On the Road Stats

On the Road Stats

These stats are directly relating to driving, ie. petrol and LPG consumption, price of petrol and LPG, distances and time spent driving and so on. For other costs visit the “Trip Costs” page.

Total km: 56,650 km
Total drive time: 1,080 hours, 30 minutes
Total average speed: 52 km/h
Total cost: $7,316.56
Total litres: 7,479.822
Ave price per litre: $0.978


Fastest country (average): Australia, 95 km/h
Slowest country (average): Kyrgyzstan, 34 km/h

Most number of days: Kazakhstan, 25
Least number of days: France, less than 1

Cheapest petrol: Turkmenistan, 0.62 Manat/L ($0.22)
Most expensive petrol: Turkey, 4.61 Lira/L ($2.49)

Cheapest LPG: Moldova, 8.77 Leu/L ($0.70)
Most expensive LPG: Turkey, 2.85 Lira/L ($1.54)

Most spent on fuel: China, 5,331.10 Yuan (approx $835)
Least spent on fuel: None in France or Austria, Transnistria 51.50 Rubles ($4.50)

Australia

659.69 L of LPG, 59.41 L of petrol
Price range of petrol: 157.9c/L (Port Wakefield) - 189.0c/L (Dunmarra)
Price range of LPG: 79.9c/L (Melbourne) - 125.9c/L (Maria)
Average price of petrol: 173.45c/L
Average price of LPG: 101.8c/L
Number of fill ups: Petrol 2, LPG 12
Total cost: $763.01
Total km: 4,152
Total drive time: 43 hours, 30 minutes
Average speed: 95 km/h
Days spent in country (before farewelling Trevor): 5
Driving days: 5
Average km and time per day: 830km, 8 hours 45 minutes

Malaysia                                                                                                                                      

261.098 L of petrol, unable to find LPG
Price range of petrol: 1.90R/L ($0.59) - it was exactly the same price at every single petrol station.
Number of fill ups: 6
Total cost:  495.29 (approx AU$155)
Total km: 1,560
Total drive time: 30 hours, 30 minutes
Average Speed: 51 km/h
Days spent in country (after retrieving Trevor): 8
Driving days: 8
Average km and time per day: 195km, 3 hours 45 minutes

Thailand

403.954 L of petrol, didn't have the correct adaptor for their LPG connection.
Price range of petrol: 38.29B/L (Chachoengsao) - 40.51B/L (Krabi)
Average price: 39.37 B/L ($1.31)
Number of fill ups: 10
Total cost: 15,968 Bhat (approx AU$518)
Total km: 3,595
Total drive time: 61 hours
Average Speed: 59 km/h
Days spent in country: 22
Driving days: 14
Average km and time per day: 163km, 2 hours 45 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 257km, 4 hours 45 minutes

Cambodia

254.4 L of petrol, didn't have the correct adaptor for their LPG connection.
Price range of petrol: 5,000 Riel/L (Banlung) - 5,600 Riel/L (Siem Reap)

Average price: 5,300 R/L ($1.32)
Number of fill ups: 6
Total cost: US$336.19 ($319)
Total km: 2,314
Total drive time: 54 hours
Average Speed: 43 km/h

Days spent in country: 20
Driving days: 17
Average km and time per day: 116km, 2 hours 45 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 136km, 3 hours 15 minutes

Laos

356.96 L of petrol, didn't have the correct adaptor for their LPG connection.
Price range of petrol: 10,430 Kip/L (Vang Vieng) - 12,000 Kip/L (Ban Non Savang)
Average price: 10,828 K/L ($1.35)
Number of fill ups: 9
Total cost: 3,838,500 Kip (approx $480)
Total km: 2,809
Total drive time: 63 hours, 30 minutes
Average speed: 44 km/h
Days spent in country: 24
Driving days: 16
Average km and time per day: 117km, 2 hours 45 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 176km, 4 hours




