Route from Swansea to Kettering

The distance between Swansea and Kettering is 188 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 18 minutes.

From: Swansea, County: Swansea, Wales
To: Kettering, County: Northamptonshire, England
188 mi , 3 h 18 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Swansea to Kettering on map



Driving directions from Swansea to Kettering

188 mi 3 h 18 min
1.
Head southwest on The Kingsway
78 ft
2.
Turn right
162 ft
3.
Turn right onto College Street (B4290)
414 ft
4.
Continue onto Welcome Lane
249 ft
5.
Turn right onto The Strand
1192 ft
6.
Turn left onto Quay Parade (A4067)
822 ft
7.
Continue straight to stay on Quay Parade (A483)
661 ft
8.
Continue onto Fabian Way (A483)
3.3 mi
9.
Continue straight to stay on Fabian Way (A483)
769 ft
10.
Keep left onto Fabian Way (A483)
1.2 mi
11.
Take the ramp on the left onto M4
0.9 mi
12.
Take the ramp on the left onto M4
0.4 mi
13.
Keep left onto A465
8.1 mi
14.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A465
296 ft
15.
Exit the roundabout onto A465
3 mi
16.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
156 ft
17.
Exit the roundabout onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
5.9 mi
18.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
192 ft
19.
Exit the roundabout onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
1.6 mi
20.
Make a sharp right onto A465
0.2 mi
21.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A465
45 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto A465
639 ft
23.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A465
185 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto A465
3.6 mi
25.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
215 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
868 ft
27.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit
37 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout
73 ft
29.
Continue onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
0.4 mi
30.
Continue straight onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
1.5 mi
31.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
137 ft
32.
Exit the roundabout onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
1.3 mi
33.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit
40 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout
306 ft
35.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
199 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto Heads of the Valleys Road (A465)
15.8 mi
37.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A40
276 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
428 ft
39.
Keep right onto A40
7.7 mi
40.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
175 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
0.3 mi
42.
Continue onto A40
0.6 mi
43.
Keep left onto A40
7.2 mi
44.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
212 ft
45.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
9 mi
46.
Enter Wilton Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A40
228 ft
47.
Exit the roundabout onto A40
1.4 mi
48.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A449
190 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto A449
0.5 mi
50.
Enter Travellers Rest and take the 3rd exit onto M50
441 ft
51.
Exit the roundabout onto M50
21.4 mi
52.
Enter Strensham Interchange and take the 1st exit
74 ft
53.
Exit the roundabout
0.4 mi
54.
Keep right at the fork
0.3 mi
55.
Merge right onto M5
22 mi
56.
Take the ramp on the left towards The NORTH EAST (M1)
11.6 mi
57.
Keep left towards The NORTH
11.2 mi
58.
Take exit 7A on the left towards M6: London
0.9 mi
59.
Merge right onto M6
24.4 mi
60.
Continue towards A14: Felixstowe
18.1 mi
61.
Take the ramp on the left onto A43
0.3 mi
62.
Keep right at the fork
436 ft
63.
Enter Glebe Farm Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto Warren Hill (A4300)
376 ft
64.
Exit the roundabout onto Warren Hill (A4300)
0.4 mi
65.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rothwell Road (A4300)
183 ft
66.
Exit the roundabout onto Rothwell Road (A4300)
0.4 mi
67.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Northfield Avenue (A6003)
287 ft
68.
Exit the roundabout onto Northfield Avenue (A6003)
0.4 mi
69.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A6003
36 ft
70.
Exit the roundabout onto A6003
65 ft
71.
Keep left onto Northampton Road (A6003)
454 ft
72.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does a trip from London to Brighton set you back in petrol costs?

The answer: £32.5. 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 £16.25 (£32.5 divided by 2). With three passengers, the expense drops to approximately £10.83 per passenger (£32.5 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's just £8.13 per passenger (£32.5 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 22.7 liters of fuel. Crunching the figures, that's where the total of £32.5 comes from for the journey from Swansea to Kettering.
 

Diesel cost from Swansea to Kettering.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 20.5 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 10.25 £ (20.5/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 6.83 £ (20.5/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 5.13 £ (20.5/4) /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 Swansea to Kettering

The second route from Swansea to the Kettering is 185.17 miles and takes 3 hours and 34 minutes.

The third route from Swansea to the Kettering is 181.81 miles and takes 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Swansea to Kettering by car?

The cheapest route from Swansea to Kettering is the third suggested route (182mi, 3h 45min) and costs 31.5 £ (petrol fuel cost, 143p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Swansea to Kettering is the second suggested route (185mi, 3h 34min) and costs 32.1 £.

The most expensive route from Swansea to Kettering is the first suggested route (188mi, 3h 18min) and costs 32.5 £.

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 Swansea to Kettering?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 188mi (distance from Swansea to Kettering) and its duration is 3h 18min. The other route is 185mi, and its duration is 3h 34min. The slowest route is 182mi, and its duration is 3h 45min.

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

Where is Swansea located?

Swansea is located in Swansea county and in Wales. It is situated at an altitude of 14 meters above sea level. Swansea has coordinates 51.6214400o,-3.9436460o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Swansea from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Kettering?

Kettering is located in Northamptonshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 77 meters above sea level. Kettering has coordinates 52.3963220o,-0.7302490o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Kettering from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.