Distance from 6 to Nantes

N 6 → Nantes
Road distance
1,702.0 km
Highway dominant · M7 / N12 / N7
6 to Nantes is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,702.0 km in roughly 18 hrs 58 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
1,406.9 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
1.21×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
23
Info Travel board
Travel time
18 hrs 58 min
End point
Loerie Road
Return: 57 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
1138 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
89.7 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 9 planned rest stops
21 hrs 13 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R3,249.94
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R3,263.42
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R3,958.26
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R3,982.77
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R4,288.11
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R4,305.90
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R5,222.70
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R5,255.04
93 Petrol R26.52 / litre
R5,642.26
95 Petrol R26.63 / litre
R5,665.66
Diesel 500ppm R32.30 / litre
R6,871.98
Diesel 50ppm R32.50 / litre
R6,914.53
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
234° SW
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
54° NE
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
South-West
Start coords Origin point
-26.9694, 30.7837
End coords Destination point
-33.9596, 18.5273
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Route class Operational trip category
Local shared
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6 → Nantes
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Car
1,702.0 km
18 hrs 58 min
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1,702.0 km
~26 hrs 11 min
65 km/h avg
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Places in Nantes

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Schools & education 0.8 km

Mary Harding School

124 Lower Klipfontein Road, Belgravia, Cape Town, 7764
🏫
Schools & education 0.9 km

Riverside Prmary School

260 Klipfontein Road, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764
🏫
Schools & education 1.0 km

Regina Coeli (R.C.) Primary School

Klipfontein Road
🛒
Supermarkets 1.0 km

Pick n Pay

Vanguard Drive, Athlone, 7764, Western Cape
🏬
Shopping malls 1.0 km

Vangate Mall

Jakes Gerwel Drive, Cape Rown, 7764
🏫
Schools & education 1.4 km

Kulani Secondary School

5 Thabo Mbeki Street, Langa, Cape Town, 7455
🏫
Schools & education 1.4 km

Rylands Primary School

2 Carnie Road, Rylands Estate, Cape Town, 7764
🏫
Schools & education 1.5 km

Belgravia Day Care

40 Veld Road, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764
🏫
Schools & education 1.6 km

Belgravia Secondary School

Veld Road, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764
🏫
Schools & education 1.6 km

Welcome Primary School

3rd Street, Welcome Estate, Cape Town, 7764
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Butcheries 1.9 km

Settler's Moslem Butchery

Bonteheuwel Avenue
🛒
Supermarkets 2.3 km

Shoprite

1 Tembe Road, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764, Western Cape
💼
Professional services 2.5 km

Southern Wind Shipyard

Reen Avenue, 7764
🔧
Car services 2.6 km

MQ's Workshop

27 Golf Course Road, Sybrand Park, 7700
🏛️
Government offices 2.6 km

The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children

Klipfontein Road, Cape Town
Fuel stations 2.6 km

Shell

7764, Western Cape
🛒
Convenience store 2.6 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
🐾
Pet services 2.7 km