China

743.74 L of petrol, could only from CNG in the provinces we went through, so no LPG again.
Price range of petrol: 6.60 Y/L (Shan Shan) - 7.67 Y/L (Toll road near Jinghong)
Average price: 7.16 Y/L ($1.19)
Number of fill ups: 17
Total cost: 5,331.10 Yuan (approx $835)
Total km: 6,715
Total drive time: 116 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 58 km/h
Days spent in country: 21
Driving days: 17
Average km and time per day: 320km, 5 hours 30 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 395km, 6 hours 45 minutes




Kazakhstan

528.83 L of petrol, no LPG.
Price range of petrol: 103.0 T/L (Almaty) – 106.0 T/L (99% of petrol stations in Kazakhstan)
Average price: 106.0 T/L ($0.71)
Number of fill ups: 12
Total cost: 55,900 Tenge (approx $373)
Total km: 4,075 km
Total drive time: 84 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 48 km/h
Days spent in country: 25
Driving days: 23
Average km and time per day: 163km, 3 hours 30 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 177km, 3 hours 45 minutes




Kyrgyzstan

257.26 L of petrol, no LPG.
Price range of petrol: 35.0 Com/L (b/w Kenin and Balykchy) – 38.9 Com/L (Jalalabad and Osh)

Average price: 37.84 C/L ($0.76)

Number of fill ups: 8
Total cost: 9,612 Com (approx $192)
Total km: 1,937 km
Total drive time: 56 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 34 km/h
Days spent in country: 18
Driving days: 16
Average km and time per day: 108 km, 3 hours 15 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 121 km, 3 hours 30 minutes




Uzbekistan

376 L of petrol, no LPG.
Price range of petrol: 1,605 S/L (Tashkent) – 2,200 S/L (province border between Termiz and Qarshi). Interestingly both of these were for 80 octane. Even though we did manage to get our hands on 91 and 95 sometimes, they were never more expensive than the 2,200 in the middle of nowhere.
Average price: 1,836 S/L ($0.68)
Number of fill ups: 11
Total cost: 722,975 Som (approx $268)
Total km: 3,691
Total drive time: 73 hours
Average speed: 51 km/h
Days spent in country: 24
Driving days: 16
Average km and time per day: 154 km, 3 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 231 km, 4 hours 30 minutes



Turkmenistan

140.08 L of petrol, no LPG.
Price range of petrol: 0.62 Manat/L ($0.22) everywhere, as the government decrees. Taking into account the $41 petrol subsidy we paid on arrival, we actually paid 1.45 Manat/L ($0.52)
Number of fill ups: 4
Total cost: 87.0 Manat (approx $31)
Total km: 1,125
Total drive time: 20 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 54 km/h
Days spent in country: 5
Driving days: 5
Average km and time per day: 225 km, 4 hours, 15 minutes



Iran

We were in Iran during a huge economic crisis (Blog: Day 193 – Batons and tear gas, and Day 194 – Economics and Gender Studies), which caused the exchange rate to fluctuate between $1 = 24,000 Rial and $1 = 45,000 Rial. For the purposes of these stats, I’ve used the rate $1 = 28,000 Rial.
482.55 L of petrol, LPG became unavailable about 6 months before our time there.
Price range of petrol: 7,000 Rial/L ($0.25) for regular petrol – 8,000 Rial/L ($0.29) for super. (Iranians have a ration card that allows the holder to purchase a certain amount per month at 4,000 Rial/L for regular or 5,000 Rial/L for super.)
Number of fill ups: 12
Total cost: 3,473,900 Rial ($124)
Total km: 4,121 km
Total drive time: 78 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 53 km/h
Days spent in country: 24 days
Driving days: 21
Average km and time per day: 172 km, 3 hours, 15 minutes
Average km and timer per driving day: 196 km, 3 hours, 45 minutes




Azerbaijan

126.13 L of petrol, unable to buy LPG as we didn’t have the right connection.
Price range of petrol: 0.55 Manat/L ($0.69) for 93 Octane, 0.60 Manat/L ($0.75) for 95 Octane.
Number of fill ups: 3
Total cost: 72.40 Manat ($90.50)
Total km: 1,048 km
Total drive time: 23 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 44 km/h
Days spent in country: 9
Driving days: 7
Average km and time per day: 116 km, 2 hours, 45 minutes
Average km and timer per driving day: 150 km, 3 hours, 30 minutes

