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Distance from 056 to A 8 Munchen

N 056 → A 8 Munchen
Road distance
1,548.4 km
Highway dominant · M19 / N1 / N12 / N9
056 to A 8 Munchen is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,548.4 km in roughly 17 hrs 41 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,298.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.19×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
29
Info Travel board
Travel time
17 hrs 41 min
End point
Munchen Street
Return: 35 hrs 23 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1061 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
87.5 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 8 planned rest stops
19 hrs 41 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,027.83
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,031.18
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,015.57
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R3,121.48
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R3,995.06
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R3,999.47
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R3,978.88
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R4,118.61
93 Petrol R27.16 / litre
R5,256.65
95 Petrol R27.19 / litre
R5,262.46
Diesel 500ppm R27.05 / litre
R5,235.36
Diesel 50ppm R28.00 / litre
R5,419.23
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
202° SSW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
22° NNE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-23.0379, 30.6494
End coords Destination point
-33.7985, 25.4677
Taxi Transport options
Shared taxi fare
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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Travel modes
056 → A 8 Munchen
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Car
1,548.4 km
17 hrs 41 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,548.4 km
~23 hrs 49 min
65 km/h avg
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Places from 056 to A 8 Munchen

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Convenience store Near 056

Quickshop

Elim 62 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after 056

Corner Bakery

Polokwane, 0699 150 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after 056

Sungardens Coffee Shop

18 Twig Street 386 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after 056

Shell Select

Atterbury Road, Pretoria, 0081, Gauteng 388 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after 056

Polfyntjie tuisnywerhein home industry

73B 13th Street, Pretoria, 0081 389 km from start
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Fuel stations Soon after 056

Shell

893 Rubenstein Drive, 0044, Gauteng 390 km from start
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Supermarkets Soon after 056

Makro Centurion

2 Bloukrans, Centurion, Pretoria, 0157 401 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after 056

Bar Ber Black Sheep

2 Bolton Road 435 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after 056

Quickshop

Johannesburg 439 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after 056

Shell Select

2092, Gauteng 440 km from start
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Food & drink Soon after 056

Bean There Coffee Company

44 Stanley Avenue 440 km from start
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Supermarkets Soon after 056

Checkers

Johannesburg, 2091, Gauteng 449 km from start
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Convenience store Soon after 056

Shell Select

1804, Gauteng 452 km from start
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Supermarkets Approaching A 8 Munchen

Shoprite

Graaff-Reinet, 6280, Eastern Cape 1,187 km from start
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Fuel stations Near A 8 Munchen

Shell

Matanzima Road, KwaNobuhle, 6242, Eastern Cape 1,302 km from start
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Supermarkets 0.1 km

Shoprite

Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Clothing & fashion 0.2 km

PEP

Rabie Street, Despacth, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Schools & education 0.5 km

Susannah Fourie Primary School

Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Supermarkets 0.6 km

Mr. R & A Supermark

50 Main Street, Despatch
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Schools & education 0.7 km

Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Supermarkets 0.9 km

Pick n Pay

Main Street, Despatch Central, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Schools & education 1.0 km

Despatch Preparatory School

Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Supermarkets 1.2 km

Erica's House Shop

6 Kruis Street, Despatch
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Schools & education 1.4 km

Laerskool Sonop

Despatch, 6219, Eastern Cape
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Convenience store 2.1 km

Bonjour

Despatch, 6220
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Schools & education 2.2 km

Despatch Primary School

Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Supermarkets 2.4 km

3 Vink Crescent, Despacth
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Schools & education 2.6 km

Frans Conradie Primary School

Dagbreek Street, Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Schools & education 2.7 km

Zanolwazi Senior Secondary School

Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Schools & education 2.9 km

Nomathamsanqa Primary School

Despatch, 6220, Eastern Cape
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Car services 4.6 km

Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty.) Ltd.

103 Algoa Road, Uitenhage, 6229
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Supermarkets 5.3 km

Valleisig Supermarket

Kariega
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Government offices 5.7 km

Likusasa Lomama

31 Mkize Street, Gqeberha
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Supermarkets 6.4 km

Family Stores

2 Desdemonia Close, Port Elizabeth, 6059
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Gifts & hobbies 6.5 km

Prestons Liquors

Aalwyn Drive, Uitenhage
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Fuel stations 6.6 km

Shell

Matanzima Road, KwaNobuhle, 6242, Eastern Cape
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Clothing & fashion 6.7 km

PEP

Port Elizabeth, 6007, Eastern Cape
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Butcheries 6.9 km

Shoprite

Kariega
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Government offices 6.9 km

Department of Labour

Chase Street, Kariega
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Banks 6.9 km

Nedbank

Kariega
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Route

Route overview

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Route map

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Start, destination and route line.

