Which route is best?

mOdO · 19 Mar 2011 at 22:58

Took two different routes today and I was wondering which is best fuel wise:

A) Through London, 24miles took 1hr20mins

B) Motorway, 70miles took 1hr.

Im thinking B as its less start and stops... It's for a 1.4 golf.

Thanks

PMKeates · 19 Mar 2011 at 23:01

Could well be A over that sort of distance difference.

If you got 40 MPG during B, you could get 14 MPG during A and still be better off.

mOdO · 19 Mar 2011 at 23:04

Arh ok thanks

Scania · 19 Mar 2011 at 23:09

Depends entirely which route through London & what time of day.

Even in my truck, I'd probably opt for A.

Gixer · 20 Mar 2011 at 10:00

Route A has a shockingly low average speed of 18.46mph. I could cycle faster than that over that distance!!

pence per mile though taking into account the car you're in I'd say A is going to be the most economical as long as you dont treat every set of traffice lights as the start of a grand prix

mOdO · 20 Mar 2011 at 12:49

Wow that is slow! It was with some traffic though (Hammersmith, Chelsea, Tower Hill).

Scania · 20 Mar 2011 at 13:10

mOdO said:
(Hammersmith, Chelsea, Tower Hill).

Hmm, perhaps B after all!

mOdO · 20 Mar 2011 at 13:33

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
Hmm, perhaps B after all!

LOL.

Is there a way of calculating the actual cost in fuel?

Scania · 20 Mar 2011 at 13:52

mOdO said:
LOL.

Is there a way of calculating the actual cost in fuel?

depends on conditions, traffic flow etc.

My truck would do more than double the MPG on the longer motorway run than it would manage in stop - start traffic - especially of the London variety! .....

Sods law would dictate the Motorway to be crawling too mind.....

touch · 20 Mar 2011 at 14:15

mOdO said:
LOL.

Is there a way of calculating the actual cost in fuel?

You need to know your average mpg (and obviously distance as well)

Distance / MPG = gallons used.
gallons used * 4.546 = litres used
litres used * price per litre you paid = total cost.

For example:
if you average 40mpg on journey B and paid 1.30 per lite for fuel

70 miles / 40 mpg = 1.75 gallons
1.75 gallons * 4.546 = 7.956 litres
7.956 litres * £1.30 = total journey cost you £10.34