                                                                                                                          

Georgia

167.50 L of petrol, 130.01 L of LPG
Price range of petrol: 2.10 Lari/L ($1.24) (almost everywhere) – 2.15 Lari/L ($1.26) (Zhinvali)
Price range of LPG: 1.70 Lari/L ($1.00)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 4, LPG 4
Total cost: 574.80 Lari ($338.17)
Total km: 1,175 km
Total drive time: 28 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 41 km/h
Days spent in country: 14
Driving days: 12
Average km and time per day: 84 km, 2 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 98 km, 2 hours, 30 minutes




Armenia

134.8 L of petrol, no LPG
Price range of petrol: 510 Dram/L ($1.21) (Goris, Yerevan) – 520 Dram/L ($1.24) (Yeghegnadzor)
Number of fill ups: 4
Total cost: 69,050 Dram ($164.40)
Total km: 1,099 km
Total drive time: 21 hours, 30 minutes
Average speed: 51 km/h
Days spent in country: 8
Driving days: 7
Average km and time per day: 137 km, 2 hours, 45 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 157 km, 3 hours



Nagorno Karabakh

51.25 L of petrol, no LPG
Price range of petrol: 520 Dram/L ($1.30)
Number of fill ups: 2
Total cost: 26,650 Dram ($66.60)
Total km: 494 km
Total drive time: 13 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 37 km/h
Days spent in country: 4
Driving days: 4
Average km and time per day: 123 km, 3 hours, 15 minutes


Turkey

26.76 L of petrol, 393.03 L of LPG
Price range of petrol: 4.58 Lira/L ($2.48) (Torbali) – 4.61 Lira/L ($2.49) (Edirne)
Price range of LPG: 2.45 Lira/L ($1.32) (Menemen) – 2.85 Lira/L ($1.54) (Kesap)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 2, LPG 13
Total cost: 1,177.14 Lira ($636.29)
Total km: 3,513 km
Total drive time: 59 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 59 km/h
Days spent in country: 15
Driving days: 13
Average km and time per day: 234 km, 4 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 270 km, 4 hours, 30 minutes




Bulgaria

48.85 L of petrol, 110.65 L of LPG
Price range of petrol: 2.53Lev/L ($1.62)
Price range of LPG: 1.44 Lev/L ($0.92) (Kulata) – 1.46 Lev/L ($0.93) (Kapitan)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 1, LPG 3
Total cost: 283.95 Lev ($181.73)
Total km: 612 km
Total drive time: 14 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 41 km/h
Days spent in country: 6
Driving days: 6
Average km and time per day: 102 km, 2 hours, 30 minutes



Greece

No petrol, 64.36 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.969 €/L – 0.986 €/L ($1.54)
Number of fill ups: LPG 2
Total cost: €62.65 ($79.32)
Total km: 506 km
Total drive time: 10 hours
Average speed: 51 km/h
Days spent in country: 4
Driving days: 3
Average km and time per day: 126 km, 2 hours, 30 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 169 km, 3 hours, 15 minutes



Macedonia F.Y.R.O.M.

No petrol, 21.8 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 46 Denar/L ($0.92)
Number of fill ups: LPG 1
Total cost: 1,002.8 Denar ($20)
Total km: 123 km
Total drive time: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Average speed: 35 km/h
Days spent in country: 3
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 41 km, 1 hour, 15 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 61 km, 1 hour, 45 minutes



Albania

No petrol, 26.97 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 85 Leke/L ($0.77)
Number of fill ups: LPG 1
Total cost: 2,375 Lira ($21.59)
Total km: 290 km
Total drive time: 6 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 46 km/h
Days spent in country: 3
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 97 km, 2 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 145 km, 3 hours



Kosovo

No petrol, 35.76 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.72 €/L
Number of fill ups: LPG 2
Total cost: €25.70 ($32.54)
Total km: 200 km
Total drive time: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 47 km/h
Days spent in country: 3
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 67 km, 1 hour, 30 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 100 km, 2 hours




