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Distance from 23 to D490 Ruiri Isiolo

23 to D490 Ruiri Isiolo is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 5,284.6 km in roughly 67 hrs 27 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N 23 → D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Road distance
5,284.6 km
3,283.7 mi • 2,852.9 nmi
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
4,027.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.31×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
160
Info Travel board
Travel time
67 hrs 27 min
Return: 134 hrs 55 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
67 hrs 27 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
78.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 33 planned rest stops
75 hrs 42 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R8,846.40
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R8,888.25
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R9,854.70
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R9,934.60
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R11,672.33
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R11,727.56
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R13,002.73
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R13,108.15
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R15,358.33
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R15,430.99
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R17,108.85
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R17,247.57
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Wx Destination weather
Today's outlook for D490 Ruiri Isiolo
17.1°C
Overcast
Feels like Perceived temperature
17.2°C
Day range High / low
H 23° • L 17°
Rain chance Today's probability
93%
Wind 10m wind speed
10 km/h
Taxi Local commuter
Taxi fare estimate
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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5,284.6 km 67 hrs 27 min
Start 23
Finish D490 Ruiri Isiolo
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  1. Start your journey
    3.0 km
  2. Turn left
    51.6 km
  3. Go straight
    9.9 km
  4. Turn right
    6.4 km
  5. Turn left
    343.5 km
  6. Continue straight
    39.2 km
  7. Turn right onto Z.F. Mgcawu Street
    0.2 km
  8. Turn left onto Scott Street
    0.1 km
  9. Turn right onto Schroder Street
    188.0 km
  10. Go straight
    0.3 km
  11. At the end of the road, turn left
    23.9 km
  12. Turn slight right
    0.0 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork
    3.5 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  15. Continue
    186.6 km
  16. Turn right onto Market Street
    5.3 km
  17. Turn left
    78.0 km
  18. Turn left onto General Delarey Street
    61.1 km
  19. Turn right
    21.7 km
  20. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.1 km
  21. Turn left
    21.0 km
  22. At the end of the road, turn right
    157.4 km
  23. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.7 km
  24. Continue left
    10.2 km
  25. Keep slight left at the fork
    205.1 km
  26. Keep slight right at the fork
    220.6 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  28. Continue
    5.0 km
  29. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  30. Continue
    10.8 km
  31. Turn slight left
    3.0 km
  32. Keep slight right at the fork
    90.0 km
  33. Keep slight right at the fork
    1.1 km
  34. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.3 km
  35. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  36. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.9 km
  37. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  38. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    4.1 km
  39. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.1 km
  40. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    280.5 km
  41. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    0.0 km
  42. Continue onto Harare-Beitbridge Highway
    1.2 km
  43. Continue straight onto Robert Mugabe Way
    0.9 km
  44. Turn left onto Josiah Tongogara Road
    4.2 km
  45. Continue straight onto Harare-Beitbridge Road
    145.9 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  47. Continue
    2.5 km
  48. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.2 km
  49. Merge slight right
    131.6 km
  50. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    0.0 km
  51. Continue onto Simon Mazorodze Road
    5.0 km
  52. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.2 km
  53. Continue straight onto Abdel Gamal Nasser Road
    2.0 km
  54. Turn right onto Samora Machel Avenue
    2.4 km
  55. Turn left onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.1 km
  56. Continue straight onto Enterprise Road
    0.5 km
  57. Continue straight onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    2.2 km
  58. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  59. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    5.0 km
  60. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    0.0 km
  61. Continue onto ED Mnangagwa Road
    227.8 km
  62. Continue straight
    49.1 km
  63. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  64. Continue
    83.4 km
  65. Go straight onto Zohra Mpadue
    1.6 km
  66. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  67. Continue
    14.5 km
  68. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.1 km
  69. Continue
    3.9 km
  70. Turn slight left onto Estrada Moatize_3
    3.7 km
  71. Continue straight onto Cidade Moatize
    0.9 km
  72. Continue straight onto Paragem Zobue
    104.5 km
  73. Continue straight
    57.4 km
  74. Turn left
    61.2 km
  75. At the end of the road, turn left
    4.6 km
  76. Turn right
    143.3 km
  77. Merge left
    5.8 km
  78. Turn right
    292.8 km
  79. At the end of the road, turn left
    19.0 km
  80. Go straight
    3.8 km
  81. Go straight
    18.8 km
  82. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  83. Continue
    0.6 km
  84. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  85. Continue
    0.6 km
