Distance from A to Cape Town

N A → Cape Town

Road distance

1,600.3 km

A to Cape Town is a full long-distance road trip, covering about 1,600.3 km in roughly 24 hrs 59 min.

Geodesic Direct point-to-point reference

8,427.1 km

Road multiplier Route-to-direct distance ratio

0.19×

Navigation steps Instruction count in route set

171

Info Travel board

Travel time

24 hrs 59 min

Return: 49 hrs 58 min

Rolling runtime Engine-calculated drive duration

1499 min

Average velocity Distance over route runtime

64.1 km/h

Stop-adjusted ETA 12 planned rest stops

27 hrs 59 min

Fuel Service sign

Estimated fuel cost - 7.2 L/100km

93 Petrol R27.95 / litre

R3,220.45

95 Petrol R28.06 / litre

R3,233.13

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🧭 Route vector

Compass bearing

207° SSW

Forward azimuth heading

Return heading Reverse azimuth

27° NNE

Coordinate delta Lat / Lon shift

South-West

Start coords Origin point

35.7241, 50.3871

End coords Destination point

-33.9288, 18.4172

Taxi Transport options

Shared taxi fare

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Long-distance caution

Route class Operational trip category

Long-distance

Operator type Service format

Minibus taxi

Weather 26 °C A Clear Sky View Forecast → 13 °C Cape Town Clear Sky View Forecast →

Travel modes

A → Cape Town

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Car

1,600.3 km

24 hrs 59 min

Road route

🏍️ Estimate

Two-wheeler

1,600.3 km

~24 hrs 37 min

65 km/h avg

✈ JNB → CPT (2 hrs 32 min)
↑ 21 hrs 26 min faster than driving · Search →

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Route

Route overview

Live map, directions, tolls and route services.

Map Directions Tolls Trip planning

Start A

Finish Cape Town

Map key

Start point

Destination

Driving route

Navigation sign

Turn-by-turn directions

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Head on خسروي

0.1 km
Turn left onto نظري

0.1 km
Turn right onto اعلمی

0.2 km
Turn left onto بلوار محمدی اشتهاردی

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto صفادشت-اشتهارد

0.4 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بلوار آیت الله خامنه ای

0.1 km
Continue onto بلوار آیت الله خامنه ای

1.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بلوار آیت الله خامنه ای

0.0 km
Continue onto بلوار آیت الله خامنه ای

1.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto جاده اشتهارد - بوئین زهرا

0.1 km
Continue onto جاده اشتهارد - بوئین زهرا

24.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.4 km
Continue

1.9 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بلوار بهشتی

0.1 km
Continue onto بلوار بهشتی

2.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto بوئین زهرا - دانسفهان

0.1 km
Continue onto بوئین زهرا - دانسفهان

8.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto بوئین زهرا - دانسفهان

0.0 km
Continue onto بوئین زهرا - دانسفهان

18.7 km
Keep slight left at the fork

18.7 km
Go straight

7.6 km
At the end of the road, turn left onto جاده قزوین - همدان

79.0 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto بلوار امام رضا

1.7 km
Continue slight left onto بلوار امام رضا

0.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بلوار امام رضا

0.0 km
Continue onto بلوار امام رضا

1.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto قزوین - همدان

0.1 km
Continue onto قزوین - همدان

29.9 km
Continue straight onto بزرگراه قزوین - همدان

10.5 km
Continue straight onto قزوین - همدان

0.7 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto قزوین - همدان

10.4 km
Continue straight onto بزرگراه قزوین - همدان

1.1 km
Continue straight onto قزوین - همدان

1.7 km
Continue straight onto همدان - قزوین- تهران

4.0 km
Continue straight onto بزرگراه همدان - قزوین- تهران

10.0 km
Continue straight onto بزرگراه قزوین - همدان

2.5 km
Continue straight onto قزوین - همدان

5.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto بلوار سرلشکر شهید حاج حسین همدانی

