Route from Trafford to North Dorset

The distance between Trafford and North Dorset is 209 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 53 minutes.

From: Trafford, County: Greater Manchester, England
To: North Dorset, County: Dorset, England
209 mi , 3 h 53 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Trafford to North Dorset on map



Driving directions from Trafford to North Dorset

209 mi 3 h 53 min
1.
Head west on Taunton Road
336 ft
2.
Turn left onto Manor Avenue
0.7 mi
3.
Turn left onto Woodhouse Lane
0.5 mi
4.
Turn right onto Washway Road (A56)
0.3 mi
5.
Continue onto Manchester Road (A56)
1.2 mi
6.
Continue onto Church Street (A56)
1253 ft
7.
Make a slight right onto Old Market Place (A56)
196 ft
8.
Continue onto Dunham Road (A56)
2.1 mi
9.
Enter Bowdon Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Birmingham
283 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout towards Birmingham
795 ft
11.
Enter Yarwoodheath Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chester Road (A556)
428 ft
12.
Exit the roundabout onto Chester Road (A556)
0.3 mi
13.
Keep right towards A556
3.9 mi
14.
Take the ramp on the left
0.5 mi
15.
Merge right onto M6
50 mi
16.
Keep left onto M6
9.4 mi
17.
Keep left onto M5
82 mi
18.
Take exit 15 on the left towards M4: London
1257 ft
19.
Keep left towards M4 East: London
10.3 mi
20.
Take the ramp on the left towards A46: Bath. Stroud
0.5 mi
21.
Enter Tormarton Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A46
888 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto A46
3.5 mi
23.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A46
83 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto A46
4 mi
25.
Take the ramp on the left
0.2 mi
26.
Enter London Road Junction and take the 1st exit towards Northend
13 ft
27.
Exit the roundabout towards Northend
0.4 mi
28.
Turn right onto Toll Bridge Road
477 ft
29.
Continue onto Mill Lane
0.5 mi
30.
Turn right onto High Street
941 ft
31.
Turn left onto Down Lane
1307 ft
32.
Turn left onto Warminster Road (A36)
9.6 mi
33.
Enter Beckington Services Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A36
162 ft
34.
Exit the roundabout onto A36
0.6 mi
35.
Enter White Row Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A36
175 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto A36
4.6 mi
37.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A36
307 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto A36
1.5 mi
39.
Enter Cley Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A36
167 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto A36
1.3 mi
41.
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Deverill Road (A350)
225 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout onto Deverill Road (A350)
13 mi
43.
Continue onto Littledown (A350)
733 ft
44.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit
94 ft
45.
Exit the roundabout
36 ft
46.
Go straight onto Littledown (A350)
778 ft
47.
Continue onto Grosvenor Road (A350)
0.3 mi
48.
Enter Ivy Cross Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Little Content Lane (A30)
132 ft
49.
Exit the roundabout onto Little Content Lane (A30)
0.3 mi
50.
Continue straight onto Christy's Lane (A30)
0.3 mi
51.
Keep left onto Christy's Lane (A30)
135 ft
52.
Enter Royal Chase Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Blandford Road (A350)
442 ft
53.
Exit the roundabout onto Lower Blandford Road (A350)
1.1 mi
54.
Continue onto Cann Hill (A350)
2.7 mi
55.
Turn right onto Church Street
717 ft
56.
Make a slight right to stay on Church Street
73 ft
57.
Turn right onto West Street
0.7 mi
58.
Continue straight
0.3 mi
59.
Make a sharp left
0.3 mi
60.
Continue straight
967 ft
61.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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How much does it cost to drive from Trafford to North Dorset?

Well, using petrol, it's £36.5. The petrol price we're talking about here is 144 pence per liter, and the car guzzles up 37.5 miles per gallon. Now, if you're carpooling with two buddies, each of you only chips in £18.25 for the trip (£36.5 divided by 2). With three mates, it's about £12.17 each (£36.5 divided by 3), and if you've got a full car of four, it's only £9.13 each (£36.5 divided by 4). The fuel cost for the journey is calculated based on how far you're driving and how much fuel your car drinks up. So, for this journey, you'd need about 25.3 liters of fuel. And that's where the £36.5 comes from for the trip from Trafford to North Dorset.

Diesel cost from Trafford to North Dorset.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 25.3 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 12.65 £ (25.3/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 8.43 £ (25.3/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 6.33 £ (25.3/4) /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 Trafford to North Dorset

The second route from Trafford to the North Dorset is 204.14 miles and takes 3 hours and 54 minutes.

The third route from Trafford to the North Dorset is 209.88 miles and takes 4 hours and 44 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Trafford to North Dorset by car?

The cheapest route from Trafford to North Dorset is the second suggested route (204mi, 3h 54min) and costs 35.6 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Trafford to North Dorset is the first suggested route (209mi, 3h 53min) and costs 36.5 £.

The most expensive route from Trafford to North Dorset is the third suggested route (210mi, 4h 44min) 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 Trafford to North Dorset?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 209mi (distance from Trafford to North Dorset) and its duration is 3h 53min. The other route is 204mi, and its duration is 3h 54min. The slowest route is 210mi, and its duration is 4h 44min.

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Where is Trafford located?

Trafford is located in Greater Manchester county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 25 meters above sea level. Trafford has coordinates 53.4215132o,-2.3517263o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Trafford from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of North Dorset?

North Dorset is located in Dorset county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 82 meters above sea level. North Dorset has coordinates 50.9497310o,-2.2112763o. RouteCalculator provides a map of North Dorset from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.