  86. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Luwinga Road
    0.0 km
  87. Continue onto Luwinga Road
    94.1 km
  88. Go straight
    12.3 km
  89. Go straight
    2.1 km
  90. Turn right
    8.8 km
  91. Turn left
    104.2 km
  92. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  93. Continue
    45.7 km
  94. Continue straight
    46.4 km
  95. Go straight
    56.4 km
  96. At the end of the road, turn right
    160.6 km
  97. Keep slight left at the fork
    159.0 km
  98. Turn left
    0.2 km
  99. Turn right
    0.2 km
  100. Turn left
    0.8 km
  101. Turn left onto Utalii Road
    0.0 km
  102. Turn right
    1.7 km
  103. Turn left
    0.2 km
  104. At the end of the road, turn right onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  105. Keep slight right at the fork onto Dodoma Highway
    5.9 km
  106. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  107. Continue
    125.7 km
  108. Go straight
    94.2 km
  109. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.1 km
  110. Continue
    18.6 km
  111. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  112. Continue
    1.2 km
  113. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  114. Continue
    2.2 km
  115. Turn slight left
    0.1 km
  116. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
    0.1 km
  117. Continue
    0.6 km
  118. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Arusha Road
    0.1 km
  119. Continue onto Arusha Road
    17.4 km
  120. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  121. Continue
    136.4 km
  122. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  123. Continue
    78.2 km
  124. Turn right
    2.1 km
  125. Turn right
    3.1 km
  126. At the end of the road, turn right
    168.1 km
  127. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
    0.0 km
  128. Continue
    0.0 km
  129. Continue straight onto Northwest Arusha Bypass Road
    5.0 km
  130. Take the ramp slight left
    0.0 km
  131. Merge slight right
    30.2 km
  132. Go straight
    69.4 km
  133. Continue straight onto Athi River Road
    119.7 km
  134. Continue straight onto Namanga Road
    15.5 km
  135. Continue straight onto Nairobi-Namanga Road
    0.8 km
  136. Take the exit ramp slight left towards A8
    0.4 km
  137. Continue straight onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road
    4.1 km
  138. Keep slight left at the fork onto Mombasa - Nairobi Road
    7.7 km
  139. Continue straight onto Mombasa Road
    2.3 km
  140. Take the exit ramp slight left towards UCA1
    0.4 km
  141. Go straight onto Airport North Road
    1.5 km
  142. Turn slight left
    0.2 km
  143. Go straight onto Outer Ring Road
    9.9 km
  144. At the end of the road, turn right onto Thika Road
    0.6 km
  145. Take the ramp slight right onto Thika Road
    0.1 km
  146. Merge slight right onto Thika Road
    2.9 km
  147. Take the exit ramp slight left onto Thika Road
    0.3 km
  148. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Thika Road
    0.1 km
  149. Continue onto Thika Road
    0.3 km
  150. Merge slight right onto Thika Road
    28.4 km
  151. Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway
    14.1 km
  152. Continue straight onto Embu-Nairobi Highway
    31.1 km
  153. Turn slight left onto Embu-Nairobi Highway
    86.4 km
  154. Continue straight onto Meru-Nairobi Highway
    51.7 km
  155. Continue left onto Meru-Nairobi Highway
    0.7 km
  156. Continue straight onto Embu-Meru Highway
    1.0 km
  157. Go straight onto Meru-Maua Road
    4.5 km
  158. Turn left
    6.9 km
  159. Turn left onto D490 Ruiri-Isiolo
    0.0 km
  160. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 31
Known total R1,132.00
Main toll road Not found
This route includes 31 toll points from our database. 3 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
e-Toll Gantry TG001
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Pumulani
Road: Road not linked yet
R16.50
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
Kranskop
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Nyl
Road: Road not linked yet
R79.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.848, 28.229
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Stormvoël
Road: Road not linked yet
R12.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -25.819, 28.254
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Sebetiela
Road: Road not linked yet
R24.50
Maubane
Road: Road not linked yet
R33.00
Capricorn
Road: Road not linked yet
R63.50
Zambesi
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.00
Carousel
Road: Road not linked yet
R75.00
e-Toll Pikoko
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Baobab Toll Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R61.50
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Murrayhill
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Wallmansthal
Road: Road not linked yet
R7.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
2,647.8 km
Northern Cape to Meru
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
33 hrs 43 min • 33 hrs 43 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Northern Cape to Meru
Loc Route geography
Route geography
23 → D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Northern Cape to Meru
Start area Origin
23, Northern Cape
Destination area Arrival
D490 Ruiri Isiolo, Meru
Road span Street reference
— • —
Post Postal reference
Postal reference
— • —
23 → D490 Ruiri Isiolo
23 Origin postcode
Not available
D490 Ruiri Isiolo Destination postcode
Not available
Province span Route area
Northern Cape to Meru
Set Nearby route set
Nearby route set
Cape Town to George
3 other similar routes
Cape Town to George Similar distance
4,912.1 km
Johannesburg to Polokwane Similar distance
4,991.5 km
Pretoria to Nelspruit Similar distance
5,008.2 km
Rev Related route set
Related route set
D490 Ruiri Isiolo → 23
23 ↔ D490 Ruiri Isiolo
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Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin 23 -32.02750, 20.06670
Midpoint
2,647.8 km
Total: 5,284.6 km
Midpoint 2,647.8 km
5,284.6 km 67 hrs 27 min
Destination D490 Ruiri Isiolo 0.15223, 37.65679

