Route from Torbay to Tamworth

The distance between Torbay and Tamworth is 202 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 25 minutes.

From: Torbay, County: Devon, England
To: Tamworth, County: Staffordshire, England
202 mi , 3 h 25 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Torbay to Tamworth on map



Driving directions from Torbay to Tamworth

202 mi 3 h 25 min
1.
Head northwest on Strand (A379)
383 ft
2.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Torbay Road (A379)
90 ft
3.
Exit the roundabout onto Torbay Road (A379)
0.4 mi
4.
Turn right onto Belgrave Road
0.5 mi
5.
Continue onto South Street
804 ft
6.
Keep left onto South Street
316 ft
7.
Go straight onto Newton Road
1043 ft
8.
Turn left to stay on Newton Road
26 ft
9.
Make a slight right to stay on Newton Road
89 ft
10.
Go straight onto A3022
1.8 mi
11.
Keep right onto South Devon Highway (A3022)
3.4 mi
12.
Continue onto Besigheim Way (A380)
12.1 mi
13.
Continue towards M5: Taunton
75 mi
14.
Keep right onto M5
71 mi
15.
Take the ramp on the left towards The NORTH EAST (M1)
11.6 mi
16.
Keep left towards The NORTH
14.5 mi
17.
Take the ramp on the left
474 ft
18.
Continue onto M42
6.3 mi
19.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
20.
Enter Tamworth Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Watling Street (A5)
22 ft
21.
Exit the roundabout onto Watling Street (A5)
2.9 mi
22.
Take the ramp on the left towards Tamworth
0.5 mi
23.
Enter Ventura Park Road and take the 3rd exit
236 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout
644 ft
25.
Enter Jolly Sailor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Tame Drive (A51)
281 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto Tame Drive (A51)
0.3 mi
27.
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Lichfield Street (B5493)
385 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout onto Lichfield Street (B5493)
0.3 mi
29.
Continue left onto Aldergate (B5493)
1137 ft
30.
Turn right onto Albert Road
691 ft
31.
Make a slight right onto Marmion Street
360 ft
32.
Make a slight left to stay on Marmion Street
748 ft
33.
Turn right
94 ft
34.
Turn right
22 ft
35.
You have arrived at your destination
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What's the cost of a drive from Torbay to Tamworth?

The journey, powered by petrol, sets you back £35.3. In this calculation, we're crunching numbers based on a petrol price of 144 pence per liter and a car's thirst of 37.5 miles per gallon. If you're carpooling with a buddy, that's £17.65 each (£35.3 divided by 2). With a trio onboard, it drops to around £11.77 a head (£35.3 divided by 3), and with a full car of four, it's a mere £8.83 per person (£35.3 divided by 4).

Let's dig into the math behind it. The fuel expenditure hinges on the distance covered and the car's efficiency. For this particular jaunt, you're looking at guzzling down roughly 24.5 liters of fuel. Crunching the numbers, that's where the £35.3 total comes from for the trip from Torbay to Tamworth.
 

Diesel cost from Torbay to Tamworth.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 24.5 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 12.25 £ (24.5/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.17 £ (24.5/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.13 £ (24.5/4) /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 Torbay to Tamworth

An alternative route from Torbay to the Tamworth is 209.91 miles and takes 4 hours and 33 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Torbay to Tamworth by car?

The cheapest route from Torbay to Tamworth is the first suggested route (202mi, 3h 25min) and costs 35.3 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The most expensive route from Torbay to Tamworth is the second suggested route (210mi, 4h 33min) and costs 36.6 £.

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 Torbay to Tamworth?

There are two suggested routes. The fastest route is 202mi (distance from Torbay to Tamworth) and its duration is 3h 25min. The slowest route is 210mi, and its duration is 4h 33min.

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

Where is Torbay located?

Torbay is located in Devon county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 6 meters above sea level. Torbay has coordinates 50.4619209o,-3.5253150o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Torbay from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Tamworth?

Tamworth is located in Staffordshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 63 meters above sea level. Tamworth has coordinates 52.6335840o,-1.6910320o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Tamworth from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.