Route from West Dorset to Tamworth by car

From: West Dorset, County: Dorset, England
To: Tamworth, County: Staffordshire, England
179 mi
3 h 15 min
Fuel consumption:
Fuel cost:
Passengers:



How many miles from West Dorset to Tamworth?

How far is from West Dorset to Tamworth?


The driving distance between West Dorset and Tamworth is 179 miles. Travel time is 3 hours and 15 minutes by car.






179 mi 3 h 15 min
1.
Head northeast
560 ft
2.
Turn left onto Greenford Lane
272 ft
3.
Continue straight to stay on Greenford Lane
261 ft
4.
Turn left onto A356
12.8 mi
5.
Turn left onto Market Street (A30)
104 ft
6.
Turn right onto West Street (A30)
1302 ft
7.
Continue onto Chard Road (A30)
1.4 mi
8.
Continue onto Mangle Cave Hill (A30)
0.8 mi
9.
Make a slight right to stay on Mangle Cave Hill
312 ft
10.
Continue slightly right onto Kingstone Road
2.1 mi
11.
Go straight onto Boyton Lane
0.3 mi
12.
Continue onto Boyton Hill
0.5 mi
13.
Continue onto Kingstone Main
0.4 mi
14.
Continue slightly right onto Kingstone Hill
0.3 mi
15.
Continue onto Long Orchard Hill
757 ft
16.
Continue onto Townsend
0.5 mi
17.
Go straight onto Bay Hill
519 ft
18.
Continue onto Butts
0.3 mi
19.
Continue onto High Street
971 ft
20.
Continue onto Station Road (B3168)
0.4 mi
21.
Turn right onto Station Road (B3168)
0.6 mi
22.
Enter Southfields Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A358
393 ft
23.
Exit the roundabout onto A358
6.4 mi
24.
Continue straight to stay on Mattock's Tree Hill (A358)
2.2 mi
25.
Enter Ilminster Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A358
626 ft
26.
Exit the roundabout onto A358
833 ft
27.
Enter Blackbrook Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards London
940 ft
28.
Exit the roundabout towards London
40.6 mi
29.
Keep right onto M5
71 mi
30.
Take the ramp on the left towards The NORTH EAST (M1)
11.6 mi
31.
Keep left towards The NORTH
14.5 mi
32.
Take the ramp on the left
474 ft
33.
Continue onto M42
6.3 mi
34.
Take the ramp on the left
0.4 mi
35.
Enter Tamworth Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Watling Street (A5)
22 ft
36.
Exit the roundabout onto Watling Street (A5)
2.9 mi
37.
Take the ramp on the left towards Tamworth
0.5 mi
38.
Enter Ventura Park Road and take the 3rd exit
236 ft
39.
Exit the roundabout
644 ft
40.
Enter Jolly Sailor Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Riverdrive (A51)
788 ft
41.
Exit the roundabout onto Riverdrive (A51)
905 ft
42.
Keep left onto Riverdrive (A51)
0.4 mi
43.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Anker Drive (A513)
15 ft
44.
Exit the roundabout onto Anker Drive (A513)
1032 ft
45.
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit
13 ft
46.
Exit the roundabout
538 ft
47.
Continue right onto Victoria Road
393 ft
48.
Turn right onto Mill Lane
165 ft
49.
Turn right
94 ft
50.
Turn right
22 ft
51.
You have arrived at your destination
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How much does it cost to drive from West Dorset to Tamworth?

The fuel cost by car depend on several factors such as the distance traveled, the driving conditions (traffic jam, slow driving, normal driving, race driving), fuel consumption of the vehicle, and the current price of fuel.

The trip with petrol fuel costs 31 £. In the above calculation, the petrol price is considered to be 143 pence per liter and the petrol consumption of the car is 37.5 miles per gallon.
For 2 passengers in carpooling, the cost of this trip is 15.5 £ (31/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 10.33 £ (31/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip are 7.75 £ (31/4) per passenger.


Fuel cost = (179.08 mi / 37.5 mpg) x 143 pence per liter = 31 £

In more detail, the result is obtained:

Fuel needed = Distance / Car fuel consumption = miles * 4.54609 / carConsumtion = 179.08 mi * 4.54609 / 37.5 mpg = 21.7 liters

Fuel needed = 21.7 lt

Fuel cost = Fuel needed x Price per liter = 21.7 liters x 143 pence per liter = 31 £

Fuel cost from West Dorset to Tamworth = 31 £

Why do I multiply miles by 4.54609?

Consumption is measured in miles per gallon. 37.5 mpg means that a car could travel 37.5 miles with a gallon petrol fuel. The price of fuel is in pence per liter. Gallons should be converted to liters so that the final fuel consumption on a trip is in liters. 1 gallon is 4.54609 liters, so multiply by 4.54609.


The trip with diesel fuel costs 19.6 £. In the above calculation, the diesel price is considered to be 151 pence per liter and the diesel consumption of the car is 62.7 mpg. For only one passenger the cost of the trip is 19.6 £.
For 2 passengers in carpooling, the cost of this trip is 9.8 £ (19.6/2) per passenger.
For 3 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 6.53 £ (19.6/3) per passenger.
For 4 passengers in the car, the cost of this trip is 4.9 £ (19.6/4) per passenger.