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Distance from A 8 to A4 Sofia Bg

N A 8 → A4 Sofia Bg
Road distance
3,247.1 km
A 8 to A4 Sofia Bg is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 3,247.1 km in roughly 40 hrs 42 min. It also crosses a provincial boundary.
Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference
8,554.3 km
Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio
0.38×
Navigation steps Instruction count in route set
140
Info Travel board
Travel time
40 hrs 42 min
Return: 81 hrs 24 min
Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration
2442 min
Average velocity Distance over route runtime
79.8 km/h
Stop-adjusted ETA 20 planned rest stops
45 hrs 42 min
Fuel Service sign
Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R6,534.43
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R6,560.15
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R6,527.42
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R6,840.70
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R8,621.82
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R8,655.75
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R8,612.57
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R9,025.92
93 Petrol R27.95 / litre
R11,344.50
95 Petrol R28.06 / litre
R11,389.15
Diesel 500ppm R27.92 / litre
R11,332.32
Diesel 50ppm R29.26 / litre
R11,876.21
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🧭 Route vector
Compass bearing
4° N
Forward azimuth heading
Return heading Reverse azimuth
184° S
Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift
North-East
Start coords Origin point
-34.1032, 18.4395
End coords Destination point
42.6977, 23.3217
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Route class Operational trip category
Long-distance
Operator type Service format
Minibus taxi
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A 8 → A4 Sofia Bg
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3,247.1 km
40 hrs 42 min
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Two-wheeler
3,247.1 km
~49 hrs 57 min
65 km/h avg
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3,247.1 km 40 hrs 42 min
Start A 8
Finish A4 Sofia Bg
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  1. Start your journey
    58.5 km
  2. At the end of the road, turn right
    8.4 km
  3. At the end of the road, turn left onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي
    105.2 km
  4. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي
    0.0 km
  5. Continue onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي
    5.1 km
  6. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي
    0.0 km
  7. Continue onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي
    131.3 km
  8. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.4 km
  9. Merge slight left onto شارع الامير عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز بن مساعد
    14.1 km
  10. Continue straight onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road
    47.5 km
  11. Keep slight right at the fork onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road
    1.2 km
  12. Keep straight at the fork onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road
    5.4 km
  13. Continue straight onto طريق الحج البري
    1.8 km
  14. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق الحج البري
    0.1 km
  15. Continue onto طريق الحج البري
    0.2 km
  16. Continue sharp right onto طريق الحج البري
    1.1 km
  17. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق الحج البري
    0.1 km
  18. Continue onto طريق الحج البري
    97.0 km
  19. Continue straight onto طريق الحج البري
    20.3 km
  20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق النخيب - الرطبة
    0.0 km
  21. Continue onto طريق النخيب - الرطبة
    0.2 km
  22. Go straight onto طريق الرطبة - النخيب
    142.8 km
  23. Take the ramp right
    0.7 km
  24. Merge slight left onto طريق المرور السريع رقم 1
    128.5 km
  25. Take the exit ramp slight right
    0.5 km
  26. Turn right
    260.9 km
  27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  28. Continue
    4.2 km
  29. Turn right
    0.1 km
  30. Turn right
    1.1 km
  31. Continue straight
    6.6 km
  32. Turn right onto حلب - الرمادي
    0.1 km
  33. Continue left onto حلب - الرمادي
    3.0 km
  34. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  35. Continue
    1.0 km
  36. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.0 km
  37. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    72.3 km
  38. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.0 km
  39. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    6.0 km
  40. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.1 km
  41. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    2.3 km
  42. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.0 km
  43. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    1.3 km
  44. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.0 km
  45. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    39.8 km
  46. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.1 km
  47. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    4.4 km
  48. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.0 km
  49. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.3 km
  50. Turn left
    0.1 km
  51. Turn right
    0.2 km
  52. Turn right
    0.1 km
  53. Turn left onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.1 km
  54. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.1 km
  55. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    2.3 km
  56. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.1 km
  57. Continue onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    4.9 km
  58. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Deir EzZor - Ar Raqqa
    0.1 km
  59. Continue onto Deir EzZor - Ar Raqqa
    6.5 km
  60. Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    26.7 km
  61. Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    68.9 km
  62. Continue straight onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    21.4 km
  63. Continue left onto طريق حلب - الرمادي
    0.9 km
  64. Continue straight onto طريق حلب الرقة
    179.6 km
  65. Continue straight onto طريق حلب الرمادي
    4.5 km
  66. Continue straight
    2.4 km
  67. Continue straight
    15.8 km
  68. Continue straight
    4.0 km
  69. Merge slight left onto حلب - طريق إدلب
    12.7 km
  70. Turn slight right onto طريق باب الهوى
    0.1 km