Montenegro

No petrol, 46.59 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.80 €/L
Number of fill ups: LPG 1
Total cost: €37.30 ($47.22)
Total km: 385 km
Total drive time: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Average speed: 41 km/h
Days spent in country: 2
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 192 km, 4 hours, 45 minutes



Bosnia Herzegovina

No petrol, 76.42 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 1.22 M/L ($0.78) (Bijeljina) – 1.35 M/L ($0.86)
Number of fill ups: LPG 3
Total cost: 96.60 Marka ($61.61)
Total km: 543 km
Total drive time: 10 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 50 km/h
Days spent in country: 4
Driving days: 4
Average km and time per day: 136 km, 2 hours, 45 minutes



Serbia

26.53 L of petrol, 68.30 L of LPG
Price range of Petrol: 148.9 Din/L ($1.65)
Price range of LPG: 85.9 Din/L ($0.95) (Belgrade) – 86.4 Din/L ($0.96) (Subotitsa)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 1, LPG 2
Total cost: 9828.0 Dinar ($108.97)
Total km: 385 km
Total drive time: 9 hours
Average speed: 43 km/h
Days spent in country: 5
Driving days: 5
Average km and time per day: 77 km, 1 hour, 45 minutes



Hungary

No petrol, 94.76 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 236.0 F/L ($1.02) (Herceghalom) – 255.9 F/L ($1.12) (Ullo) In the two weeks between our two separate visits to Hungary, the price of petrol seemed to have risen horrendously.
Number of fill ups: LPG 3
Total cost: 23,390 Forint ($102.14)
Total km: 911 km
Total drive time: 17 hours
Average speed: 54 km/h
Days spent in country: 8
Driving days: 6
Average km and time per day: 114 km, 2 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 152 km, 2 hours, 45 minutes



Austria

No petrol, no LPG
Total km: 527 km
Total drive time: 9 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 54 km/h
Days spent in country: 5
Driving days: 5
Average km and time per day: 105 km, 2 hours


Germany

No petrol, 52.23 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.799 €/L
Number of fill ups: LPG 1
Total cost: €41.73 ($52.83)
Total km: 302 km
Total drive time: 6 hours
Average speed: 50 km/h
Days spent in country: 2
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 151 km, 3 hours



Czech Republic

25.94 petrol, 107.36 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 17.70 Kc/L ($0.88) (Prague) – 18.90 Kc/L ($0.94) (Pilsen)
Price range of petrol: 35.20 Kc/L ($1.75)
Number of fill ups: LPG 3, Petrol 1
Total cost: 2,778.40 Kc ($137.77)
Total km: 664 km
Total drive time: 10 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 65 km/h
Days spent in country: 6
Driving days: 6
Average km and time per day: 111 km, 1 hour, 45 minutes




Slovakia

No petrol, 25.32 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.729 €/L
Number of fill ups: LPG 1
Total cost: €18.46 ($23.37)
Total km: 95 km
Total drive time: 2 hours
Average speed: 42 km/h
Days spent in country: 2
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 21 km, 1 hour



Romania

42.15 L of petrol, 183.77 L of LPG
Price range of petrol: 5.79 Leu/L
Price range of LPG: 2.99 Leu/L (Bucharest) – 3.75 Leu/L (Ludus)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 1, LPG 6
Total cost: 855.96 Leu ($254)
Total km: 1,404 km
Total drive time: 28 hours
Average speed: 50 km/h
Days spent in country: 7
Driving days: 5
Average km and time per day: 201 km, 4 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 281 km, 5 hours, 30 minutes




Moldova

No petrol, 51.09 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 8.77 Leu/L ($0.70)
Number of fill ups: LPG 1
Total cost: 448 Leu ($35.84)
Total km: 373 km
Total drive time: 9 hours
Average speed: 41 km/h
Days spent in country: 4
Driving days: 4
Average km and time per day: 93 km, 2 hours, 15 minutes



