4h 21min) and costs 45.3 £.

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 Maidstone?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 246mi (distance from St Helens to Maidstone) and its duration is 4h 9min. The other route is 260mi, and its duration is 4h 21min. The slowest route is 241mi, and its duration is 5h 23min.

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

Maidstone is located in Kent county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 11 meters above sea level. Maidstone has coordinates 51.2703630o,0.5226990o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Maidstone from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.