Dogz at Home Dog Training Centre

Willow Way
Convenience store 2.7 km

Shell Select

7780, Western Cape
🛒
Convenience store 2.9 km

Quickshop

Cape Town
🛒
Convenience store 2.9 km

Pick n Pay Express

Epping 2, 7475, Western Cape
🛒
Supermarkets 3.2 km

Pick n Pay

Howard Place, Pinelands, 7405, Western Cape
🛒
Convenience store 3.3 km

Pick n Pay Express

Pinelands, 7405, Western Cape
💪
Gym & fitness 3.3 km

Sportsman's Warehouse

32 Klipfontein Road, Cape Town, 7700
👔
Clothing & fashion 3.3 km

Outdoor Warehouse

34 Klipfontein Road, Cape Town, 7700
💼
Professional services 3.4 km

WolfPack

26 Nourse Avenue
🛒
Convenience store 3.4 km

OK Minimark Thornton

Thor Circle
Fuel stations 3.6 km

Shell

130 Gunners Circle, 7460, Western Cape
📱
Electronics 3.9 km

Osmans

Imam Haron Road, Lansdowne
💼
Professional services 4.3 km

Old Mutual

1A Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town
🥩
Butcheries 4.3 km

Chris & Harry's Butcher

Sipres Avenue, 7460
Convenience store 4.5 km

Shell Select

7700, Western Cape
🏬
Shopping malls 4.6 km

Gugulethu Square

25 Steve Biko Drive, Cape Town, 7750
🔧
Car services 4.7 km

Symonds Autos

74 Durban Road, Mowbray, 7700
🏛️
Government offices 4.7 km

Pedal Power Association

9 Hill Park Lane, Cape Town
Convenience store 4.8 km

Shell Select

7405, Western Cape
🏠
Home & garden 4.9 km

Starke Ayres Garden Centre

21 Liesbeek Parkway, Rosebank, 7700
🏠
Home & garden 4.9 km

Builders Express

21 Warrington Road, Cape Town, 7708
💼
Professional services 4.9 km

mra architects

5a Rouwkoop Avenue, Rondebosch, 7700
💼
Professional services 4.9 km

Asbestos Removal & Roofing

Berkley Road, Ndabeni Cape Town, 7405
🏠
Home & garden 4.9 km

Power Tool Services

Imam Haron Road
🏛️
Government offices 5.0 km

SCOUTS South Africa National Office

124 Belvedere Road, Cape Town
👔
Clothing & fashion 5.0 km

Canvasland

Unit 3C 13 th Avenue
🏦
Banks 5.1 km

Nedbank

7708
🍽️
Food & drink 5.1 km

Lebanese Bakery

Imam Haron Road
🧺
Laundry & repairs 5.2 km

Rondewash Laundry

47 Main Road, Cape Town, 7700
🏛️
Government offices 5.2 km

Help a Rural Child Charity Trust

6 Victoria Road, Cape Town
💼
Professional services 5.2 km

Urban Harvest Edible Gardens

34 Low Street, Observatory, Cape Town
🏛️
Government offices 5.3 km

Arepp Theatre For Life

16 John Street, Mowbray, Cape Town
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 5.3 km

LiquorShop Checkers

Cape Town, 7700, Western Cape
🏦
Banks 5.3 km

ABSA

Main Road
🏦
Banks 5.3 km

Standard Bank

Main Road
🏬
Shopping malls 5.3 km

Riverside Centre

Main Road
💼
Professional services 5.3 km

Research Contracts & Innovation

2 Rhodes Avenue, Mowbray, Cape Town
Fuel stations 5.3 km

Shell

Berkley Road, Maitland, 7405, Western Cape
📱
Electronics 5.4 km

Claremont Home Appliance Doctor

18-20, 7700
Fuel stations 5.4 km

Shell

7750, Western Cape
🏠
Home & garden 5.4 km

Groote Schuur Community Improvement District

93 Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
🏛️
Government offices 5.4 km

Rags2Riches

93 Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
Convenience store 5.5 km

Shell Select

7700, Western Cape
💼
Professional services 5.5 km

ARS Credit

1 Argo Road, 7780
🔧
Car services 5.5 km

Pop Up Tyres

62 Voortrekker Road
🏛️
Government offices 5.5 km

Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa (PATA)

Wyecroft Road
🏛️
Government offices 5.5 km

National Geo-spatial Information

Rhodes Avenue, Mowbray, Cape Town
🧺
Laundry & repairs 5.7 km

Olympic Locksmiths

75 Imam Haron Road, Claremont, 7708
👔
Clothing & fashion 5.7 km

Voom Voom

15 Lower Main Road, Observatory
👔
Clothing & fashion 5.7 km

Premier Clothing Factory Shop

124 Voortrekker Road
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 5.7 km

Liquor City Claremont

43 Palmyra Road, Claremont
🔧
Car services 5.8 km

Riverside Auto

136 Voortrekker Road
🏠
Home & garden 5.8 km

Pick A Bargain

134 Voortrekker Road
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 5.8 km

Revolution Records

73 Lower Main Road, Cape Town, 7925
👔
Clothing & fashion 5.8 km

Voom Voom

61 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 5.8 km

Tops at Spar

67 Station Road, Southern Peninsula, Western Cape
🏠
Home & garden 5.9 km

Quality Office Furniture

184 Voortrekker Road
👔
Clothing & fashion 5.9 km

PEP

Cape Town, 7460, Western Cape
🏠
Home & garden 5.9 km

Hawkes & Findlay Hardware Store

57 Station Road, Observatory, Cape Town
🔧
Car services 5.9 km

Driveshafts Centre Maitland

5 Koeberg Road, Maitland, Cape Town, 7405
🏬
Shopping malls 5.9 km

Saint Peters Square

423 Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925
🔧
Car services 5.9 km

Andre Groenewald Motors

166 Voortrekker Road
👔
Clothing & fashion 5.9 km

Mnandi Textiles & Design

90 Station Road, 7925
🔧
Car services 6.0 km

Anglo Auto

161 Voortrekker Road
🏠
Home & garden 6.0 km

Observatory Improvement District

7 Saint Michael's Road, Cape Town
🥩
Butcheries 6.0 km

Excellent Meat Packers

Epping Avenue, 7940
🔧
Car services 6.1 km

Jan Kriel Garage & Panel Shop

192 Lower Main Road, Cape Town, 7925
💇
Beauty & wellness 6.3 km

NXTCUT

5 Pearce Road
🧺
Laundry & repairs 6.3 km

My Laundry Lounge

289 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town
🍽️
Food & drink 6.3 km