Transdniestria

3.32 L of petrol, no LPG
Price range of petrol: 15.50 Rubles/L (USD$1.34)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 1
Total cost: 51.50 Rubles (USD$4.48)
Total km: 236 km
Total drive time: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Average speed: 36 km/h
Days spent in country: 4
Driving days: 4
Average km and time per day: 59 km, 1 hour, 45 minutes




Ukraine

37.36 L of petrol, 234.03 LPG
Price range of petrol: 10.34 Hryvna/L ($1.24)
Price range of LPG: 5.90 Hryvna/L ($0.71) (Gravinka) – 6.90 Hryvna/L ($0.83) (Transdniestrian border and Krokoviets)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 1, LPG 6
Total cost: 1,904.21 Hryvna ($229.20)
Total km: 1,448 km
Total drive time: 26 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 55 km/h
Days spent in country: 13
Driving days: 7
Average km and time per day: 111 km, 2 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 207 km, 3 hours, 45 minutes




Poland

18.09 L of petrol, 134.36 L of LPG
Price range of petrol: 5.48 Zloty/L ($1.69)
Price range of LPG: 2.65 Zloty/L ($0.82) (Brzeg) – 2.79 Zloty/L ($0.86) (Bielany)
Number of fill ups: Petrol 1, LPG 3
Total cost: 464.61 ($143.06)
Total km: 975 km
Total drive time: 18 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 53 km/h
Days spent in country: 5
Driving days: 5
Average km and time per day: 195 km, 3 hours, 45 minutes




Germany

No petrol, 88.42 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.789 €/L ($1.01) (Linthe) – 0.799/L ($1.02) (Nurnberg)
Number of fill ups: LPG 2
Total cost: €70.21 ($89.71)
Total km: 1,181 km
Total drive time: 20 hours
Average speed: 59 km/h
Days spent in country: 8
Driving days: 7
Average km and time per day: 148 km, 2 hours, 30 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 169 km, 2 hours, 45 minutes




Netherlands

No petrol, 80.48 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.805 €/L ($1.03) (Vaals) – 0.869 €/L ($1.11) (North of Utrecht)
Number of fill ups: LPG 2
Total cost: €66.97 ($85.71)
Total km: 358 km
Total drive time: 5 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 62 km/h
Days spent in country: 6
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 60 km, 1 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 179 km, 2 hours, 45 minutes





Belgium

No petrol, 33.51 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.715 €/L ($0.92) (St. Pieters-Kaplle)
Number of fill ups: LPG 1
Total cost: €23.96 ($30.67)
Total km: 206 km
Total drive time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Average speed: 92 km/h
Days spent in country: 5
Driving days: 2
Average km and time per day: 41 km, 30 minutes
Average km and time per driving day: 103 km, 1 hour, 15 minutes




France

No petrol, no LPG
Total km: 61
Total drive time: 45 minutes
Average speed: 81 km/h
Days spent in country: 1
Driving days: 1
Average km and time per day: 61 km, 45 minutes



England

No petrol, 114.52 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.749 £/L ($1.11) (London) – 0.839 £/L ($1.23) (M6 near Tebay)
Number of fill ups: LPG 3
Total cost: £89.44 ($132.21)
Total km: 811
Total drive time: 11 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 69 km/h
Days spent in country: 4
Driving days: 3
Average km and time per day: 203 km, 3 hours
Average km and time per driving day: 270 km, 4 hours




Scotland

(Until arrival in Appin)
No petrol, 77.43 L of LPG
Price range of LPG: 0.749 £/L ($1.11) (Livingstone) – 0.780 £/L ($1.16) (Glasgow)
Number of fill ups: LPG 2
Total cost: £59.73 ($88.61)
Total km: 631
Total drive time: 9 hours, 45 minutes
Average speed: 65 km/h
Days spent in country: 5
Driving days: 5
Average km and time per day: 126 km, 2 hours






Total km: 56,650 km
Total drive time: 1,080 hours, 30 minutes
Total average speed: 52 km/h
Total cost: $7,316.56
Total litres: 7,479.822
Ave price per litre: $0.978