0.1 km
Continue onto بلوار سرلشکر شهید حاج حسین همدانی

4.0 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto تقاطع غیرهمسطح غدیر

0.6 km
Continue straight onto بلوار فاضلیان

0.4 km
Merge slight left onto بلوار آیت الله نجفی

2.0 km
Take the exit ramp slight right towards 48

0.4 km
Keep slight right at the fork towards 48

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto بلوار ارتش

3.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto بلوار امام جعفر صادق

0.1 km
Continue onto بلوار امام جعفر صادق

5.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بزرگراه همدان - کرمانشاه

0.1 km
Continue onto بزرگراه همدان - کرمانشاه

6.4 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto بزرگراه همدان - کرمانشاه

31.2 km
Turn slight right onto بلوار شیخ کاظم حمزه ای

0.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بلوار ۲۲ بهمن

0.1 km
Continue onto بلوار ۲۲ بهمن

2.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit

0.1 km
Continue

5.2 km
Turn slight right

2.6 km
Continue straight onto بزرگراه همدان - کرمانشاه

22.8 km
Continue straight

0.9 km
Take the exit ramp straight

31.4 km
Continue slight left onto بزرگراه همدان - کرمانشاه

31.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بزرگراه همدان - کرمانشاه

0.0 km
Continue onto بزرگراه همدان - کرمانشاه

22.5 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto بزرگراه کنارگذر شرقی

3.0 km
Continue straight onto بزرگراه کنار گذر شرقی

28.7 km
Go straight onto کمربندی غربی

3.5 km
Take the exit ramp right towards اسلام آباد غرب

0.3 km
Merge slight left onto کرمانشاه - اسلام‌آباد غرب - ایلام

1.6 km
Continue straight onto بزرگراه کرمانشاه - اسلام آباد غرب

8.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto بزرگراه کرمانشاه - اسلام آباد غرب

0.1 km
Continue onto بزرگراه کرمانشاه - اسلام آباد غرب

1.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto بزرگراه کرمانشاه - اسلام آباد غرب

0.0 km
Continue onto بزرگراه کرمانشاه - اسلام آباد غرب

38.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.1 km
Continue

0.8 km
Keep slight right at the fork onto کمربندی اسلام آباد غرب - کرند - سرپل ذهاب قصر شیرین

6.8 km
Go straight

24.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto کمربندی کرندغرب

0.2 km
Continue onto کمربندی کرندغرب

5.3 km
Continue straight onto کرمانشاه - کرند - سرپل ذهاب

21.6 km
Continue straight onto کرمانشاه - سرپل ذهاب

5.5 km
Continue straight onto سرپل ذهاب - کرمانشاه

0.6 km
Continue slight right onto کرمانشاه - سرپل ذهاب

4.7 km
Continue straight onto کرمانشاه سرپلذهاب

5.1 km
Continue straight onto سرپل ذهاب

9.5 km
Continue straight onto کمربندی قصرشیرین به سرپل ذهاب

20.5 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto کمربندی قصر شیرین

0.1 km
Continue onto کمربندی قصر شیرین

8.8 km
Continue onto راه کربلا

16.9 km
Continue straight

40.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

1.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

0.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

1.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

22.8 km
Turn right

40.4 km
Continue straight

3.6 km
Continue straight

5.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

0.3 km
Continue straight onto جسر الجمهورية

1.6 km
Take the ramp straight

0.3 km
Keep slight right at the fork

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto طريق بغداد - بعقوبة القديم

20.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق بغداد - بعقوبة القديم

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق بغداد - بعقوبة القديم

22.1 km
Turn right onto شارع 80

1.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto شارع الأمين

0.1 km
Continue onto شارع الأمين

6.6 km
Continue straight onto شارع المشتل

1.6 km
Continue straight onto جسر المشتل

0.1 km
Continue straight onto شارع بغداد الجديدة

1.6 km
Continue straight onto شارع الأمين

0.6 km
Continue straight onto طريق عتبة بن غزوان للمرور السريع

12.3 km
Continue straight onto جسر صدام

0.9 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.2 km
Merge slight left onto شارع قتيبة بن مسلم

