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Distance from 4 to Budapest

N 4 → Budapest
Road distance
536.0 km
Highway dominant · M5 / M94 / N1 / N3
4 to Budapest is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 536.0 km in roughly 6 hrs 47 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
440.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.22×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
31
Info Travel board
Travel time
6 hrs 47 min
End point
Budapest Crescent
Return: 35 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
407 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
78.9 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 3 planned rest stops
7 hrs 32 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,023.47
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,027.71
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,246.53
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,254.25
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,350.41
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,356.01
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R1,644.73
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R1,654.91
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R1,776.86
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R1,784.23
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R2,164.12
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R2,177.52
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
333° NNW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
153° SSE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-29.6036, 29.8824
End coords Destination point
-26.0435, 27.9127
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 12 °C 4 Clear Sky View Forecast → 12 °C Budapest Partly Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
4 → Budapest
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Car
536.0 km
6 hrs 47 min
Road route
🏍️ Estimate
Two-wheeler
536.0 km
~8 hrs 14 min
65 km/h avg
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536 km
~1 hr 4 min
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Places in Budapest

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18 places View all →
⛽
Convenience store 1.2 km

Shell Select

2125, Gauteng
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📍
Convenience store 2.0 km

Bonjour

Roodepoort, 2169
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👔
Clothing store 2.0 km

PEP

Roodepoort, 1724, Gauteng
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📍
Convenience store 3.6 km

Quickshop

474 Malibongwe Drive, Randburg
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📍
Convenience store 3.7 km

Quickshop

Randburg
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Convenience store 3.7 km

Quickshop

Randburg
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Convenience store 3.7 km

Quickshop

5 Beyers Naude Drive, Roodepoort
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📍
Supermarket 3.8 km

Checkers

Northgate Ext, 2162, Gauteng
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👔
Clothing store 3.8 km

Woolworths

Northumberland Avenue, Johannesburg, 2194
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📍
Supermarket 3.9 km

Shoprite

United States of America Avenue, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2189, Gauteng
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🏦
Bank 4.0 km

FNB

Olievenhout Avenue, Johannesburg
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📍
Supermarket 4.0 km

Pick n Pay Hyper

Randburg, 2194, Gauteng
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🏬
Shopping centre 4.2 km

Blueberry Square

Blueberry Street, Roodepoort
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💊
Pharmacy 4.2 km

Clicks

Blueberry Street Blueberry Square, Roodepoort, 2040
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Convenience store 5.2 km

Shell Select

2188, Gauteng
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🏫
School 5.3 km

Newton House Elite High School

Taurus Road
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University 5.7 km

IIE MSA

144 Peter Road, Roodepoort, 1724
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🏫
School 5.9 km

Trinityhouse School

23 Knoppiesdoring Street, Randpark Ridge, 2169
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Route

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536.0 km 6 hrs 47 min
Start 4
Finish Budapest
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Directions from 4 to Budapest via N3 and N1
National highway route N3 N1
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Directions from 4 to Budapest via M94 and M5
Metro arterial routes M94 M5
2 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Start your journey
    0.6 km
  2. Turn left
    1.1 km
  3. Continue slight left
    1.6 km
  4. Turn right onto Impendla Road
    22.0 km
  5. Continue straight
    16.1 km
  6. At the end of the road, turn right
    1.2 km
  7. Turn left
    5.6 km
  8. Take the ramp left towards N3
    0.4 km
  9. Merge slight right
    133.2 km
  10. Continue straight
    251.4 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork
    53.9 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M94: Germiston
    0.5 km
  13. Keep slight left at the fork towards Kritzinger Road
    0.1 km
  14. Go straight onto Kritzinger Road
    1.3 km
  15. Continue straight onto Jan Coetzee Road
    0.9 km
  16. Continue straight onto Van Rensburg Street
    0.4 km
  17. At the end of the road, turn right onto Ring Road East
    0.6 km
  18. Turn right onto Voortrekker Road
    0.3 km
  19. Take the ramp slight left towards Kimberley
    0.5 km
  20. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    15.0 km
  21. Take the exit ramp slight right towards N1: Pretoria
    1.0 km
  22. Keep slight right at the fork towards N1: Pretoria
    1.2 km
  23. Merge slight right onto Western Bypass
    15.9 km
  24. Take the exit ramp slight left towards M5: Northcliff
    0.4 km
  25. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  26. Turn left onto Beyers Naudé Drive
    8.0 km
  27. Turn right onto Konifer
    1.6 km
  28. Turn right
    0.6 km
  29. Turn left
    0.3 km
  30. Turn left onto Budapest Crescent
    0.1 km
  31. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 28
Known total R1,345.00
Main toll road N3
This route includes 28 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N3. 6 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.131, 27.938
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Tugela
Road: Road not linked yet
R100.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Mooi Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Wilge
Road: 169
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Wilge
Road: Road not linked yet
R94.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.274, 28.149
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.177, 27.945
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
Treverton Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R21.00
e-Toll Stork
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
De Hoek
Road: Road not linked yet
R67.00
Mooi Ramp Plaza
Road: Road not linked yet
R49.00
Mooi
Road: Road not linked yet
R70.00
e-Toll Fiscal
Road: Road not linked yet
R0.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Bergville
Road: Road not linked yet
R30.00
Routes ↩ Budapest → 4 4 to Johannesburg 4 to Pretoria 4 to Cape Town 4 to Durban Johannesburg to Budapest Pretoria to Budapest Cape Town to Budapest
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
268.4 km
KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
3 hrs 23 min • 3 hrs 23 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
38.6 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
89.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
28.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
82.2%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Budapest
06:40 – 17:28
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 47 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
11 hrs 58 min
SunriseDawn break
06:40
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R2,240.50
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R10.72
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R107.20
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R2,358.42
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Moderate (15)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
0
Lane merges Yield required
3
Complex forks Path selection
3
Highway exits Deceleration zones
3
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin 4 -29.60363, 29.88245
Midpoint
268.4 km
Total: 536.0 km
Midpoint 268.4 km
536.0 km 6 hrs 47 min
Destination Budapest End: Budapest Crescent -26.04355, 27.91272

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng
One-way road span 536.0 km
Return-cycle span 1,072.0 km
Traversal time 6 hrs 47 min
Maneuver count 31
Maneuver density 5.8 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 268.4 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.60363, 29.88245
Midpoint -28.01557, 28.99275
End -26.04355, 27.91272
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Route FAQ

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Questions 9
How far is 4 from Budapest? +
4 is about 536.0 km from Budapest by road.
How long does it take from 4 to Budapest? +
The drive usually takes about 6 hrs 47 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from 4 to Budapest in one day? +
Yes, for many drivers this can be done in one day.
Is taxi available from 4 to Budapest? +
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 4 to Budapest? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R1,023.47 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R1,027.71 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R1,246.53 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R1,254.25 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from 4 to Budapest? +
Yes. There are 28 tollgates currently matched for this route.
What is the route verdict for this trip? +
Heavy long-distance trip: This is a serious road trip. Start early, plan rest stops, and consider whether an overnight stay makes more sense.
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

: Germiston
From 4 To Budapest
Kimberley
From 4 To Budapest
ern Bypass
From 4 To Budapest
: Pretoria
From 4 To Budapest
Roodepoort
From 4 To Budapest
Western Bypass
From 4 To Budapest
: cliff
From 4 To Budapest
Honeydew
From 4 To Budapest
Konifer
From 4 To Budapest
Budapest Crescent
From 4 To Budapest

Route Locations

Start area
4, KwaZulu-Natal
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Budapest, Gauteng
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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