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Distance from 4 to Old Nh 8

4 to Old Nh 8 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,944.1 km in roughly 24 hrs 28 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.

N 4 → Old Nh 8
Road distance
1,944.1 km
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
7,330.7 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
0.27×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
138
Info Travel board
Travel time
24 hrs 28 min
End point
Old NH 8
Return: 56 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1468 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
79.4 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 12 planned rest stops
27 hrs 28 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R3,254.47
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R3,269.87
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R3,625.41
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R3,654.81
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R4,294.09
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R4,314.41
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R4,783.53
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R4,822.31
93 Petrol R23.25 / litre
R5,650.12
95 Petrol R23.36 / litre
R5,676.85
Diesel 500ppm R25.90 / litre
R6,294.12
Diesel 50ppm R26.11 / litre
R6,345.15
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
44° NE
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
224° SW
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-29.6036, 29.8824
End coords Destination point
21.6255, 73.0033
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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1,944.1 km 24 hrs 28 min
Start 4
Finish Old Nh 8
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  1. Start your journey
    0.2 km
  2. Continue straight onto Beach Road
    0.2 km
  3. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.1 km
  4. Turn sharp right
    1.2 km
  5. Turn right onto Balaramapuram - Vizhinjam Road
    0.0 km
  6. Turn right onto Salem - Kochi - Kanyakumari Road
    20.3 km
  7. Turn left onto Parasalai - Kollencode Road
    0.4 km
  8. Go straight onto Kovalam - Poovar - Kaliyakkavilai Road
    3.0 km
  9. Continue slight right onto Salem - Kochi - Kanyakumari Road
    5.1 km
  10. Continue straight onto Marthandam Flyover
    2.2 km
  11. Continue straight onto Salem - Kochi - Kanyakumari Road
    24.2 km
  12. Continue straight onto Parvathipuram Flyover
    0.4 km
  13. Continue straight onto MS Road
    1.3 km
  14. Go straight onto WCC Road
    1.0 km
  15. Turn left
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  16. Continue straight onto Nagarajacoil Road
    1.0 km
  17. At the end of the road, turn left onto Avvai Shanmugam Road
    0.6 km
  18. Continue straight
    17.1 km
  19. Take the exit ramp left
    0.3 km
  20. Merge slight right
    1.0 km
  21. Go straight
    8.6 km
  22. Continue straight onto Kanyakumari - Maudrai - Bangalore - Varanasi
    40.9 km
  23. Continue straight onto Kanyakumari - Varanasi Road
    2.2 km
  24. Continue straight onto Kanyakumari - Varanarasi Road
    3.1 km
  25. Continue straight onto Kanyakumari - Varanasi
    87.6 km
  26. Go straight
    30.3 km
  27. Continue straight onto Kanyakumari - Srinagar Highway
    18.7 km
  28. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.6 km
  29. Turn slight left onto Varanasi - Kanniyakumari Road (Old NH7)
    0.8 km
  30. Continue right onto Varanasi - Kanniyakumari Road (Old NH7)
    1.3 km
  31. Turn left onto Thirumangalam - Usilampatti Road
    0.8 km
  32. Turn right onto Thirumangalam - Pallapatti - Silukkuvarpatti Road
    13.3 km
  33. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Thirumangalam - Pallapatti - Silukkuvarpatti Road
    0.0 km
  34. Continue onto Thirumangalam - Pallapatti - Silukkuvarpatti Road
    4.4 km
  35. Turn left onto Melakkal - Peranai Road
    6.7 km
  36. Continue right onto Melakkal - Peranai Road
    0.2 km
  37. Turn right
    0.6 km
  38. Turn left onto Thirumangalam - Pallapatti - Silukkuvarpatti Road
    12.4 km
  39. Continue straight onto Varanasi - Kanniyakumari Road (Old NH7)
    1.2 km
  40. Turn left
    136.6 km
  41. Continue straight onto Kanyakumari Varanasi
    55.5 km
  42. Turn left onto Varanasi Kanyakumari
    0.9 km
  43. Continue straight onto Salem Bypass
    1.5 km
  44. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Salem Bypass
    0.1 km
  45. Continue onto Salem Bypass
    13.1 km
  46. Merge slight right
    41.4 km
  47. Go straight
    8.0 km
  48. Take the exit ramp slight left
    0.6 km
  49. Turn slight left onto Hosur - Adiyamankottai Road
    9.6 km
  50. Continue straight onto NH 844
    56.9 km
  51. Keep slight left at the fork
    4.0 km
  52. Keep slight right at the fork onto Hosur - Adiyamankottai Road
    3.4 km
  53. Turn slight left
    1.3 km
  54. Continue straight
    0.3 km
  55. Continue straight onto Hosur - Adiyamankottai Road
    5.4 km
  56. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hosur - Adiyamancottai Road
    0.0 km
  57. Continue onto Hosur - Adiyamancottai Road
    0.3 km
  58. Merge slight right onto Hosur - Adiyamankottai Road
