Route from Watford to Bracknell Forest

The distance between Watford and Bracknell Forest is 36.1 miles. Travel time is 46 minutes.

From: Watford, County: Hertfordshire, England
To: Bracknell Forest, County: Berkshire, England
36.1 mi , 46 min
Tolls: 0£ Stations
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Route from Watford to Bracknell Forest on map



Driving directions from Watford to Bracknell Forest

36.1 mi 46 min
1.
Head north on Gladstone Road
779 ft
2.
Turn left onto Queen's Place
132 ft
3.
Turn right onto Queens Road
1243 ft
4.
Continue onto Woodford Road
911 ft
5.
Continue onto Station Road
702 ft
6.
Continue onto Langley Road
0.5 mi
7.
Turn left onto Langley Road
0.3 mi
8.
Turn right onto Hempstead Road (A411)
1.2 mi
9.
Enter Hunton Bridge Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Hunton Cross Spur (M25)
28 ft
10.
Exit the roundabout onto Hunton Cross Spur (M25)
15.6 mi
11.
Take exit 15 on the left towards M4: London (West)
980 ft
12.
Keep right towards M4: The West
0.8 mi
13.
Merge right onto M4
5 mi
14.
Take the ramp on the left towards A355: Slough (Centre)
0.3 mi
15.
Enter Tuns Lane Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Royal Windsor Way (A355)
62 ft
16.
Exit the roundabout onto Royal Windsor Way (A355)
1.6 mi
17.
Turn right onto Imperial Road
195 ft
18.
Continue onto B3173
0.6 mi
19.
Turn right onto St Leonard's Road (B3022)
816 ft
20.
Continue onto Winkfield Road (B3022)
0.8 mi
21.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Winkfield Road (B3022)
64 ft
22.
Exit the roundabout onto Winkfield Road (B3022)
1.2 mi
23.
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto North Street (B3022)
161 ft
24.
Exit the roundabout onto North Street (B3022)
343 ft
25.
Turn right onto Drift Road
0.7 mi
26.
Turn left onto Winkfield Lane
1.6 mi
27.
Turn left onto Winkfield Street
0.3 mi
28.
Continue slightly right onto Maiden's Green (A330)
781 ft
29.
Continue onto Cock's Lane (A330)
0.3 mi
30.
Continue onto Kingscroft Lane (A330)
0.3 mi
31.
Turn left onto Malt Hill
0.5 mi
32.
Turn right onto Church Lane
0.7 mi
33.
Turn left onto Osborne Lane
0.5 mi
34.
Continue onto Newell Green (A3095)
0.3 mi
35.
Enter Warfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Warfield Road (A3095)
123 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto Warfield Road (A3095)
0.8 mi
37.
Enter Met Office Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Millennium Way (A329)
793 ft
38.
Exit the roundabout onto Millennium Way (A329)
0.4 mi
39.
Enter Western Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Skimped Hill Lane
263 ft
40.
Exit the roundabout onto Skimped Hill Lane
653 ft
41.
Enter Skimped Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit
99 ft
42.
Exit the roundabout
136 ft
43.
Turn left
116 ft
44.
Make a slight left
96 ft
45.
Turn left
127 ft
46.
You have arrived at your destination, on the left
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What's the expense of traveling from Watford to Bracknell Forest by car?

Driving from Watford to Bracknell Forest costs £6.3 if you use petrol. Break it down. The automobile gets 37.5 mpg and costs 144 pence per litre. If you want to carpool with friends, each of you simply pays £3.15 (£6.3 split by 2). With three friends, it's £2.1 each (£6.3 divided by 3), and with four, it's £1.58 a piece. So that's the trip's finances.

Let's examine how we got these numbers. The fuel cost depends on your car's thirst and distance. About 4.4 litres of petrol are needed for this trip. This accounts for the £6.3 Watford-Bracknell Forest fare.

In all, the travel costs £6.3 due to distance, petrol price, and car fuel use. Knowing these prices can help you budget and organise your trip, whether you're flying alone or with company.
 

Diesel cost from Watford to Bracknell Forest.

The trip with diesel fuel costs 4.4 £ (167p/lt, 62.7 mpg).
For 2 passengers: 2.2 £ (4.4/2) /p.
For 3 passengers: 1.47 £ (4.4/3) /p.
For 4 passengers: 1.1 £ (4.4/4) /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 Watford to Bracknell Forest

The second route from Watford to the Bracknell Forest is 39.16 miles and takes 46 minutes.

The third route from Watford to the Bracknell Forest is 29.6 miles and takes 51 minutes.

Which is the cheapest route from Watford to Bracknell Forest by car?

The cheapest route from Watford to Bracknell Forest is the third suggested route (29.6mi, 51min) and costs 5.2 £ (petrol fuel cost, 144p/lt, 37.5mpg).

The second cheapest route from Watford to Bracknell Forest is the first suggested route (36.1mi, 46min) and costs 6.3 £.

The most expensive route from Watford to Bracknell Forest is the second suggested route (39.2mi, 46min) and costs 6.8 £.

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 Watford to Bracknell Forest?

There are three suggested routes. The fastest route is 36.1mi (distance from Watford to Bracknell Forest) and its duration is 46min. The other route is 39.2mi, and its duration is 46min. The slowest route is 29.6mi, and its duration is 51min.

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In case you share the journey (carpooling) from Watford to Bracknell Forest with other people or friends, RouteCalculator provides the cost of the journey and the amount that each passenger will have to pay.

Where is Watford located?

Watford is located in Hertfordshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 61 meters above sea level. Watford has coordinates 51.6564890o,-0.3903200o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Watford from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.

What is the location of Bracknell Forest?

Bracknell Forest is located in Berkshire county and in England. It is situated at an altitude of 68 meters above sea level. Bracknell Forest has coordinates 51.4153828o,-0.7536495o. RouteCalculator provides a map of Bracknell Forest from which you can plan your trips to other UK cities.