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Distance from 15 to Machakos

N 15 → Machakos
Road distance
5029.9 km
Highway dominant · M1 / N1 / N14
15 to Machakos is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 5,029.9 km in roughly 63 hrs 4 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
3,920.8 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.28×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
151
Info Travel board
Travel time
63 hrs 4 min
Start point
Otto du Plessis Road
Return: 126 hrs 8 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
3784 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
79.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 31 planned rest stops
70 hrs 49 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R10,122.25
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R10,162.09
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R10,111.39
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R10,596.68
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R13,355.75
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R13,408.31
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R13,341.42
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R13,981.73
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R17,573.36
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R17,642.52
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R17,554.49
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R18,397.01
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
28° NNE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
208° SSW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-33.3814, 21.8428
End coords Destination point
-1.2790, 37.3953
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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5029.9 km
63 hrs 4 min
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5029.9 km
~77 hrs 23 min
65 km/h avg
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5029.9 km 3784 min
Start 15
Finish Machakos
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  1. Directions from 15 to Machakos via N1 and N14
    National highway route N1N14
  2. Directions from 15 to Machakos via M1
    Metro arterial route M1
  3. Head on Otto du Plessis Road
    21.7 km
  4. Turn left onto Swartberg Pass
    12.9 km
  5. Turn right
    41.9 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn left onto Droëkloofpoort
    110.4 km
  7. Continue right towards N1
    7.8 km
  8. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  9. Continue onto Donkin Street
    2.0 km
  10. Continue straight
    917.4 km
  11. Keep slight left at the fork onto Southern Bypass
    3.2 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M1: Johannesburg
    0.7 km
  13. Continue straight
    29.1 km
  14. Continue straight onto Ben Schoeman Highway
    18.6 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N14: Pretoria
    0.5 km
  16. Keep slight right at the fork towards N14: Pretoria
    1.6 km
  17. Merge slight right
    162.7 km
  18. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  19. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  20. Continue
    5.0 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  22. Continue
    10.8 km
  23. Turn slight left
    2.0 km
  24. Continue straight
    1.1 km
  25. Continue straight
    89.9 km
  26. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  27. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  28. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  29. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  30. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  31. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  32. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  33. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  35. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  36. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  37. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  38. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  39. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    0.0 km
  40. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    2.5 km
  41. Take the exit ramp slight left towards Beatrice
    0.2 km
  42. Merge slight right onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    48.8 km
  43. Continue straight onto Harare Masvingo Beitbridge Road
    48.5 km
  44. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    21.6 km
  45. Continue straight onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    12.7 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  47. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  48. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  49. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  50. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  51. Turn left onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.1 km
  52. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.5 km
  53. Continue straight onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  55. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  56. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  57. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    227.8 km
  58. Continue straight
    49.1 km
  59. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  60. Continue
    83.4 km
  61. Go straight onto Zohra Mpadue
    1.6 km
  62. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  63. Continue
    14.5 km
  64. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  65. Continue
    3.9 km
  66. Turn slight left onto Estrada Moatize_3
    3.7 km
  67. Continue straight onto Cidade Moatize
    0.9 km
  68. Continue straight onto Paragem Zobue
    104.5 km
  69. Continue straight
    57.4 km
  70. Turn left
    61.2 km
  71. At the end of the road, turn left
    4.6 km
  72. Turn right
    143.3 km
  73. Merge left
    5.8 km
  74. Turn right
    292.8 km
  75. At the end of the road, turn left
    19.0 km
  76. Go straight
    3.8 km
  77. Go straight
    18.8 km
  78. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  79. Continue
    0.6 km
  80. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  81. Continue
    0.6 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Luwinga Road
    0.0 km
  83. Continue onto Luwinga Road
    94.1 km
  84. Go straight
    12.3 km
  85. Go straight