    1.1 km
  59. Turn right onto Hosur - Adhiyamankottai Road
    0.4 km
  60. Take the exit ramp sharp left
    0.2 km
  61. Continue straight
    0.1 km
  62. Take the ramp right
    24.0 km
  63. Turn left onto Hewlett Packard Avenue
    0.0 km
  64. Turn right onto Hosur Road
    0.1 km
  65. Take the ramp slight left towards Bannerghatta Road
    0.3 km
  66. Continue straight onto NICE Road
    40.5 km
  67. Keep slight left at the fork onto NICE Road towards NH48: Tumkur Road
    0.5 km
  68. Take the ramp straight
    0.3 km
  69. Merge slight right onto Bangalore - Nelamangala Expressway
    12.0 km
  70. Continue straight onto Delhi - Chennai Highway
    0.6 km
  71. Continue straight onto Pune Bangalore Highway
    172.4 km
  72. Take the exit ramp left towards NH50
    0.4 km
  73. Merge slight right
    128.9 km
  74. Take the exit ramp straight
    0.0 km
  75. Keep slight left at the fork onto Bijapur Road
    191.8 km
  76. Continue straight
    0.8 km
  77. Continue straight
    0.1 km
  78. Turn left
    78.5 km
  79. Turn right
    1.5 km
  80. Turn left
    23.5 km
  81. At the end of the road, turn right onto Shivaji Chowk
    0.5 km
  82. At the end of the road, turn left
    0.5 km
  83. Continue sharp right
    0.1 km
  84. Turn right
    2.7 km
  85. At the end of the road, turn left
    36.2 km
  86. Turn left
    6.1 km
  87. Keep slight left at the fork
    0.4 km
  88. Turn right
    25.8 km
  89. Turn right
    17.9 km
  90. Turn slight left
    1.6 km
  91. Turn slight left
    0.6 km
  92. Continue straight
    68.4 km
  93. Turn slight left
    1.4 km
  94. Go straight
    22.6 km
  95. Continue straight
    0.7 km
  96. Turn sharp right
    0.7 km
  97. Continue slight left onto Ahmednagar Loni Dhanora Road
    1.1 km
  98. Turn left onto Ahmednagar Loni Dhanora Road
    1.3 km
  99. Turn slight right onto Ahmednagar Loni Dhanora Road
    3.8 km
  100. Continue straight onto State Highway 10;State Highway 145
    6.8 km
  101. At the end of the road, turn slight left
    0.0 km
  102. At the end of the road, turn right
    44.7 km
  103. Keep slight left at the fork
    7.8 km
  104. Keep straight at the fork
    0.5 km
  105. At the end of the road, turn right
    0.0 km
  106. Turn slight left
    10.5 km
  107. Keep slight right at the fork
    0.2 km
  108. Continue straight
    29.3 km
  109. Turn right onto Pune Nashik Road
    1.6 km
  110. Turn slight left
    13.8 km
  111. Keep slight left at the fork onto Pune Nashik Road
    25.7 km
  112. Continue straight onto Nashik Pune Highway Flyover
    7.0 km
  113. Turn left onto Bhabha Nagar Road
    1.6 km
  114. Turn left onto Mumbai Naka Circle
    0.0 km
  115. Continue right onto Mumbai Naka Circle
    0.1 km
  116. Continue straight onto Old Agra Highway
    0.2 km
  117. Continue slight right onto Old Agra Road
    2.1 km
  118. Continue straight onto Old Agra Road
    0.1 km
  119. Continue left onto Old Agra Road
    1.2 km
  120. Continue left onto Old Agra Road
    57.9 km
  121. Turn slight left
    35.5 km
  122. Turn slight right
    24.5 km
  123. Turn slight left
    11.6 km
  124. Turn right
    0.3 km
  125. Turn slight right
    37.3 km
  126. Keep slight right at the fork
    8.4 km
  127. Turn slight left
    0.4 km
  128. Turn right
    0.6 km
  129. Turn right
    0.1 km
  130. Turn left
    0.1 km
  131. Take the ramp right
    1.0 km
  132. Continue slight left onto Mumbai - Vadodara Expressway
    64.9 km
  133. Merge slight right
    16.1 km
  134. Turn right
    0.0 km
  135. Turn left
    7.9 km
  136. Turn slight left
    0.2 km
  137. Turn slight left onto Old NH 8
    0.9 km
  138. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Routes ↩ Old Nh 8 → 4 4 to Johannesburg 4 to Pretoria 4 to Cape Town 4 to Durban Johannesburg to Old Nh 8 Pretoria to Old Nh 8 Cape Town to Old Nh 8
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
974.9 km
KwaZulu-Natal to Gujarat
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
12 hrs 14 min • 12 hrs 14 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
KwaZulu-Natal to Gujarat
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
140.0 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
323.3 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
105.0 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.68
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
377.1%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Old Nh 8
02:32 – 15:35
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
13 hrs 2 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
02:32
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R8,126.46
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R38.88
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R388.83
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R8,554.16
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (55)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
3
Lane merges Yield required
6
Complex forks Path selection
11
Highway exits Deceleration zones
9
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin 4 -29.60363, 29.88245
Midpoint
974.9 km
Total: 1,944.1 km
Midpoint 974.9 km
1,944.1 km 24 hrs 28 min
Destination Old Nh 8 End: Old NH 8 21.62552, 73.00333