4.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto شارع الرياحين

0.1 km
Continue onto شارع الرياحين

8.1 km
Continue straight onto طريق بغداد - الحلة

3.6 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق بغداد - الحلة

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق بغداد - الحلة

3.9 km
Continue straight onto شارع النعمان

0.8 km
Continue slight left onto شارع النعمان

0.1 km
Continue left onto طريق بغداد - الحلة

14.5 km
Turn right

4.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit

0.0 km
Continue

1.4 km
Continue straight onto طريق بغداد - المسيب

12.8 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق بغداد - كربلاء

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق بغداد - كربلاء

0.3 km
Continue straight onto طريق بغداد - كربلاء

30.8 km
Continue slight right onto شارع ميثم التمار

0.8 km
Take the exit ramp slight right onto شارع ميثم التمار

0.6 km
Merge slight left onto شارع ميثم التمار

1.3 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.1 km
Merge slight left onto شارع فاطمة الزهراء

0.2 km
Turn left onto شارع العباس

1.6 km
Continue straight onto شارع حي التعاون

1.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

0.1 km
Continue onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

0.0 km
Go straight onto شارع حي النصر

0.3 km
Continue straight onto تقاطع ملعب كربلاء الدولي

0.2 km
Continue straight onto شارع حي النصر

0.9 km
Turn left onto شارع الفارس

1.5 km
Turn right onto الطريق الجنوبي

1.4 km
Turn slight left

0.7 km
Turn left onto طريق كربلاء - عرعر

1.3 km
Continue straight onto طريق حي النصر- عرعر

9.0 km
Continue slight left onto طريق الحج البري

174.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto طريق الحج البري

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق الحج البري

117.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق الحج البري

0.1 km
Continue onto طريق الحج البري

2.7 km
Continue straight onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

2.1 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

0.4 km
At the end of the road, turn right onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

3.0 km
Go straight

1.2 km
Keep slight left at the fork onto Arar-Karbala (Iraq) road

47.4 km
Continue straight onto شارع الامير عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز بن مساعد

14.2 km
Take the exit ramp slight right

0.5 km
Merge slight left onto طريق الملك فهد

131.7 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

5.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

0.0 km
Continue onto طريق رفحاء - عرعر - الطريق الدولي

105.2 km
Turn right

8.4 km
Turn left

58.5 km
You have arrived at your destination

0.0 km

Routes ↩ Cape Town → A A to Johannesburg A to Pretoria A to Cape Town A to Durban Johannesburg to Cape Town Pretoria to Cape Town Durban to Cape Town

Stop Stopover sign

Halfway point

800.0 km

Mid-route position Road corridor partition

50 / 50

Time partition Start / finish split

12 hrs 29 min • 12 hrs 29 min

Waypoint reference Nearest route marker

Mid-route reference

Vec Consumption & emissions

Consumption & emissions profile

115.2 L needed

Highly direct • 7.2 L/100km baseline

CO2 emitted Estimated tailpipe output

266.2 kg

Fuel mass Approximate tank weight

86.4 kg

Cost per km Based on 95 Petrol

R2.02

Directness index As-the-crow-flies ratio

526.6%

☀ Solar data

Daylight window at Cape Town

07:49 – 17:43

Outside daylight hours

Solar noonHighest sun position

12:46

Total daylightUsable driving light

9 hrs 53 min

Light remainingUntil sunset

10 hrs 43 min

SunriseDawn break

07:49

Fin Tax & wear

Wear & SARS deduction

R6,689.27

Single trip SARS allowance

SARS rate R4.18/km fixed rate

R4.18/km

Tyre wear Estimated tread cost

R32.01

Service wear Oil & filter allocation

R320.06

Total trip wear Excludes fuel & tolls

R7,041.34

Nav Maneuver index

Navigation complexity

Very High (226)

Turn difficulty rating

Roundabouts Multi-path navigation

Lane merges Yield required

Complex forks Path selection

Highway exits Deceleration zones

Route atlas

Atlas Route Specification

Route sheet

ZA-ATLAS

Origin A 35.72413, 50.38710

Midpoint

800.0 km

Total: 1,600.3 km

Midpoint 800.0 km

1,600.3 km 24 hrs 59 min

Destination Cape Town -33.92883, 18.41722

Route sheet

Route class Resolved South Africa route

Province span South Africa

One-way road span 1,600.3 km

Return-cycle span 3,200.6 km

Traversal time 24 hrs 59 min

Maneuver count 171

Maneuver density 10.7 /100 km

Midpoint chainage 800.0 km

Coordinate frame

Start 35.72413, 50.38710

Midpoint 33.36173, 44.51346

End -33.92883, 18.41722

Destination brief

Travelling to Cape Town

A polished arrival snapshot covering what stands out, who the place suits best and what to keep in mind before you get there.