  71. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق باب الهوى
    0.0 km
  72. Continue onto طريق باب الهوى
    16.3 km
  73. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  74. Continue
    3.5 km
  75. Take the exit ramp slight right
    4.6 km
  76. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
    0.0 km
  77. Continue
    1.3 km
  78. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bab Hawa-Aleppo
    0.0 km
  79. Continue onto Bab Hawa-Aleppo
    0.7 km
  80. Continue straight
    5.8 km
  81. Keep slight right at the fork onto Kırıkhan-Reyhanlı Yolu
    8.3 km
  82. Continue straight onto Kırıkhan-Reyhanlı yolu
    31.8 km
  83. Continue onto Alpaslan Türkeş Bulvarı
    1.5 km
  84. Turn left onto Çevre Yolu Caddesi
    1.6 km
  85. Take the exit ramp straight onto Çevre Yolu Caddesi
    9.0 km
  86. Turn right onto E5 Karayolu Caddesi
    15.6 km
  87. Continue straight onto Maraşal Çakmak Caddesi
    1.7 km
  88. Continue slight right onto Antakya-İskenderun Yolu
    4.0 km
  89. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Belen 1 Kavşağı
    0.2 km
  90. Keep slight right at the fork onto Belen 1 Kavşağı
    0.1 km
  91. Continue straight onto Belen Kavşağı
    1.3 km
  92. Continue straight onto Ceyhan-İskenderun Otoyolu
    76.7 km
  93. Merge slight left onto Adana-Şanlıurfa Otoyolu
    58.9 km
  94. Continue straight onto Fehmi Özeltürkay Tüneli
    0.3 km
  95. Continue straight onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu
    17.9 km
  96. Go straight onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu
    0.5 km
  97. Merge slight left onto Adana-Erdemli Otoyolu
    12.4 km
  98. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Tarsus Doğu Kavşağı towards O-21
    2.2 km
  99. Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu
    65.2 km
  100. Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu
    1.9 km
  101. Continue straight onto Çakıt-1 Viyadüğü
    0.9 km
  102. Continue straight onto Pozantı - Niğde Otoyolu
    2.6 km
  103. Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu
    3.8 km
  104. Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-6 Tüneli
    0.9 km
  105. Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-14 Viyadüğü
    0.1 km
  106. Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu
    2.3 km
  107. Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-10 Viyadüğü
    0.1 km
  108. Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-5 Tüneli
    0.6 km
  109. Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-9 Viyadüğü
    0.2 km
  110. Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu
    2.8 km
  111. Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-2 Tüneli
    0.6 km
  112. Continue straight onto Kırkgeçit-2 Viyadüğü
    0.3 km
  113. Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu
    102.2 km
  114. Continue straight onto Ankara -Tarsus Otoyolu
    28.1 km
  115. Continue straight onto Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu
    219.7 km
  116. Take the exit ramp straight onto Ankara Çevre Yolu Güney Kavşağı
    0.4 km
  117. Keep slight left at the fork onto Ankara Çevre Yolu Güney Kavşağı
    1.8 km
  118. Merge slight left onto Ankara Çevre Yolu
    34.6 km
  119. Keep slight left at the fork onto Anadolu Otoyolu
    253.9 km
  120. Keep slight right at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu
    102.0 km
  121. Keep slight left at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu
    8.0 km
  122. Keep slight left at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu
    23.2 km
  123. Continue straight onto Viyadük-29
    0.6 km
  124. Continue straight onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu
    3.0 km
  125. Keep slight left at the fork onto Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu
    112.3 km
  126. Take the exit ramp slight right onto Kınalı Kavşağı towards O-3: Silivri
    0.8 km
  127. Keep slight right at the fork onto Kınalı Kavşağı towards O-3: Çerkezköy
    2.0 km
  128. Merge slight left onto Avrupa Otoyolu
    165.5 km
  129. Continue straight onto Edirne - Kapıkule Yolu
    10.5 km
  130. Continue straight onto Автомагистрала Марица
    0.3 km
  131. Keep slight left at the fork onto Автомагистрала Марица
    113.3 km
  132. Merge slight left onto Автомагистрала Тракия
    167.2 km
  133. Continue straight onto бул. Цариградско шосе
    11.5 km
  134. Continue straight onto бул. Цар Освободител
    1.3 km
  135. Turn left onto бул. Княз Александър Дондуков
    0.2 km
  136. Turn left onto бул. Княгиня Мария Луиза
    0.1 km
  137. Continue right onto бул. Александър Стамболийски
    0.1 km
  138. Turn right onto Княз Борис I
    0.1 km
  139. Turn right onto бул. Тодор Александров
    0.2 km
  140. You have arrived at your destination
    0.0 km
Routes ↩ A4 Sofia Bg → A 8 A 8 to Johannesburg A 8 to Pretoria A 8 to Cape Town A 8 to Durban Johannesburg to A4 Sofia Bg Pretoria to A4 Sofia Bg Cape Town to A4 Sofia Bg
Stop Stopover sign
Halfway point
1,622.5 km
Western Cape to София-град
Mid-route position Road corridor partition
50 / 50
Time partition Start / finish split
20 hrs 21 min • 20 hrs 21 min
Waypoint reference Nearest route marker
Western Cape to София-град
Vec Consumption & emissions
Consumption & emissions profile
233.8 L needed
Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline
CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output
540.1 kg
Fuel mass Approximate tank weight
175.3 kg
Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol
R2.02
Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio
263.4%
☀ Solar data
Daylight window at A4 Sofia Bg
04:47 – 20:05
Active daylight
Solar noonHighest sun position
12:26
Total daylightUsable driving light
15 hrs 18 min
Light remainingUntil sunset
13 hrs 57 min
SunriseDawn break
04:47
Fin Tax & wear
Wear & SARS deduction
R13,572.81
Single trip SARS allowance
SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate
R4.18/km
Tyre wear Estimated tread cost
R64.94
Service wear Oil & filter allocation
R649.42
Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls
R14,287.17
Nav Maneuver index
Navigation complexity
Very High (153)
Turn difficulty rating
Roundabouts Multi-path navigation
21
Lane merges Yield required
8
Complex forks Path selection
12
Highway exits Deceleration zones
29
Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS
Origin A 8 -34.10324, 18.43953
Midpoint
1,622.5 km
Total: 3,247.1 km
Midpoint 1,622.5 km
3,247.1 km 40 hrs 42 min
Destination A4 Sofia Bg 42.69770, 23.32174

