Route from Three Rivers to Thurrock by car

The driving distance between Three Rivers and Thurrock is 52 miles. Travel time is 59 minutes by car.

From: Three Rivers, County: Hertfordshire, England
To: Thurrock, County: Essex, England
52 mi , 59 min
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Route from Three Rivers to Thurrock on map



Driving directions from Three Rivers to Thurrock

52 mi 59 min
1.
Head northeast on Copthorne Road
1272 ft
2.
Turn left onto The Green
339 ft
3.
Keep left onto The Green
0.4 mi
4.
Turn left onto Sarratt Road
0.7 mi
5.
Turn right onto Redhall Lane
0.6 mi
6.
Continue onto Fir Tree Hill
0.7 mi
7.
Continue left onto Langleybury Lane
1.5 mi
8.
Turn left onto Watford Road (A41)
0.5 mi
9.
Merge right onto Kings Langley Interchange
537 ft
10.
Keep right onto Kings Langley Interchange
331 ft
11.
Take exit 20 on the left
42.2 mi
12.
Take the ramp on the left towards A13 (E): Tilbury
0.8 mi
13.
Merge right onto A13
1.5 mi
14.
Take the ramp on the left onto A13
0.3 mi
15.
Enter Stifford Interchange and take the 4th exit onto A1012
897 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout onto A1012
1088 ft
17.
Enter Treacle Mine Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lodge Lane
279 ft
18.
Exit the roundabout onto Lodge Lane
1.2 mi
19.
Enter Daneholes Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stanford Road (A1013)
299 ft
20.
Exit the roundabout onto Stanford Road (A1013)
0.5 mi
21.
Turn right
267 ft
22.
You have arrived at your destination, on the right
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How much is the expense of driving from Three Rivers to Thurrock?

The expense of driving from Three Rivers to Thurrock using petrol amounts to £9. This computation is based on a petrol price of 143 pence per liter and a car's fuel efficiency of miles per gallon. For those considering carpooling arrangements, the cost per passenger decreases with more occupants. With two passengers, the cost per person is £4.5 (£9 divided by 2). With three passengers, it's approximately £3 per person (£9 divided by 3), and with four passengers, it's £2.25 per person (£9 divided by 4).

To delve deeper into the calculations, we can explore the fuel cost calculation. This is determined by the distance traveled and the car's fuel consumption rate. For this journey, approximately 6.3 liters of fuel would be required. Multiplying this by the petrol price per liter results in the total fuel cost of £9 for the trip from Three Rivers to Thurrock.
 

Diesel cost from Three Rivers to Thurrock.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 5.7 £ (151p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 2.85 £ (5.7/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 1.9 £ (5.7/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.43 £ (5.7/4) /p.

Diesel fuel and gasoline (petrol) fuel have differences:

  1. Energy Density: Diesel fuel generally has a higher energy density than petrol. This means that diesel fuel contains more energy per liter or gallon compared to petrol, resulting in diesel engines being able to generate more power and travel further distances on the same volume of fuel.

  2. Octane Rating: Petrol typically has a higher octane rating compared to diesel fuel. Octane rating indicates the fuel's resistance to knocking or pre-ignition in spark-ignition engines. Higher octane ratings are required for petrol engines with higher compression ratios or turbocharging, whereas diesel engines rely on compression ignition and do not use spark plugs.

Alternative routes from Three Rivers to Thurrock

The second route from Three Rivers to the Thurrock is 46.32 miles and takes 1 hour and 7 minutes.

The third route from Three Rivers to the Thurrock is 46.17 miles and takes 1 hour and 8 minutes.