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Distance from 40 to Ap 7

N 40 → Ap 7
Road distance
1,637.9 km
Highway dominant · N12 / R44
40 to Ap 7 is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,637.9 km in roughly 18 hrs 8 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,358.6 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.21×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
20
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 8 min
End point
AP Venter
Return: 17 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1088 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
90.3 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
20 hrs 23 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,127.50
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,140.48
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,809.14
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,832.73
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,126.57
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R4,143.68
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R5,025.95
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R5,057.07
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R5,429.69
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R5,452.22
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R6,613.09
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R6,654.04
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
232° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
52° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.8295, 30.4316
End coords Destination point
-33.9324, 18.8872
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Long-distance caution
Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
Weather 7 °C 40 Cloudy View Forecast → 14 °C Ap 7 Cloudy View Forecast →
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Travel modes
40 → Ap 7
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Car
1,637.9 km
18 hrs 8 min
Road route
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Two-wheeler
1,637.9 km
~25 hrs 11 min
65 km/h avg
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1,638 km
~3 hrs 16 min
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Nearby places

Places in Ap 7

Fuel stops, shops, restaurants and services near your destination.

31 places View all →
🏫
Schools & education 0.5 km

Junior Akademie Preschool

1 Unie Road, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 1.1 km

Tops at Spar

Cape Town, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
🛒
Convenience store 1.2 km

Bonjour

Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🏫
University 1.8 km

Psychotherapeutic and Support services

Psychotherapeutic and Support services, Bosman, StellenboschCentral, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7599, South Africa
View details → StellenboschCentral
🏫
University 1.8 km

Academic Counselling and Development

Disability and Equality Unit, Victoria Street, Stellenbosch Ward 8, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, 7599, South Africa
View details → Stellenbosch Ward 8
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 2.5 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
🛒
Convenience store 2.5 km

Pick n Pay Express

Stellenbosh, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosh
🛒
Supermarkets 2.5 km

Lunar Mart

68 Andringa Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
👔
Clothing & fashion 2.5 km

Augenta

7a Andringa Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🛒
Supermarkets 2.5 km

Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
🍽️
Food & drink 2.6 km

Motherdough

7 Church Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🛒
Supermarkets 2.6 km

Usave

110 Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
👔
Clothing & fashion 2.6 km

PEP

43 Andringa Road, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
🏬
Shopping malls 2.6 km

Stelmark Center

2 Merriman Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🛒
Supermarkets 2.6 km

Pick n Pay

Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
📱
Electronics 2.6 km

Wish Networks (Pty) Ltd.

2 Merriman Avenue, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🏠
Home & garden 2.6 km

Eikestad Tuinsentrum

33 Du Toit Street, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 2.7 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
🛒
Supermarkets 2.7 km

Checkers

Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
🏛️
Government offices 2.7 km

Vroue-Landbouvereniging van Kaapland Jubileumshuis

Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
View details → Stellenbosch
🏛️
Government offices 2.8 km

Western Cape Education Department Satellite Office

5 Blom, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🏠
Home & garden 2.9 km

OKASIE

85 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
View details → Stellenbosch
🛒
Convenience store 3.0 km

Pick n Pay Express

73 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, Western Cape
View details → Stellenbosch
👔
Clothing & fashion 3.1 km

Holmes Brothers

55 Dorp, Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 3.6 km

Tops

Cape Town, Western Cape
View details → Cape Town
⛽
Convenience store 3.7 km

Shell Select

7599, Western Cape
View details →
🌾
Agriculture 3.7 km

Agrimark

Stellentia, Stellenbosch
View details → Stellenbosch
💼
Professional services 3.9 km

Wijntoer

4 Swellengrebel, Stellenbosch
View details → Stellenbosch
🏫
College 6.1 km

Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography

41 Techno Avenue, Techno Park, 7600
View details → Techno Park
⛽
Convenience store 6.3 km

Shell Select

7600, Western Cape
View details →
🔧
Car services 6.3 km

BMW

Stellenbosch, 7600
View details → Stellenbosch
Route

Route overview

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Start, destination and route line.

1,637.9 km 18 hrs 8 min
Start 40
Finish Ap 7
Map key
Start point
Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Route directions
🛣️
Directions from 40 to Ap 7 via N12
National highway N12
🛤️
Directions from 40 to Ap 7 via R44
Provincial road route R44
2 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Start your journey
    1.1 km
  2. At the end of the road, turn left
    1.7 km
  3. Take the ramp left
    59.0 km
  4. Turn right onto Kerk Street
    1.6 km
  5. Turn left onto Joubert Street
    199.3 km
  6. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12
    0.5 km
  7. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    22.3 km
  8. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  9. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  10. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  11. Continue straight
    28.7 km
  12. Take the exit ramp slight left towards R44: Wellington
    0.5 km
  13. Turn left
    15.4 km
  14. Turn left onto Helshoogte Road
    2.2 km
  15. Turn right onto Simonsberg
    0.5 km
  16. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Martinson Street
    0.0 km
  17. Continue onto Martinson Street
    0.7 km
  18. Turn left onto Provinsie
    0.2 km
  19. Turn left onto AP Venter
    0.1 km
  20. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Navigation sign

Tolls on this route

R
Tolls found 35
Known total R998.50
Main toll road N1
This route includes 35 toll points from our database. The strongest toll-road match is N1. 5 Gauteng open-road / gantry toll points are shown as R0.00 because GFIP e-toll charging ended from 12 April 2024.
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Ermelo
Road: Road not linked yet
R45.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
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
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Trichardt
Road: Road not linked yet
R25.00
Routes ↩ Ap 7 → 40 40 to Johannesburg 40 to Pretoria 40 to Cape Town 40 to Durban Johannesburg to Ap 7 Pretoria to Ap 7 Cape Town to Ap 7
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
819.2 km
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 4 min • 9 hrs 4 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
117.9 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
272.4 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
88.4 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
82.9%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at Ap 7
07:32 – 17:48
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 16 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
07:32
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R6,846.49
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R32.76
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R327.58
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,206.83
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (16)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
1
Complex forks Path selection
1
Highway exits Deceleration zones
4
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin 40 -26.82950, 30.43158
Midpoint
819.2 km
Total: 1,637.9 km
Midpoint 819.2 km
1,637.9 km 18 hrs 8 min
Destination Ap 7 End: AP Venter -33.93240, 18.88718

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Mpumalanga to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,637.9 km
Return-cycle span 3,275.8 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 8 min
Maneuver count 20
Maneuver density 1.2 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 819.2 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.82950, 30.43158
Midpoint -30.38872, 25.67546
End -33.93240, 18.88718
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Questions 9
How far is 40 from Ap 7? +
40 is about 1,637.9 km from Ap 7 by road.
How long does it take from 40 to Ap 7? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 8 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from 40 to Ap 7 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 40 to Ap 7? +
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 40 to Ap 7? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,127.50 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,140.48 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,809.14 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,832.73 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from 40 to Ap 7? +
Yes. There are 35 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

ern Bypass
From 40 To Ap 7
: Cape Town
From 40 To Ap 7
: Wellington
From 40 To Ap 7
Stellenbosch
From 40 To Ap 7
Klapmuts
From 40 To Ap 7
Simonsberg
From 40 To Ap 7
Provinsie
From 40 To Ap 7
AP Venter
From 40 To Ap 7

Route Locations

Start area
40, Mpumalanga
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Ap 7, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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