Route sheet

Route class Interprovincial corridor
Province span Western Cape to София-град
One-way road span 3,247.1 km
Return-cycle span 6,494.2 km
Traversal time 40 hrs 42 min
Maneuver count 140
Maneuver density 4.3 /100 km
Midpoint chainage 1,622.5 km

Coordinate frame

Start -34.10324, 18.43953
Midpoint 36.47965, 36.23165
End 42.69770, 23.32174
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Questions 9
How far is A 8 from A4 Sofia Bg? +
A 8 is about 3,247.1 km from A4 Sofia Bg by road.
How long does it take from A 8 to A4 Sofia Bg? +
The drive usually takes about 40 hrs 42 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.
Is it possible to drive from A 8 to A4 Sofia Bg 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 A 8 to A4 Sofia Bg? +
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 A 8 to A4 Sofia Bg? +
Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R6,534.43 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R6,560.15 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R6,527.42 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R6,840.70 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.
Are there any tollgates from A 8 to A4 Sofia Bg? +
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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طريق المرور السريع رقم 1
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Deir EzZor - Ar Raqqa
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Bab Hawa-Aleppo
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Kırıkhan-Reyhanlı Yolu
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Alpaslan Türkeş Bulvarı
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Çevre Yolu Caddesi
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
E5 Karayolu Caddesi
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Maraşal Çakmak Caddesi
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Antakya-İskenderun Yolu
From A 8 To A4 Sofia Bg
Belen 1 Kavşağı
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