1,548.4 km 17 hrs 41 min
Start 056
Finish A 8 Munchen
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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  1. Directions from 056 to A 8 Munchen via N1 and N12 and N9
    National highway route N1N12N9
  2. Directions from 056 to A 8 Munchen via M19
    Metro arterial route M19
  3. Start your journey
    0.2 km
  4. Turn right
    0.2 km
  5. Turn left
    0.2 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.1 km
  7. Turn left
    0.1 km
  8. Turn right
    0.1 km
  9. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.7 km
  10. At the end of the road, turn right
    3.5 km
  11. At the end of the road, turn left
    89.2 km
  12. Turn left
    361.3 km
  13. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N1: Johannesburg
    1.6 km
  14. Merge slight right onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.9 km
  15. Continue straight
    28.2 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.8 km
  17. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12: Soweto
    1.4 km
  18. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    6.1 km
  19. Keep slight right at the fork
    603.6 km
  20. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N9: Port Elizabeth
    1.2 km
  21. Merge slight right
    197.3 km
  22. Turn right onto Caledon Street
    0.2 km
  23. Turn left onto Church Street
    0.1 km
  24. Continue left onto Church Street
    2.6 km
  25. Turn left
    23.1 km
  26. Continue straight
    202.7 km
  27. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M19
    0.7 km
  28. Turn left onto Botha Street
    2.6 km
  29. Continue straight onto Main Street
    0.5 km
  30. Turn left onto Munchen Street
    0.1 km
  31. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 47
Known total R1,567.00
Main toll road N1
This route includes 47 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Routes ↩ A 8 Munchen → 056 056 to Johannesburg 056 to Pretoria 056 to Cape Town 056 to Durban Johannesburg to A 8 Munchen Pretoria to A 8 Munchen Cape Town to A 8 Munchen
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
775.4 km
Limpopo to Eastern Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
8 hrs 50 min • 8 hrs 50 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Limpopo to Eastern Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
111.5 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
257.5 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
83.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.96
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
83.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at A 8 Munchen
07:18 – 17:15
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:17
Total daylightUsable driving light
9 hrs 57 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
07:18
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,472.11
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R30.97
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R309.67
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R6,812.74
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (14)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin 056 -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint
775.4 km
Total: 1,548.4 km
Midpoint 775.4 km
1,548.4 km 17 hrs 41 min
Destination A 8 Munchen End: Munchen Street -33.79854, 25.46769

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Limpopo to Eastern Cape
One-way road span 1,548.4 km
Return-cycle span 3,096.7 km
Traversal time 17 hrs 41 min
Maneuver count 29
Maneuver density 1.9 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 775.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -23.03795, 30.64938
Midpoint -28.43774, 27.03378
End -33.79854, 25.46769
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is 056 from A 8 Munchen? +
056 is about 1,548.4 km from A 8 Munchen by road.
How long does it take from 056 to A 8 Munchen? +
The drive usually takes about 17 hrs 41 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from 056 to A 8 Munchen in one day? +
It is possible, but for many travellers this is better treated as a very long same-day trip or an overnight trip.
Is taxi available from 056 to A 8 Munchen? +
Taxi may be available, but for this route it is better to confirm the latest fare at the local taxi rank.
What's the estimated fuel amount from 056 to A 8 Munchen? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,115.90 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,128.16 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,112.56 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,261.94 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from 056 to A 8 Munchen? +
Yes. There are 47 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Very long trip: This is a demanding long-distance route. Treat it as a serious travel day and consider an overnight stop.
Is there a long-trip warning on this route? +
This is a long trip. Plan rest stops, avoid driving tired, and be careful with late-night travel.
Is there a road note for this route? +
This is a longer road trip, so a fuel or rest stop is recommended. Take a short break about every 2 hours if possible. This route crosses a provincial boundary. National roads appear in this route, so watch for toll signs and busier sections.
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Towns along the route

: Johannesburg
From 056 To A 8 Munchen
: Soweto
From 056 To A 8 Munchen
Kimberley
From 056 To A 8 Munchen
Bloemfontein
From 056 To A 8 Munchen
ern Bypass
From 056 To A 8 Munchen
: Port Elizabeth
From 056 To A 8 Munchen

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