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Cheapest Petrol & Diesel from London to Edinburgh

Route length: 403.4 miles (about 6 hr 32 min) · Distance from route: 5 miles · 10 stations found

Recently updated prices along this route: petrol from 164.9p/L, diesel from 188.7p/L.

Cheapest: St Thomas Road Service Station at 130.9p/L (price unchanged for 30+ days)

Top recommendation

Cheapest on routeSave £12.60 vs London · price unchanged for 30+ days
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BP
St Thomas Road Service Station

2 St. Thomas Road, Wigston, LeicesterLE18 4TA

130.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 09 Feb, 16:06 · verify at the pump
Open 24 hours

Estimated total: £59.73 for 45L, +2.4 mi off route, Route position: 94.1 mi from start

Staying on the route? Esso Flamstead Filling Station comes to £64.03, £4.30 more than the top pick (+2.4 mi off route).

Stations along this route

10 total

How route value is measured: estimated total = 45L at pump price + round-trip detour fuel at 35 MPG.

Travel time is not included in route ranking. Low-confidence prices are excluded from route ranking.

On route
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Esso
Flamstead Filling Station

London Road, FlamsteadAL3 8HS

141.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 16 Mar, 12:01 · verify at the pump
Open 24 hours

Estimated total: £64.03 for 45L, +0.4 mi off route, Route position: 28.4 mi from start

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Independent
Halfway Garage Bp

Station Road, SheffieldS20 3GS

149.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 25 Jun, 16:21 · verify at the pump
Open 24 hours

Estimated total: £68.35 for 45L, +2.3 mi off route, Route position: 147.7 mi from start

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Texaco
Chester Road Service Station

Chester Road, StanleyDH9 0QD

149.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 17 Jul, 11:55 · verify at the pump
Open 24 hours

Estimated total: £69.11 for 45L, +4.2 mi off route, Route position: 264.2 mi from start

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Independent
Spring house Garage

Barnsley Road, South Kirkby, PontefractWF9 3LB

152.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 31 Mar, 14:44 · verify at the pump
Closed nowOpens Friday at 07:00

Estimated total: £70.38 for 45L, +3.9 mi off route, Route position: 171.5 mi from start

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Esso
Crakehall Service Station

Crakehall Filling Station, Leyburn Road, Crakehall, Little CrakehallDL8 1HD

154.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 09 May, 08:09 · verify at the pump
Closed nowOpens Friday at 07:00

Estimated total: £70.61 for 45L, +2.2 mi off route, Route position: 220.2 mi from start

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Shell
Racecourse Service Station

4 Bawtry Road, DoncasterDN4 5NW

155.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 07 Apr, 10:12 · verify at the pump
Open 24 hours

Estimated total: £71.45 for 45L, +3.2 mi off route, Route position: 159.8 mi from start

Independent logo
Independent
Pikesley Filling Station

Texaco, 19A High Street, Woburn SandsMK17 8RF

158.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 20 Apr, 14:09 · verify at the pump
Closed nowOpens Friday at 06:00

Estimated total: £72.20 for 45L, +1.7 mi off route, Route position: 46.8 mi from start

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Gulf
Hempstead Service Station

M & M Services, London Road, Bourne End, Hemel HempsteadHP1 2RQ

158.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 06 May, 14:40 · verify at the pump
Open 24 hours

Estimated total: £73.25 for 45L, +4.2 mi off route, Route position: 24.6 mi from start

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Texaco
Mercy services limited

High Street Garage Services, High Street, Bolsover, ChesterfieldS44 6HF

161.9p/L
Unleaded
Price unchanged since 14 Aug, 14:32 · verify at the pump
Closed nowOpens Friday at 06:00

Estimated total: £73.51 for 45L, +1.6 mi off route, Route position: 139.4 mi from start

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About the London to Edinburgh drive

The drive from London to Edinburgh is about 403 miles and takes around 6 hr 32 min without traffic. The 10 stations we list are within 5 miles of the route, near Leicester, Flamstead and Sheffield, from brands including Independent, Esso, Texaco and BP. At 35 MPG the trip uses about 52 litres of petrol: about £86.40 at the cheapest recent price anyone can buy along the route (164.9p/L, updated 22 Oct). That's 9.7p a litre cheaper than the UK average of 174.6p/L (GOV.UK, week of 19 Oct).

London to Edinburgh fuel questions

The cheapest recently updated petrol price anyone can buy along the route is 164.9p/L at Gulf Wakefield Road Service Station, Featherstone (updated 22 Oct). Stations with older prices, or members-only ones, can be cheaper still: the list above ranks every station by what a fill-up costs, detour included, and shows how old each price is.

At the cheapest recent price anyone can buy along the route, 164.9p/L (updated 22 Oct), a 45-litre fill-up costs about £74.21. The drive itself uses about 52 litres at 35 MPG, about £86.40. Your own car may use more or less, so change the tank size and MPG in the route options to fit it.

No. Petrol is from 164.9p/L and diesel from 188.7p/L along this route, so petrol is 23.8p a litre cheaper. Prices updated 22 Oct.

Most prices come from the UK Fuel Finder scheme, which petrol stations use to report their prices. Each station shows when its price last changed, so if it has been a while, check the price at the pump.

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