    2.1 km
  86. Turn right
    8.8 km
  87. Turn left
    104.2 km
  88. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  89. Continue
    45.7 km
  90. Continue straight
    46.4 km
  91. Go straight
    56.4 km
  92. At the end of the road, turn right
    160.6 km
  93. Keep slight left at the fork
    159.0 km
  94. Turn left
    0.2 km
  95. Turn right
    0.2 km
  96. Turn left
    0.8 km
  97. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  98. Turn right
    1.7 km
  99. Turn left
    0.2 km
  100. At the end of the road, turn right onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  101. Keep slight right at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  102. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  103. Continue
    125.7 km
  104. Go straight
    94.2 km
  105. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  106. Continue
    18.6 km
  107. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  108. Continue
    1.2 km
  109. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  110. Continue
    2.2 km
  111. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  112. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  113. Continue
    0.6 km
  114. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  115. Continue onto Arusha Road
    17.4 km
  116. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  117. Continue
    136.4 km
  118. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  119. Continue
    78.2 km
  120. Turn right
    2.1 km
  121. Turn right
    3.1 km
  122. At the end of the road, turn right
    168.1 km
  123. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  124. Continue
    0.0 km
  125. Continue straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  126. Take the ramp slight left
    0.0 km
  127. Merge slight right
    30.2 km
  128. Go straight
    69.4 km
  129. Continue straight onto Athi River Road
    119.7 km
  130. Continue straight onto Namanga Road
    14.3 km
  131. Turn right onto Makadara Road
    0.9 km
  132. Continue straight onto Athi River Road
    3.0 km
  133. At the end of the road, turn right onto Athi River Road
    0.0 km
  134. Continue right onto Athi River Road
    0.0 km
  135. Take the ramp left
    0.3 km
  136. Merge slight right onto Nairobi-Mombasa Road
    4.1 km
  137. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Mombasa Roas
    3.6 km
  138. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Mombasa Road
    9.8 km
  139. Continue straight onto Mombasa Road
    1.1 km
  140. Turn left onto Chumvi-Machakos-Kitui Road
    15.9 km
  141. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  142. Continue
    0.2 km
  143. Turn left onto Mulu Mutisya Highway
    0.6 km
  144. Go straight onto Machakos-Kitui Road
    29.7 km
  145. Turn left
    6.7 km
  146. Go straight
    4.0 km
  147. Keep slight left at the fork onto KIVANDINI - TALA ROAD
    6.7 km
  148. Turn left
    1.4 km
  149. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.5 km
  150. Turn right
    0.6 km
  151. Turn left
    0.1 km
  152. Turn slight left
    0.2 km
  153. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 46
Known total R1,558.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 46 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.
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
e-Toll Ivusi
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Ihobe
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
e-Toll Sunbird
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.939, 28.140
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Routes ↩ Machakos → 15 15 to Johannesburg 15 to Pretoria 15 to Cape Town 15 to Durban Johannesburg to Machakos Pretoria to Machakos Cape Town to Machakos
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,520.7 km
Western Cape to Machakos
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
31 hrs 32 min • 31 hrs 32 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Western Cape to Machakos
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
362.2 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
836.6 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
271.6 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
77.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Machakos
05:27 – 17:30
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
11:29
Total daylightUsable driving light
12 hrs 2 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
12 hrs 0 min
SunriseDawn break
05:27
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R21,025.15
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R100.60
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R1,005.99
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R22,131.74
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (168)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
28
Lane merges Yield required
5
Complex forks Path selection
7
Highway exits Deceleration zones
32
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin 15 Start: Otto du Plessis Road -33.38143, 21.84283
Midpoint
2,520.7 km
Total: 5029.9 km
Midpoint 2,520.7 km
5029.9 km 3784 min
Destination Machakos -1.27900, 37.39527

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Western Cape to Machakos
One-way road span 5029.9 km
Return-cycle span 10059.8 km
Traversal time 3784 min
Maneuver count 151
Maneuver density 3.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,520.7 km

Coordinate frame

Start -33.38143, 21.84283
Midpoint -16.86891, 33.16925
End -1.27900, 37.39527
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Questions 9
How far is 15 from Machakos? +
15 is about 5029.9 km from Machakos by road.
How long does it take from 15 to Machakos? +
The drive usually takes about 3784 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from 15 to Machakos 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 15 to Machakos? +
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 15 to Machakos? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R10,122.25 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R10,162.09 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R10,111.39 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R10,596.68 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from 15 to Machakos? +
Yes. There are 46 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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