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Northern Cape to Meru
One-way road span 5,284.6 km
Return-cycle span 10,569.2 km
Traversal time 67 hrs 27 min
Maneuver count 160
Maneuver density 3.0 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 2,647.8 km

Coordinate frame

Start -32.02750, 20.06670
Midpoint -16.59026, 33.35509
End 0.15223, 37.65679
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Questions 9
How far is 23 from D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
23 is about 5,284.6 km from D490 Ruiri Isiolo by road.
How long does it take from 23 to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
The drive usually takes about 67 hrs 27 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from 23 to D490 Ruiri Isiolo 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 23 to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
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 23 to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R8,846.40 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R8,888.25 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R9,854.70 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R9,934.60 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from 23 to D490 Ruiri Isiolo? +
Yes. There are 31 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. This route looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.
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Towns along the route

Robert Mugabe Way
From 23 To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Zohra Mpadue
From 23 To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Estrada Moatize_3
From 23 To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Cidade Moatize
From 23 To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
Paragem Zobue
From 23 To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
UCA1
From 23 To D490 Ruiri Isiolo
D490 Ruiri-Isiolo
From 23 To D490 Ruiri Isiolo

Route Locations

Start area
23, Northern Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
D490 Ruiri Isiolo, Meru
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

Distance comparisons

Here are similar South African routes with a close travel distance, prioritised by the same province or matching province pair where possible.

Cape Town to George Similar distance
About 372.4 km Difference: 4,912.1 km
Johannesburg to Polokwane Similar distance
About 293.1 km Difference: 4,991.5 km
Pretoria to Nelspruit Similar distance
About 276.4 km Difference: 5,008.2 km
Gqeberha to East London Similar distance
About 238.6 km Difference: 5,046.0 km
Rustenburg to Mahikeng Similar distance
About 161.5 km Difference: 5,123.1 km

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