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span KwaZulu-Natal to Gujarat
One-way road span 1,944.1 km
Return-cycle span 3,888.3 km
Traversal time 24 hrs 28 min
Maneuver count 138
Maneuver density 7.1 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 974.9 km

Coordinate frame

Start -29.60363, 29.88245
Midpoint 14.83018, 76.42953
End 21.62552, 73.00333
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Questions 9
How far is 4 from Old Nh 8? +
4 is about 1,944.1 km from Old Nh 8 by road.
How long does it take from 4 to Old Nh 8? +
The drive usually takes about 24 hrs 28 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from 4 to Old Nh 8 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 4 to Old Nh 8? +
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 Old Nh 8? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,254.47 (R23.25 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,269.87 (R23.36 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,625.41 (R25.90 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,654.81 (R26.11 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from 4 to Old Nh 8? +
No tollgates are 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

Marthandam Flyover
From 4 To Old Nh 8
Parvathipuram Flyover
From 4 To Old Nh 8
Kanyakumari - Maudrai - Bangalore - Varanasi
From 4 To Old Nh 8
Kanyakumari - Varanasi
From 4 To Old Nh 8
Varanasi Kanyakumari
From 4 To Old Nh 8
Salem Bypass
From 4 To Old Nh 8
NH 844
From 4 To Old Nh 8
Bangalore - Nelamangala Expressway
From 4 To Old Nh 8
NH50
From 4 To Old Nh 8
Shivaji Chowk
From 4 To Old Nh 8

Route Locations

Start area
4, KwaZulu-Natal
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Old Nh 8, Gujarat
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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