The Local Baker

178 Lower Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 6.4 km

Picardi Rebel

218 Main Road, Claremont, 7708
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 6.4 km

Cape of Storms Distilling Company

100 Voortrekker Road, 7925
🍽️
Food & drink 6.5 km

Kristen's Kick-Ass Ice Cream

60 Main Street, Newlands, 7700
🍽️
Food & drink 6.6 km

Bootlegger Coffee Company

1 Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405
🎁
Gifts & hobbies 6.6 km

Ardmore

35 Kildare Road, 7700
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Pharmacies 6.6 km

Clicks

1 Koeberg Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405
👔
Clothing & fashion 6.7 km

Portobello Road

313 Main Road
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Start, destination and route line.

1,702.0 km 18 hrs 58 min
Start 6
Finish Nantes
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Destination
Driving route
Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

Route directions
🛣️
Directions from 6 to Nantes via N12 and N7
National highway route N12 N7
🏙️
Directions from 6 to Nantes via M7
Metro arterial route M7
2 route directions identified on this trip
  1. Start your journey
    1.0 km
  2. Turn sharp right
    2.9 km
  3. Turn right
    0.7 km
  4. Continue straight
    0.4 km
  5. Turn left
    36.8 km
  6. Take the exit ramp slight left
    59.4 km
  7. Turn right onto Kerk Street
    1.6 km
  8. Turn left onto Joubert Street
    199.3 km
  9. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N12
    0.5 km
  10. Merge slight right onto Southern Bypass
    22.3 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork
    915.9 km
  12. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Donkin Street
    0.1 km
  13. Continue onto Donkin Street
    388.0 km
  14. Continue straight
    62.6 km
  15. Take the exit ramp slight left towards N7: Malmesbury
    0.3 km
  16. Keep slight left at the fork towards M7: Goodwood
    0.7 km
  17. Merge slight right onto Jakes Gerwel Drive
    8.0 km
  18. Turn right onto Heideveld Road
    0.4 km
  19. At the end of the road, turn left onto Bosduif Road
    0.2 km
  20. Turn right onto Loerie Road
    0.5 km
  21. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Loerie Road
    0.0 km
  22. Continue onto Loerie Road
    0.4 km
  23. 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.
Trichardt
Road: Road not linked yet
R25.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Verkeerdevlei
Road: Road not linked yet
R78.50
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Unnamed toll booth near Huguenot
Road: Near Huguenot / N1 corridor
R0.00
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Dalpark
Road: Road not linked yet
R15.50
Huguenot
Road: Road not linked yet
R54.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Denne
Road: Road not linked yet
R13.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.263, 27.976
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.267, 28.073
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.268, 27.950
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Gosforth
Road: Road not linked yet
R17.00
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Vaal
Road: Road not linked yet
R91.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Ermelo
Road: Road not linked yet
R45.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Leandra
Road: Road not linked yet
R50.50
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.259, 28.115
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Unnamed e-Toll gantry near -26.245, 28.135
Road: GFIP / Gauteng e-Toll network
R0.00
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Grasmere
Road: Road not linked yet
R27.50
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
851.2 km
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
9 hrs 29 min • 9 hrs 29 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Mpumalanga to Western Cape
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
122.5 L needed
Moderate efficiency • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
283.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
91.9 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R1.92
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
82.7%
Solar data
Daylight window at Nantes
07:33 – 17:50
Outside daylight hours
Solar noonHighest sun position
Total daylightUsable driving light
10 hrs 16 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
Expired
SunriseDawn break
07:33
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R7,114.52
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R34.04
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R340.41
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R7,488.97
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
High (21)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
2
Lane merges Yield required
2
Complex forks Path selection
2
Highway exits Deceleration zones
5
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin 6 -26.96935, 30.78369
Midpoint
851.2 km
Total: 1,702.0 km
Midpoint 851.2 km
1,702.0 km 18 hrs 58 min
Destination Nantes End: Loerie Road -33.95964, 18.52729

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Mpumalanga to Western Cape
One-way road span 1,702.0 km
Return-cycle span 3,404.1 km
Traversal time 18 hrs 58 min
Maneuver count 23
Maneuver density 1.4 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 851.2 km

Coordinate frame

Start -26.96935, 30.78369
Midpoint -30.32673, 25.70421
End -33.95964, 18.52729
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Questions 9
How far is 6 from Nantes? +
6 is about 1,702.0 km from Nantes by road.
How long does it take from 6 to Nantes? +
The drive usually takes about 18 hrs 58 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from 6 to Nantes 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 6 to Nantes? +
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 6 to Nantes? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,249.94 (R26.52 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,263.42 (R26.63 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,958.26 (R32.30 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,982.77 (R32.50 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from 6 to Nantes? +
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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Route Locations

Start area
6, Mpumalanga
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available
Destination area
Nantes, Western Cape
Suburb: Not available
Road: Not available
Postal code: Not available

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