Signature Mother City

Standout Table Mountain, coast and neighbourhood variety

Cape Town combines mountain, ocean and sharply different neighbourhoods in a way few South African cities can match, which is why the exact district matters almost as much as the city name itself.

Best for Who this destination suits

City break Food and culture Beach trip Conference travel

Arrival What to expect on arrival

A CBD arrival is not the same trip as Camps Bay, Sea Point, Century City, the southern suburbs or the airport side. Choose the exact district before departure.

Local pulse

Cape Town Tourism continues to actively promote current events, deals and trip-planning tools, which makes live city timing relevant to route planning.

Updated: 2026-04-08 · Source: Cape Town Tourism

Regional base Good base for nearby trips

Use Cape Town as a base for urban sightseeing, Atlantic and False Bay coast days, Winelands links and longer Western Cape touring.

Destination facts Quick reference details

Cape Town Tourism offers trip-planning tools for places to stay, eat and see

The city works for both leisure and conference travel

Neighbourhood choice strongly shapes the trip

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Questions 9

How far is A from Cape Town? +

A is about 1,600.3 km from Cape Town by road.

How long does it take from A to Cape Town? +

The drive usually takes about 24 hrs 59 min depending on traffic, stops, and road conditions.

Is it possible to drive from A to Cape Town 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 to Cape Town? +

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 to Cape Town? +

Using an estimated consumption of 7.2 L/100km for this route, 93 Petrol is about R3,220.45 (R27.95 / litre), 95 Petrol is about R3,233.13 (R28.06 / litre), Diesel 500ppm is about R3,217.00 (R27.92 / litre), Diesel 50ppm is about R3,371.39 (R29.26 / litre). Actual fuel spend can vary by vehicle, traffic and driving style.

Are there any tollgates from A to Cape Town? +

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 looks more local or regional, but always check signs and road conditions on the day.

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Shell Select

Shell

Victoria & Alfred Hotel

French Consulate

City Lodge Hotel V&A Waterfront

Institute for Justice and Reconciliation

120 Plein Street

Shell

100 Plein Street

ROASTIN' RECORDS

St. Martini Kindergarten

Baseline

Book Lounge

NICRO

Dreamland Vintage

Clarke's

Spar

Harrington Halaal

Cape Union Mart Head Office

International Business Training College

Mia Bella Unisex Salon

Shell Select

Department of Home Affairs

Get Onboard Superyacht Academy

Workshop17 Kloof Street

Greenpop

Smokers World Cape Town

Selfi

Intergate

Cell Zone

Government Walk-In Centre

Bread Milk & Honey

South African Heritage Resources Agency

Orms Print Room

Alpha Skateboards

Department of Transport and Public Works

Jack Hammer's

Gardens Nursery

Freedom Of Movement

CHIPS

Cape Town Bitcoin

Pick n Pay

FNB

Stepping Stones Children's Centre

African Image

Educo

Pan African Women Market

Muller's Optometerists

Tops at Spar

Internationale Schule

Yogi's Barbershop

Standard Bank

Pan African Market

Tribal Trends

Checkers

Shell

Rocksole

Espadril

Shoprite

Leather & Suede

Sportmans Warehouse

Pikkieland Creche

Mr Price

Joe Soap Laundromat

PEP

BMW Motorrad Cape Town

Atlas Trading Co.

Good Hope Seminary Junior School

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Ophthalmic Sciences)

Car Service City

Pick n Pay

Matador Centre

Club 9

African Bank

Tiger Wheel & Tyre

The Oculus